On this day January 2 1988, High Mountain Rangers premiered on CBS, introducing a modern crime drama set against the backdrop of rural justice and frontier style law enforcement. The series followed a group of rangers tasked with policing remote areas, blending contemporary crime stories with traditional western themes.
High Mountain Rangers reflected a late 1980s television trend that revisited classic American genres and reworked them for modern audiences. By combining crime drama with wide open settings and moral authority figures, the show fit into a decade that often looked backward for inspiration while presenting stories through a modern lens.
80s insight: The late 1980s continued to modernize classic television genres by blending tradition with contemporary storytelling.
High Mountain Rangers reflected a late 1980s television trend that revisited classic American genres and reworked them for modern audiences. By combining crime drama with wide open settings and moral authority figures, the show fit into a decade that often looked backward for inspiration while presenting stories through a modern lens.
80s insight: The late 1980s continued to modernize classic television genres by blending tradition with contemporary storytelling.
