The Magnificent Seven (TV series)

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The Magnificent Seven

Format	Western
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Production
Running time	42 minutes per episode
Broadcast
Original run	January 3, 1998 – April 2, 1999
External links
IMDb profile

The Magnificent Seven was a TV series based on the 1960 movie. It aired between 1998 and 2000. It was filmed in Newhall, California. The pilot was filmed in Mescal, Arizona and the Dragoon Mountains of Arizona, near Tombstone.

[edit] Plot

Seven cowboys, each with their own distinct characteristics, fight together for the underdog.

[edit] The Magnificent Seven

[edit] Chris Larabee (Michael Biehn)

Larabee is closely based on the "Chris Adams" character played by Yul Brynner in the original film. He lost his wife and son in a fire some time before the start of the series and this has turned him into a reserved but deadly individual.

[edit] Vin Tanner (Eric Close)

Eric Close who bears some resemblance to Steve McQueen took over the role of Vin.

[edit] Ezra Standish (Anthony Starke)

Ezra is a Southern card shark with elements of Lee (Robert Vaughn) and Harry Luck (Brad Dexter).

[edit] Josiah Sanchez (Ron Perlman)

A former gunfighter and preacher who has trouble forgiving himself for acts he committed in the past.

[edit] Nathan Jackson (Rick Worthy)

Nathan was a former slave who served as a stretcher-bearer in the Civil War, and learned a great deal about medicine during that time.

[edit] J.D. Dunne (Andrew Kavovit)

J.D. came from the East Coast where his mother was a servant and he served as a stable-boy, his mother saved money to send him to college, but there wasn't enough, so instead he came out West to become a gunfighter.

[edit] Buck Wilmington (Dale Midkiff)

Buck is the ladies man of the group and will take any opportunity to flirt with the ladies.

[edit] Additional Characters

[edit] Mary Travis (Laurie Holden)

Editor of the local newspaper. Daughter-in-law to Orrin Travis.

[edit] Orrin Travis (Robert Vaughn)

Local Justice of the Peace

[edit] Casey Wells (Dana Barron)

A local tomboy, and potential love interest of J.D.

[edit] Maude Standish (Michelle Phillips)

Ezra's con-artist mother.

[edit] Episode List

[edit] Season 1

Ep#	Title	Broadcast Date	Written by	Directed by
1	Pilot I	January 3, 1998	Frank Q. Dobbs & Chris Black	Geoff Murphy
2	Pilot II	January 3, 1998	Frank Q. Dobbs & Chris Black	Geoff Murphy
3	One Day Out West	January 10, 1998	Josef Anderson	Peter Markle
4	Working Girls	January 17, 1998	Melissa Rosenberg	Christopher Cain
5	Safecracker	January 24, 1998	Rick Husky	T.J. Scott
6	Witness	January 31, 1998	Melissa Rosenberg	Bill Wages
7	Nemesis	February 7, 1998	Steve Hattman	Jerry Jameson
8	The Collector	February 14, 1998	Michael Norell	Gregg Champion
9	Manhunt	February 21, 1998	Rick Husky	Steve Beers
10	Inmate 78	February 28, 1998	Robert Franke	Gregg Champion

[edit] Season 2

Ep#	Title	Broadcast Date	Written by	Directed by
1	The New Law	January 8, 1999	Melissa Rosenberg	Christopher Cain
2	Sins of the Past	January 15, 1999	Steve Hattman	Gregg Champion
3	Love and Honor	January 22, 1999	Rob Wright	Gregg Champion
4	Vendetta	January 29, 1999	Mark Haskell Smith	William Wages
5	Wagon Train: Part 1	February 5, 1999	Melissa Rosenberg	Christopher Cain
6	Wagon Train: Part 2	February 12, 1999	Richard Kletter	Christopher Cain
7	Chinatown	February 19, 1999	Neil Landau	Christopher Cain
8	Achilles	February 26, 1999	Mark Haskell Smith	Gordon Lonsdale
9	Penance	March 5, 1999	Don Michael Paul	Gregg Champion
10	The Trial	March 12, 1999	Michael Nobell	William Wages
11	Lady Killers	March 19, 1999	Melissa Rosenberg	William Wages
12	Serpents	March 26, 1999	Mark Haskell Smith, Melissa Rosenberg, Richard Kletter	Christopher Cain
13	Obsession	April 2, 1999	Richard Kletter	Kevin Dowling

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[edit] The Stars and Science Fiction

Many of the stars of The Magnificent Seven have played significant roles in science fiction movies and TV:

Michael Biehn had lead roles in science fiction movies The Terminator, The Abyss and Aliens before becoming Chris Larabee.

Eric Close played the lead role in Dark Skies before The Magnificent Seven and in Now and Again and Taken after it.

Dale Midkiff was the lead in Time Trax, and Pet Semetary and guested in The Outer Limits before The Magnificent Seven.

Anthony Starke had lead roles in the movies Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, and Repossessed and on TV in The Flash, The Pretender and The Adventures of Brisco County Jr..

Ron Perlman has had many lead roles including the movies Star Trek Nemesis, Hellboy and Blade II. On television he is best known as Vincent on Beauty and the Beast.

Rick Worthy has guested in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise and Battlestar Galactica.

Andrew Kavovit had guested in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Touched by an Angel and stared in Meeksville Ghost.

Laurie Holden played Marita Covarrubias in The X-Files.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ The Magnificent Seven Episode Guide

[edit] External links