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David Carradine's Short-Lived 60s Western Series
David Carradine's 1966 Western series Shane lasted only 17 episodes before cancellation.
In brief
David Carradine's 1966 Western series Shane lasted only 17 episodes before cancellation. David Carradine's 1966 TV adaptation of Shane ran for 17 episodes before ABC canceled it. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
David Carradine's 1966 Western Series
David Carradine led a 1966 TV version of Shane, a Western series based on a 1949 novel.
Shane's Story Origin
The Johnson County War of the late 1880s/early 1890s inspired Shane, a homesteading family conflict with a cattleman.
TV Series Divergence
The TV series featured Marian Starrett and her son Joey, not Joe Starrett, the patriarch from the novel.
Rufe Ryker's Character Arc
Rufe Ryker, the villainous cattleman, became more agreeable over the series, siding with homesteaders in some episodes.
Shane's Short Run
The TV series lasted only 17 episodes before ABC canceled it on October 21, 1966, alongside Burt Reynolds' Hawk.
Cancellation Impact
David Carradine found work in Westerns like Heaven with a Gun and The McMasters before his 1972 Kung Fu breakout.
Here's the gist
David Carradine's 1966 TV adaptation of Shane ran for 17 episodes before ABC canceled it.
