TV series

The Chisholms

1979–1980 · 2 seasons

A slow, earnest pioneer journey that feels like a warm but tough family saga, with moments of danger and heart.

Overview: The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980. The 1979 miniseries showed the family moving from Virginia to Wyoming. When the TV series commenced in 1980, the pioneers were shown en route along the California Trail from Wyoming to Sacramento, California.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, parenthood, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
parenthood
politics
betrayal
Places: countryside
road trip
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild