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Sierra (1974)

Sierra poster
Genre
drama, crime
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This TV series follows U.S. National Park Service rangers as they enforce federal laws and conduct wilderness rescues. The episodes show their day-to-day duties protecting visitors and natural resources in national parks.

earnestoutdoorsymethodicalseriousnostalgicproceduralwholesomerescue-focused1970s

What happens

Sierra is a 1974 television crime drama series focusing on the efforts of National Park Service rangers to enforce federal law and to effect wilderness rescues. The program aired on NBC and was packaged by Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television. The show's theme song was written by Lee Holdridge (music) and John Denver (lyrics). Robert A. Cinader, executive producer of Mark VII's Emergency! (which partially inspired this show), handled this program also. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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