After CBS killed that wonderful show, Slattery's People, they replaced it with a very different high quality show, The Trials of O'Brien. Peter Falk played O'Brien, an flamboyant Shakespeare quoting defense attorney with a fondness for playing the pony's and a knack for solving crimes. Elaine Strich played his secretary, and the shows featured a cornucopia of great guest stars. Like Slattery's People , it was a rating flop that was well-liked by the critics and a handful of intelligent fans. Like Slattery's People, it molders in the CBS vaults, remembered only by a handful of aficionados. Amazingly, Peter Falk thinks it was better than Columbo. Unfortunately, we will probably never know.
Wh, oh why, doesn't CBS turn copies of all its old shows over to UCLA or the Paley center, let alone release them on DVD?
Wh, oh why, doesn't CBS turn copies of all its old shows over to UCLA or the Paley center, let alone release them on DVD?