The two hundred and forty-sixth TV show: #51 Bonanza
While I'm not bonanas for Bonanza, I have to say that it has held up better than the other than other westerns of the era. The stories are more nuanced, whether it's making you feel sorry and understand the bad guys rather than making them simple criminals, or having some conflicts between main characters that don't resolve as easily. It still feels very episodic, but it felt especially in the second season episodes that I watched that the show had developed something quite a bit more nuanced and in depth. The show is long enough that I can't watch all of it and there are plenty of places where the show is of its time, but there's something here to see.