TV series

Dream West

1986 · 1 season

A stately, old-fashioned historical pageant that sweeps through frontier vistas and drawing rooms with earnest reverence and leisurely grandeur.

Overview: Western locales lend authenticity to a biopic of explorer-politician John Charles Fremont (1813-90), `The Pathfinder', who commanded an expedition to map the Oregon Trail in 1842. The miniseries centers on his interactions with other historical figures, including Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Hart Benton and Kit Carson. Based on a novel by David Nevin.
How it feels: Earnest, romantic and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, ambition, politics, family
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
ambition
politics
family
fate
Places: wilderness
countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild