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Colton, a former Union Cavalry captain, spends the years following the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them solve their problems while trying to find himself.
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Colton, a former Union Cavalry captain, spends the years following the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar Civil War]] wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them to solve their problems while trying to find himself.
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The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for more mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
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The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for more mature audiences. viewers. CBS wasn't happy with show's the focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate meet expectations the show's status it show ended up being cancelled canceled at the end of its first lone season.
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''The Loner'' is a WesternSeries created by Creator/RodSerling and starring Creator/LloydBridges as William Colton. It ran for [[ShortRunners one season]] (1965–66) on Creator/{{CBS}}.
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''The Loner'' is a WesternSeries created by Creator/RodSerling and starring Creator/LloydBridges as William Colton. It ran aired for [[ShortRunners one season]] (1965–66) on Creator/{{CBS}}.
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* WalkingTheEearth: Colton continually roams from one place to another.
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* WalkingTheEearth: WalkingTheEarth: Colton continually roams from one place to another.
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-->"If you stick good men into a mob... take away their names, faces, identities - take away their responsibility, they are no longer good men!"
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-->"If you stick good men into a mob... take away their names, faces, identities - -- take away their responsibility, they are no longer good men!"
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* WalkingTheEearth: Colton continually roams from one place to another.
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->"In the aftermath of the bloodletting called the Civil War, thousands of rootless, restless, searching men traveled west. Such a man was William Colton. Like the others, he carried a blanket roll, a proficient gun, and a dedication to a new chapter in American history...the opening of the West."
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->''"In the aftermath of the bloodletting called the Civil War, thousands of rootless, restless, searching men traveled west. Such a man was William Colton. Like the others, he carried a blanket roll, a proficient gun, and a dedication to a new chapter in American history...the opening of the West.
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'''The Loner''' is a [[ShortRunners single-season]] [[WesternSeries TV Western]] created by Creator/RodSerling and starring Creator/LloydBridges as William Colton.
Colton, a Union Army Captain, spends the years following the Civil War wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them solve their problems while trying to find himself.
The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
The show's theme music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith (he also scored "An Echo of Bugles" (the first episode) and "One of the Wounded".
!!Tropes Associated With This Series Include:
* BadassPreacher: Jack Lord plays one in "The Vespers"
Colton, a Union Army Captain, spends the years following the Civil War wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them solve their problems while trying to find himself.
The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
The show's theme music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith (he also scored "An Echo of Bugles" (the first episode) and "One of the Wounded".
!!Tropes Associated With This Series Include:
* BadassPreacher: Jack Lord plays one in "The Vespers"
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Colton, a former Union
The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for more mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
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The show's theme music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith (he also scored "An Echo of Bugles" (the first episode) and and "One of the Wounded".
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The show's theme music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith (he also scored "An Echo of Bugles" (the first episode) and and "One of the Wounded".
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* AdventureTowns
* GrayAndGrayMorality: One of the things that distinguished ''The Loner'' from the rest of its genre. There were good guys and bad guys, but all characters were typically allowed to speak their mind and express their own motivation.
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* GrayAndGrayMorality: One of the things that distinguished ''The Loner'' from the rest of its genre. There were good guys and bad guys, but all characters were typically allowed to speak their mind and express their own motivation.
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The show's music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith.
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The show's theme music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith.
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* PowderKegCrowd: [[Discussed trope Discussed]] in "Widow on the Evening Stage":
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* PowderKegCrowd: [[Discussed trope [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in "Widow on the Evening Stage":
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* MalignedMixedMarriage: "Widow on the Evening Stage" involves the family of a man recently killed by an Apache war party rejecting his newly-arrived wife and their son (whom they had never seen before) because she is Native.
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* PowderKegCrowd: [[Discussed trope Discussed]] in "Widow on the Evening Stage":
-->"If you stick good men into a mob... take away their names, faces, identities - take away their responsibility, they are no longer good men!"
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* HeroicBSOD: Colton suffering one after killing a teenage Confederate soldier is in his backstory. The colonel in "One of the Wounded" is nearly catatonic from his own wartime trauma.
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* HeroicBSOD: Colton suffering suffers one after killing a teenage Confederate soldier is in his backstory. The colonel in "One of the Wounded" is nearly catatonic from as a result of his own wartime trauma.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes/TranquilFury: Colton is rarely seen speaking above a normal pitch, but he ''does'' get mad, and lord help you if you find yourself on the receiving end of his anger.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes/TranquilFury: BewareTheNiceOnes / TranquilFury: Colton is rarely seen speaking above a normal pitch, but he ''does'' get mad, and lord help you if you find yourself on the receiving end of his anger.
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->"In the aftermath of the bloodletting called the Civil War, thousands of rootless, restless, searching men traveled west. Such a man was William Colton. Like the others, he carried a blanket roll, a proficient gun, and a dedication to a new chapter in American history...the opening of the West."
-->--'''OpeningNarration'''
'''The Loner''' is a [[ShortRunners single-season]] [[WesternSeries TV Western]] created by Creator/RodSerling and starring Creator/LloydBridges as William Colton.
Colton, a Union Army Captain, spends the years following the Civil War wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them solve their problems while trying to find himself.
The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
The show's music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith.
!!Tropes Associated With This Series Include:
* AdventureTowns
* BadassPreacher: Jack Lord plays one in "The Vespers"
* BerserkButton: Hurting or disrespecting the vulnerable (particularly women) is a big one for Colton.
* BewareTheNiceOnes/TranquilFury: Colton is rarely seen speaking above a normal pitch, but he ''does'' get mad, and lord help you if you find yourself on the receiving end of his anger.
* HeroicBSOD: Colton suffering one after killing a teenage Confederate soldier is in his backstory. The colonel in "One of the Wounded" is nearly catatonic from his own wartime trauma.
* JustAFleshWound: Colton tries to avoid killing people if he can help it, and is a good enough shot that he can incapacitate his adversaries with a nonlethal wound.
* GrayAndGrayMorality: One of the things that distinguished ''The Loner'' from the rest of its genre. There were good guys and bad guys, but all characters were typically allowed to speak their mind and express their own motivation.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Colton
* WanderingTheEarth
->"In the aftermath of the bloodletting called the Civil War, thousands of rootless, restless, searching men traveled west. Such a man was William Colton. Like the others, he carried a blanket roll, a proficient gun, and a dedication to a new chapter in American history...the opening of the West."
-->--'''OpeningNarration'''
'''The Loner''' is a [[ShortRunners single-season]] [[WesternSeries TV Western]] created by Creator/RodSerling and starring Creator/LloydBridges as William Colton.
Colton, a Union Army Captain, spends the years following the Civil War wandering from town to town in the American West, meeting old friends and strangers alike and helping them solve their problems while trying to find himself.
The show followed the basic format of other Western shows such as ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' and ''Series/{{Maverick}}'', but added Serling's trademark philosophical qualities in an attempt to make a Western series for mature audiences. CBS wasn't happy with show's focus on ideas over action, however, and when ratings failed to elevate the show's status it ended up being cancelled at the end of its first season.
The show's music was composed by Music/JerryGoldsmith.
!!Tropes Associated With This Series Include:
* AdventureTowns
* BadassPreacher: Jack Lord plays one in "The Vespers"
* BerserkButton: Hurting or disrespecting the vulnerable (particularly women) is a big one for Colton.
* BewareTheNiceOnes/TranquilFury: Colton is rarely seen speaking above a normal pitch, but he ''does'' get mad, and lord help you if you find yourself on the receiving end of his anger.
* HeroicBSOD: Colton suffering one after killing a teenage Confederate soldier is in his backstory. The colonel in "One of the Wounded" is nearly catatonic from his own wartime trauma.
* JustAFleshWound: Colton tries to avoid killing people if he can help it, and is a good enough shot that he can incapacitate his adversaries with a nonlethal wound.
* GrayAndGrayMorality: One of the things that distinguished ''The Loner'' from the rest of its genre. There were good guys and bad guys, but all characters were typically allowed to speak their mind and express their own motivation.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Colton
* WanderingTheEarth
