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Riverboat

1959–1961 · 2 seasons

A gentle, old-fashioned river adventure where each episode drifts into a new encounter with colourful frontier characters.

Genres
Western
Overview
Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by Revue Studios.
How it feels
Earnest, warm and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Survival, friendship, loyalty, family
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 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
Places
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
western
Created by
Hollingsworth Morse, Jules Munshin, Sidney Lanfield, William Witney
Written by
Douglas Heyes, George Tibbles, Hagar Wilde
Starring
Darren McGavin, Dick Wessel, Jack Lambert, William D. Gordon, Michael McGreevey, Burt Reynolds, John Mitchum, Bart Patton
Length
2 seasons, 44 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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