Walker, Texas Ranger's Favorite Bar & Bar Owner Are ChangedĪlthough going out to the local honky-tonk is not going to be an every night thing for Walker, given he's just returned home from a long undercover assignment and needs to reconnect with his kids and family. While some of the changes approved by Chuck Norris are minor, some of the biggest ones are those most upsetting to fans of the original. It is reported Norris gave the production and its altered storyline of this Walker being a widower with children returning to be a Ranger following his wife's murder his blessing. Before the show went into production it had to obtain permission from Chuck Norris, who still owned the rights to the series. That, the lead characters' name, and that he's a Texas Ranger are essentially the only similarities to the original. Like its predecessor, the new CW Walker, anchoring the network's 2021 Thursday night line-up is also set and filmed in Texas, near Austin, a little further south from the original. Related: Why Walker Is Disappointing For the Original Texas Ranger Fans The show, aside from featuring a hero with a strict moral code, like a sheriff from the Wild West, was noted for its action and martial arts sequences.
From 1997 the action-crime series about a legendary Texas Ranger and filmed in and around Dallas, Texas has aired in reruns or syndication on numerous networks since 1997 and can currently be seen on many networks and streaming sites. There was even a television film of the series made in 2005. The original Walker, Texas Ranger was based on the Chuck Norris film Lone Wolf McQuade and ran on the CBS network for eight seasons from 1993 through 2001. However, given the disappointment expressed by many of those same fans, it is too soon to tell if this new, revamped version of the Norris' classic will keep their interest. It is safe to assume a great number of that audience were fans of the original Norris show.
A little over 2.4 million viewers tuned in to see star Jared Padalecki's first television appearance since his long-running Supernatural series ended last year. The new CW drama, Walker, loosely based on the Chuck Norris CBS hit Walker, Texas Ranger from the '90s debuted to record numbers - but there are some differences from the original show.