Favorite rural tv show

[caj]

What was your favorite rural tv show - meaning a show about country folks or located mostly in the country or small town rather than a big city.

Shows like The Beverly Hillbillies, The Waltons, The Andy Griffith Show, or I guess even Northern Exposure.

[ChrisIII]

Does the Walking Dead count? Although occasionally they venture into cities for supplies or rescues the show mainly has a sort of rural setting. The second season for example is largely set on a farm. The show at this point also has a largely agrarian society.

[caj]

Does the Walking Dead count? Although occasionally they venture into cities for supplies or rescues the show mainly has a sort of rural setting. The second season for example is largely set on a farm. The show at this point also has a largely agrarian society.

Yes, I would definitely include that as rural horror.

[The Cool Thatguy]

Where does Justified fall? Because Boyd

[Ra-El]

Justified, Longmire and Banshee. I would say Sons of Anarchy, but they go to big cities all the time, so maybe they don't qualify?

If historic shows count, Deadwood.

[AndrewCrossett]

Among the "cornpone comedies" of the 60's, my favorite was probably The Beverly Hillbillies... although it didn't take place in the country. Green Acres was my favorite one that did.

Among dramas, Bonanza and The Big Valley.

And the aforementioned Northern Exposure.

[Hypestyle]

green acres. are all the actors deceased?

[AndrewCrossett]

Yeah, I think the guy who played Eb was the last one and he died earlier this year.

[Powerboy]

The Andy Griffith Show.

There were shows like the Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. But they were stupid funny even compared to TAGS.

The Waltons was okay but never a big one for me and I grew up in the country and in a small town.

I loved "Buffy" and liked "Smallville" but, having grown up in that sort of environment, there are too many ways in which Sunnydale and Smallville don't feel like small towns at all to me.