Has a good claim to being the greatest ever TV show. Excellent writing made the characters real and their community real. Matt, Doc, and Kitty endured for most of the show. Chester was the most interesting character of the early years. When he left, Festus replaced him and became the most interesting character of the later years. I recently bought the first season on DVD and the image of Matt walking across the desolate boot hill really took me back to my youth.
