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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: In "Serpents", nearly everyone expects Ezra to steal the money they're guarding, and tells him so. After Josiah forces him to take possession of the money money, Ezra decides he might as well live down to their expectations.
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* HustlingTheMark: In his introductory scene, Ezra pretends to be drunk and challenges a man to a shooting contest.
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* BadassLongcoat: Chris Larabee Winked at in the Pilot where our first scene of Larabee frames him coming out of the swinging bat-wing doors in afternoon sunlight, wind kicking up his black duster. Oh, and he's also smoking. Almost qualifies as a small Crowning Moment of Awesome.
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never specified what state the Seven's town is in.
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* NeverLiveItDown: No one ever lets Ezra forget that he's a conman and a thief.
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* StillWearingTheOldColors: Col. Emmett Anderson in the pilot episode "Ghosts of the Confederacy" leads [[TheRemnant a group of ex-Confederate soldiers]] who roam the west preying on isolated towns. All of them are still dressed in the now tattered remains of their Confederate uniforms.
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* RemakeCameo: Creator/RobertVaughn, who played Lee in the film, has a small role as Judge Orrin Travis.
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* AvengersAssemble: The pilot gives each character an introductory scene that allows them show off their primary character traits and combat skills.
* CoatFullOfContraband: Ezra, in "Serpents". Becomes a PocketProtector in the final shootout.
* IAmWhatIAm: In "Serpents" Ezra plans to abscond with the money entrusted to him, but after managing to save Mary Travis and stop her would-be assassin he acknowledges that the Seven should, in the future, not burden him with such temptation.
* InternalizedCategorism: Ezra knows all too well that he's a conman and a thief. In "Witness" he tells his mother that the townsfolk trust him to protect them from people like her, and himself. Later, he faces a crisis of conscience in "Serpents" when everyone expects him to steal a bag of money, and ultimately is unable to stand up to himself or his friends.
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* CardSharp: It is frequently hinted that Ezra is a cheater and a thief, but we never actually see him cheat at cards.
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* MeddlingParents: Every time Maude shows up she essentially pulls Ezra around by his ear scolding him for wasting his talents and the skills she taught him by becoming a common lawman. She interferes with his plans to run the saloon by purchasing the local hotel and running him out of business, in an attempt to teach him a vague lesson about
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: In "Serpents", nearly everyone expects Ezra to steal the money they're guarding, and tells him so. After Josiah forces him to take possession of the money Ezra decides he might as well live down to their expectations.
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* TheAlcoholic: All of the Seven are drinkers, but Chris tends to go overboard and kick up a ruckus when he's thinking about his murdered family.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Initially, this is Ezra's only reason for going along to protect the Indian village.
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* CardSharp: It is frequently hinted that Ezra is a cheater and a thief, but we never actually see him cheat at cards.
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*WeNeedADistraction: In "The Collector", Ezra and Buck try and fail to light a stick of dynamite in order to cause a distraction. A drunken Josiah eventually creates enough of an uproar that the plan works out anyway.
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*AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Maude Standish makes up outlandish stories about Ezra to embarrass him in front of his friends.
* GunsAkimbo: Let's face it, with the exception of possibly Nathan, everyone of the seven is armed to the teeth with not just a signature character gun, but a backup one too. JD is notable for having matching pistols which he frequently fires simultaneously. (Sometimes while flying through the air ala "Hot Fuzz").
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*NotWhatItLooksLike: Ezra has to defend himself to Nathan after he is caught in a compromising position with Li Pong.
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*TenMinuteRetirement: In "The New Law" the Seven are relieved of duty and go their separate ways, only to come rushing back when all hell breaks loose.
*AbandonedMine: In the pilot, the main reason Ezra agrees to go to the Indian village is because of the nearby gold mine. It turns out to be abandoned and caved in.
*AbhorrentAdmirer: In the episode "The Trial", Ezra's mother fends off the advances of a love-sick man who won't stop spouting poetry and frames her for theft in order to force her to marry him.
*AbandonedMine: In the pilot, the main reason Ezra agrees to go to the Indian village is because of the nearby gold mine. It turns out to be abandoned and caved in.
*AbhorrentAdmirer: In the episode "The Trial", Ezra's mother fends off the advances of a love-sick man who won't stop spouting poetry and frames her for theft in order to force her to marry him.
*ActionMom: Occasionally Mary Travis
*AlwaysonDuty: The Seven are the only law in the town and surrounding countryside.
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[[quoteright:333:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_magnificent_seven-show_6838.jpg]]
''The Magnificent Seven'' was a short-lived [[TheWestern Western]] action-adventure series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1998-2000. Like its [[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 film namesake]] (and origin in ''Film/SevenSamurai''), it was a story about seven unlikely men (and ultimately heroes) who band together to save a unprotected town (in this case, a isolated village made up of freed slaves and displaced American Indians) who end up sticking around to protect the local town. Unlike the movie, [[SparedByTheAdaptation all seven of the main characters survive the pilot episode]] and are joined by various townspeople for further adventures.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AccidentalAimingSkills:
** After Ezra shoots a man from a mirror's reflection.
---> '''Vin:''' Nice shot, pard.
---> '''Ezra:''' Dreadful. I was aiming to kill him but the mirror was cracked.
** And later:
---> '''Vin:''' You shoot a cannon pretty well, pard.
---> '''Ezra:''' Dreadful. I was trying to hit Anderson.
* BadassLongcoat: Chris Larabee Winked at in the Pilot where our first scene of Larabee frames him coming out of the swinging bat-wing doors in afternoon sunlight, wind kicking up his black duster. Oh, and he's also smoking. Almost qualifies as a small Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* BadassPreacher: Josiah Sanchez, big-time. Up the badass ante by having him played by Creator/RonPerlman.
* BigDamnHeroes: Pretty much every episode, whether the move ends out working out for them or not.
* BountyHunter: Vin Tanner used to be one of these.
* BoxedCrook: How Ezra gets roped into staying.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Ezra to his mother Maude pretty much every time they meet.
* ChangedMyMindKid: Ezra in the pilot.
* ChivalrousPervert: Buck Wilmington.
* CircuitJudge: Orin Travis.
* CityWithNoName: The Seven's town is never named onscreen, though the fandom has universally adopted "Four Corners".
* ClearMyName: Vin is wanted in Texas for a murder he didn't commit, a problem which comes up periodically but is never actually resolved.
* CombatMedic: Nathan Jackson.
* CoolOldLady: Nettie Wells of "The Collector".
* CrusadingWidower: Chris.
* CycleOfRevenge: "Vendetta" There's a whole family of crazies from Kansas City complete with suitable black costuming and scary Mom.
* DisguisedInDrag: In "Working Girls", Ezra winds up as this.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Nathan's mother. In order to prevent the slave master from selling 7-year old Nathan away from his family, she allowed the man to repeatedly rape her. When she discovered that she might be pregnant with his baby, she went insane and drowned herself.]]
* GoldTooth: Ezra has one.
* TheGunfighterWannabe: JD.
* TheGunslinger: Chris, though all of the seven qualify at some point.
* GunsAkimbo: Let's face it, with the exception of possibly Nathan, everyone of the seven is armed to the teeth with not just a signature character gun, but a backup one too. JD is notable for having matching pistols which he frequently fires simultaneously. (Sometimes while flying through the air ala "Hot Fuzz").
* GunTwirling: Frequent throughout the series- as it ''is'' a Western:
** JD displays some fancy gun work in the pilot to show he's good enough to join the seven. Totally backfires when he falls off his horse as a result.
---> '''JD:''' Whoa. I hear you fellas are headed for a fight. My name is JD Dunne, and I can ride. Whoa. And I can shoot.
** This later turns into a wink at JugglingLoadedGuns when JD takes the position of Sheriff:
---> '''JD:''' I'll be fine, Buck. Look what I found. Navy colt .44! ''[spins the chamber dramatically]''
---> '''Buck:''' Don't do that, okay? It can come loose and then it could come out. Put the gun down. You're going to be sheriff?
--->''[Buck ends up being right when the gun falls to pieces just when JD needs it]''
* HeartbrokenBadass: Chris, due to the deaths of his wife and son.
* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ezra gives Li Pong enough money to go back to her family in San Fransisco, even though he wants her to stay with him.
* InTheBack: Chris to JD, "You don't shoot nobody in the back."
* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Vin, in "The New Law" gets the drop on a thief and takes the bullets out of his gun before "arresting" him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ezra, especially in the episode "Chinatown".
* KnifeNut: Nathan.
* TheMagnificentSevenSamurai
* NaiveNewcomer: Oh, JD.
* NeverLearnedToRead: Vin; he's learning later on however.
* TheNotableNumeral: Seven, of course.
* NothingUpMySleeve: Ezra Standish.
* ParentalAbandonment: Maude always dumped Ezra at any relative's house when he was a child, only coming back to get him when she needed his help in a con.
* PocketProtector: Ezra gets shot, but it turns out the large sums of money he was thinking of making off with stopped the bullet. Played for laughs when he decides it's best his friends don't trust him with holding the finances in the future - despite its life-saving capabilities.
* ProfessionalGambler: Ezra and Maude Standish
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The entire premise of the pilot rests on said misfits becoming the The Magnificent Seven Samurai. Hence the name of the show.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: Chris offers Ezra a spot after seeing him run a scam.
-->'''Nathan:''' Why would we want to use a cheater?
-->'''Chris:''' Might need one.
* TheRemnant: The antagonists for "Ghosts of the Confederacy" are, as the title indicates, still fighting for the Confederacy.
* RomancingTheWidow: Buck and Ezra make a bet on which one of them can get close to a widowed woman on a wagon train, by making nice with the woman's bratty son. Josiah ends up winning.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Ezra.
--> '''Ezra:''' Well, sir, now that we are rid of that loathsome curmudgeon, you may effect my emancipation.
--> '''JD:''' Huh?
--> '''Ezra:''' Let me out.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Casey Wells (JD's crush) with a little help from some of the guys. Due to her {{Tomboy}} nature, JD has thought of her more in terms of competition until she shows up in a dress. Backfires when she loses the skirt while tripping in public.
* SonOfAWhore: Buck.
* SouthernBelle: Maude Standish, or at least she does a good impression.
* SouthernGentleman: Ezra Standish.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Purgatorio.
* TakeUpMySword
* TarAndFeathers:
** Ezra narrowly escapes this in "The New Law" after gambling with an entire clan. Possibly lampshaded earlier in the episode by Vin:
---> '''Ezra:''' As for myself, I'm a few well-played poker games away from owning this saloon. And with no guns in town, there should be fewer ways for disgruntled losers to seek reprisal.
---> '''Vin:''' There's always tar and feathers.
** And then later that week:
---> '''Nathan:''' Is that tar on your face?
---> '''Ezra:''' Look, we really need to leave this municipality now.
---> '''Vin:''' Make some new friends Back there, Ezra?
---> '''Ezra:''' Uh, I neglected to abide by a fundamental tenet in my line of work. Never gamble with an entire clan. Hyah!
* {{Tsundere}}: Casey Wells, JD's sort-of crush. When he actually notices she's female, at least.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never specified what state the Seven's town is in.
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Ella Gaines: Chris's ex-girlfriend, who offs his pregnant wife, Sarah and young son Adam and burns down his ranch because they were impeding her future happiness with him.]]
* YoungGun: JD Dunne.
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''The Magnificent Seven'' was a short-lived [[TheWestern Western]] action-adventure series that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1998-2000. Like its [[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 film namesake]] (and origin in ''Film/SevenSamurai''), it was a story about seven unlikely men (and ultimately heroes) who band together to save a unprotected town (in this case, a isolated village made up of freed slaves and displaced American Indians) who end up sticking around to protect the local town. Unlike the movie, [[SparedByTheAdaptation all seven of the main characters survive the pilot episode]] and are joined by various townspeople for further adventures.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AccidentalAimingSkills:
** After Ezra shoots a man from a mirror's reflection.
---> '''Vin:''' Nice shot, pard.
---> '''Ezra:''' Dreadful. I was aiming to kill him but the mirror was cracked.
** And later:
---> '''Vin:''' You shoot a cannon pretty well, pard.
---> '''Ezra:''' Dreadful. I was trying to hit Anderson.
* BadassLongcoat: Chris Larabee Winked at in the Pilot where our first scene of Larabee frames him coming out of the swinging bat-wing doors in afternoon sunlight, wind kicking up his black duster. Oh, and he's also smoking. Almost qualifies as a small Crowning Moment of Awesome.
* BadassPreacher: Josiah Sanchez, big-time. Up the badass ante by having him played by Creator/RonPerlman.
* BigDamnHeroes: Pretty much every episode, whether the move ends out working out for them or not.
* BountyHunter: Vin Tanner used to be one of these.
* BoxedCrook: How Ezra gets roped into staying.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Ezra to his mother Maude pretty much every time they meet.
* ChangedMyMindKid: Ezra in the pilot.
* ChivalrousPervert: Buck Wilmington.
* CircuitJudge: Orin Travis.
* CityWithNoName: The Seven's town is never named onscreen, though the fandom has universally adopted "Four Corners".
* ClearMyName: Vin is wanted in Texas for a murder he didn't commit, a problem which comes up periodically but is never actually resolved.
* CombatMedic: Nathan Jackson.
* CoolOldLady: Nettie Wells of "The Collector".
* CrusadingWidower: Chris.
* CycleOfRevenge: "Vendetta" There's a whole family of crazies from Kansas City complete with suitable black costuming and scary Mom.
* DisguisedInDrag: In "Working Girls", Ezra winds up as this.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Nathan's mother. In order to prevent the slave master from selling 7-year old Nathan away from his family, she allowed the man to repeatedly rape her. When she discovered that she might be pregnant with his baby, she went insane and drowned herself.]]
* GoldTooth: Ezra has one.
* TheGunfighterWannabe: JD.
* TheGunslinger: Chris, though all of the seven qualify at some point.
* GunsAkimbo: Let's face it, with the exception of possibly Nathan, everyone of the seven is armed to the teeth with not just a signature character gun, but a backup one too. JD is notable for having matching pistols which he frequently fires simultaneously. (Sometimes while flying through the air ala "Hot Fuzz").
* GunTwirling: Frequent throughout the series- as it ''is'' a Western:
** JD displays some fancy gun work in the pilot to show he's good enough to join the seven. Totally backfires when he falls off his horse as a result.
---> '''JD:''' Whoa. I hear you fellas are headed for a fight. My name is JD Dunne, and I can ride. Whoa. And I can shoot.
** This later turns into a wink at JugglingLoadedGuns when JD takes the position of Sheriff:
---> '''JD:''' I'll be fine, Buck. Look what I found. Navy colt .44! ''[spins the chamber dramatically]''
---> '''Buck:''' Don't do that, okay? It can come loose and then it could come out. Put the gun down. You're going to be sheriff?
--->''[Buck ends up being right when the gun falls to pieces just when JD needs it]''
* HeartbrokenBadass: Chris, due to the deaths of his wife and son.
* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Ezra gives Li Pong enough money to go back to her family in San Fransisco, even though he wants her to stay with him.
* InTheBack: Chris to JD, "You don't shoot nobody in the back."
* ItWorksBetterWithBullets: Vin, in "The New Law" gets the drop on a thief and takes the bullets out of his gun before "arresting" him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ezra, especially in the episode "Chinatown".
* KnifeNut: Nathan.
* TheMagnificentSevenSamurai
* NaiveNewcomer: Oh, JD.
* NeverLearnedToRead: Vin; he's learning later on however.
* TheNotableNumeral: Seven, of course.
* NothingUpMySleeve: Ezra Standish.
* ParentalAbandonment: Maude always dumped Ezra at any relative's house when he was a child, only coming back to get him when she needed his help in a con.
* PocketProtector: Ezra gets shot, but it turns out the large sums of money he was thinking of making off with stopped the bullet. Played for laughs when he decides it's best his friends don't trust him with holding the finances in the future - despite its life-saving capabilities.
* ProfessionalGambler: Ezra and Maude Standish
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: The entire premise of the pilot rests on said misfits becoming the The Magnificent Seven Samurai. Hence the name of the show.
* RecruitingTheCriminal: Chris offers Ezra a spot after seeing him run a scam.
-->'''Nathan:''' Why would we want to use a cheater?
-->'''Chris:''' Might need one.
* TheRemnant: The antagonists for "Ghosts of the Confederacy" are, as the title indicates, still fighting for the Confederacy.
* RomancingTheWidow: Buck and Ezra make a bet on which one of them can get close to a widowed woman on a wagon train, by making nice with the woman's bratty son. Josiah ends up winning.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Ezra.
--> '''Ezra:''' Well, sir, now that we are rid of that loathsome curmudgeon, you may effect my emancipation.
--> '''JD:''' Huh?
--> '''Ezra:''' Let me out.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Casey Wells (JD's crush) with a little help from some of the guys. Due to her {{Tomboy}} nature, JD has thought of her more in terms of competition until she shows up in a dress. Backfires when she loses the skirt while tripping in public.
* SonOfAWhore: Buck.
* SouthernBelle: Maude Standish, or at least she does a good impression.
* SouthernGentleman: Ezra Standish.
* SouthOfTheBorder: Purgatorio.
* TakeUpMySword
* TarAndFeathers:
** Ezra narrowly escapes this in "The New Law" after gambling with an entire clan. Possibly lampshaded earlier in the episode by Vin:
---> '''Ezra:''' As for myself, I'm a few well-played poker games away from owning this saloon. And with no guns in town, there should be fewer ways for disgruntled losers to seek reprisal.
---> '''Vin:''' There's always tar and feathers.
** And then later that week:
---> '''Nathan:''' Is that tar on your face?
---> '''Ezra:''' Look, we really need to leave this municipality now.
---> '''Vin:''' Make some new friends Back there, Ezra?
---> '''Ezra:''' Uh, I neglected to abide by a fundamental tenet in my line of work. Never gamble with an entire clan. Hyah!
* {{Tsundere}}: Casey Wells, JD's sort-of crush. When he actually notices she's female, at least.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never specified what state the Seven's town is in.
* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: Ella Gaines: Chris's ex-girlfriend, who offs his pregnant wife, Sarah and young son Adam and burns down his ranch because they were impeding her future happiness with him.]]
* YoungGun: JD Dunne.
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