Kelsey Grammer's Legends & Lies

The Real West

TV-PG
Not to be confused with Bill O'Reilly's show by the same name. Fox Nation revived the show/name with Kelsey Grammer as the host and narrator. Kelsey Grammer's Legends & Lies dispels the exaggerations and falsehoods which have developed over the years, shedding new light on iconic characters and their stories.

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10 Episodes

  • Kit Carson: Duty Before Honor
    E1
    Kit Carson: Duty Before HonorKit Carson becomes an American legend as a mountain man and western explorer, but when his image is tarnished by his role in the forced relocation of Native Americans, the complex truth of a man conflicted by duty and morality emerges.
  • Jesse James: Bloody Politics
    E2
    Jesse James: Bloody PoliticsIn the aftermath of the Civil War, Jesse James and his gang embark on a brutal campaign of violence that blurs the line between robbery and domestic terrorism. Legend makes Jesse James out to be a heroic bandit, but the truth lies somewhere darker.
  • Doc Holliday: Desperate Measures
    E3
    Doc Holliday: Desperate MeasuresJohn Henry Holliday is a respectable Atlanta dentist diagnosed with a terminal disease. With certain death looming, Holliday resorts to gambling and violence. But when he meets Wyatt Earp, he's already more than the legendary sidekick he's known as.
  • Wild Bill Hickok: Plains Justice
    E4
    Wild Bill Hickok: Plains JusticeOne of the deadliest gunman in history, James Butler Hickok becomes a legend for his skill as a gunslinger. But a man as famous as 'Wild Bill' has more than his share of enemies. Living life with a target on his back takes a toll on the western legend.
  • David Crockett: Capital Hillbilly
    E5
    David Crockett: Capital HillbillyDavid Crockett is much more than his legend as a backwoods hero of the western frontier. In truth, he's an aspiring American statesman who makes a bold move to secure his political future, only to bring himself to an early demise.
  • Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit
    E6
    Black Bart: Gentleman BanditFollowing the California gold rush, Wells Fargo becomes a successful enterprise in the west. Its stagecoaches cross the country, making it perfect for the 'gentleman bandit' -a thief, who takes a different approach to robbery than any other outlaw.
  • Billy The Kid: Escape Artist
    E7
    Billy The Kid: Escape ArtistPossibly the West's most notorious outlaw, William Bonney kills his first man at seventeen. Soon 'Billy the Kid' joins a gang of murderers and thieves. Legend says Pat Garrett kills him in a raid, but evidence shows that Billy the Kid's story continues.
  • George Custer: A General's Reckoning
    E8
    George Custer: A General's ReckoningGeorge Custer is called to lead the battle to tame the west. When he and his men are obliterated at Little Bighorn, legend says their defeat is Custer's own doing. In truth, they might have survived if Custer's officers acted differently.
  • Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger
    E9
    Bass Reeves: The Real Lone RangerThe legend of the Lone Ranger has inspired Americans for decades. Bass Reeves lives a life of legend, with little to show for it in the end, except the fact he's likely the real man who inspires the story of the Lone Ranger.
  • Butch Cassidy: The Last Man Standing
    E10
    Butch Cassidy: The Last Man StandingAt the turn of the twentieth century, the most famous gang in the west is led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Their train robberies cause authorities to chase them to South America. Their demise is not the legend you've seen in the movies.

 

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