TV series

Temple Houston

1963–1964 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned courtroom-and-campfire western that ambles through moral puzzles with a light touch and an easygoing hero.

Overview: Temple Houston is a 1963–64 NBC television series which has been called "the first attempt . . . to produce an hour-long Western series with the main character being an attorney in the formal sense." It was the only show Jack Webb sold to a network during his ten months as the head of production at Warner Bros. Television. It was also the lone series in which actor Jeffrey Hunter played a regular part.
How it feels: Earnest, light, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Justice, family, friendship, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
friendship
morality
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none