Published Apr 26, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Dan Selcke is a pop culture fanatic who writes and talks about movies, TV and books, the nerdier the better. He's been working on news, reviews, editorials, interviews and podcasts for over 10 years. Dan has been published in The A.V. Club, Metro, Salon and elsewhere. He's interviewed actors and filmmakers from shows like Dune: Prophecy and The Rings of Power. When he's run out of things to write, Dan operates a YouTube channel where he dives into more depth on all things movies, TV, and pop culture. It's been a very long time since Westerns were the most popular Hollywood genre. Back in the 1950s and 60s, shows like Gunsmoke and Bonanza presented people with a sanitized version of life on the American frontier, and were popular enough to last for over 10 seasons each. These days, Westerns are much fallen in esteem, although the ones that get made are often better than their predecessors .…