My Life With the Walter Boys (MLWTWB) sat on my watch list quite for some time and I didn’t start seeing it until not so long ago, when a feisty tweeny mentioned to me that she had enjoyed the book of the same name by Ali Novak, on which the show was based. She is learning to ride and the show offers, horses, a ranch, a rodeo, bronc riding, all things she loves. At the time, it didn’t occur to silly me that ofcourse it was a show for younger audiences, that would ofcourse have a young cast and would explore young-people issues. It was one of those in-between nights when you suddenly notice that your big, fat watch list had slimmed quite a bit, and the remind me list is gaining a few, so I decided to give MLWTWB a go.
Now who doesn’t love pine-dotted snowy mountains, huge ranches and horses? Anyone would be as easily pulled in as I was. And that makes quite an accurate description of Colorado, which I have never been to and am curious about. Hence I settled down to watch the first season, found it an easy watch, fairly intriguing and a visual treat.
Ali Novak is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of contemporary young adult novels.
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