tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post809910391635258153..comments2024-03-28T14:59:05.258-07:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: Bret Maverick: The Lazy AceGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-43449749169780020312011-03-31T17:06:02.902-07:002011-03-31T17:06:02.902-07:00Bret Maverick was, and still is, an underrated gem...Bret Maverick was, and still is, an underrated gem to this day. It was a great show which essayed, rather cleverly, the "declining " years of one of TV's best characters. James Garner was fabulous, as always, and the supporting cast, especially Ed Bruce,Darleen Carr,Stuart Margolin, and the late,great Ramon Bieri were steller, to say the least. The show's turn of the Century flavor also added to it's ahead of it's time quality.It MORE then deserved a second season. At the time, there was a petition to get it picked up by another network. Why it never did was beyond me. But, really, why hasn't this, as well as the original series, ever been released on DVD??Nick Kittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-4353206972732540102011-03-23T17:39:38.766-07:002011-03-23T17:39:38.766-07:00I actually watched most of these episodes when the...I actually watched most of these episodes when they were on prime time back in '81. The show did not fail and drew a steady audience -- it was NBC's 7th highest rated show of the year but they killed it anyway.<br /><br />They decided that they wanted to go after a younger demographic and I think The A-Team went into the same time slot.<br /><br />Can't say why I remember any of this -- I was 14 in '81 but I remember reading it in Tom Shale's column at the time.<br /><br />Dan LuftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com