After my initial excitement of actually getting to watch this series again, I put it away and haven't really watched it again until recently. The nostalgia of it is still makes my heart patter, but now I'm watching it without my rose colored glasses.
I can say that at the time that this originally aired there really wasn't anything else like it on the air. A bunch of kids working a summer job on a dude ranch, mind you they literally spent the whole summer at the Bar None Ranch away from their families. Yes, by today's standards the acting is horrible and cheesy. You would think that working on a Dude Ranch, there would be a lot of excitement and action. Most everything was toned down, possibly because they didn't want the actors getting hurt?
Most of season 1 featured Brad and Ted arguing and tension between the sexes. One episode even featured a boys vs girls competition. They were on a DUDE RANCH, and the coolest thing we get it an obvious calm horse, trying to act wild while Brad calms him down to ride. On the note of Brad, I have never heard of a girl named Bradley.
I don't think that this show would stand a chance by today's standards, but by 1989's it was alright.
SIDE NOTE: I'm thinking of getting season 2.
