The Magnificent Seven (TV series)
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| Format | Western |
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| No. of episodes | 23 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes per episode |
| Broadcast | |
| Original run | January 3, 1998 – April 2, 1999 |
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The Magnificent Seven was a TV series based on the 1960 movie. It aired between 1998 and 2000. It was filmed in Newhall, California.
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Seven cowboys, each with their own distinct characteristics, fight together for the underdog.
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.
Eric Close who bears some resemblance to Steve McQueen took over the role of Vin.
Ezra is a Southern card shark with elements of Lee (Robert Vaughn) and Harry Luck (Brad Dexter).
A former gunfighter and preacher who has trouble forgiving himself for acts he committed in the past.
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.
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.
Buck is the ladies man of the group and will take any opportunity to flirt with the ladies.
Editor of the local newspaper.
Local Justice of the Peace
| Ep# | Title | Broadcast Date | Written by | Directed by |
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| 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 |
| Ep# | Title | Broadcast Date | Written by | Directed by |
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| 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, | Christopher Cain |
| 13 | Obsession | April 2, 1999 | Richard Kletter | Kevin Dowling |
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 moives 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 the Vincent on Beauty and the Beast.
- Rick Worthy had 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.
