A Western historian says the resurgence of television Westerns traces to Taylor Sheridan. Rob Word, host of “A Word on Westerns,” calls Sheridan’s shows “Bonanza on steroids.” He says Sheridan ...

The upcoming MGM+ television version of The Magnificent Seven is only the latest reminder that this particular Western simply refuses to ride off into the sunset. More than 60 years after the original ...

There’s something about The Magnificent Seven that just won’t go away, despite the fact that it wasn’t a blockbuster when it first hit theaters in 1960. In fact, as Western historian Rob Word—the ...

For decades, the Western has lived a cyclical existence in American entertainment. It rises, it fades, and then—just when it feels like it’s been left behind—it rides again. From the dominance of ...