7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Empire (1962)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Empire is an experimental, observational film that presents a static, eight-hour shot of the Empire State Building without explicit political commentary or ideological agenda, resulting in a neutral rating.
This film, a static observation of the Empire State Building, contains no human characters or narrative. As such, it neither presents nor critiques traditional identities, nor does it feature any explicit DEI-driven casting or character diversity.
Secondary
The TV show "Empire" prominently features Jamal Lyon, a gay main character whose journey of self-acceptance, coming out, and navigating homophobia is central. Despite initial family disapproval and industry prejudice, the narrative consistently affirms his identity, portraying him with dignity and complexity, ultimately leading to a largely positive and validating depiction of LGBTQ+ experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1962 television series "Empire" is an original Western drama. Its characters were created for this specific show, meaning there is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
The 1962 TV series "Empire" was an original production, not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established character races, nor a biopic or reboot. Therefore, no characters were portrayed as a different race than originally established in prior canon or history.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
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