This is a one season series, which is sad because it is so well done. Corporate greed is the reason this show was canceled as it had good ratings on CBS when it ran. What happened? Desilu which produced this series and the creative folks who did this series wanted to own it. CBS which had been stung by allowing Desi and Lucy to own I Love Lucy, a decision that turned out to be a Billion Dollar blunder did not want that to happen again. This is a shame as the show is so well cast.
Jock Mahoney and X Brand actually sort of co-star in this series. The stories take place in the few years just after the Civil War. While X Brand does not speak, his authentic use of Indian sign language on this series led to a letter from a Native American Chief being sent to the network complimenting how authentic the series sign language was. Kevin Hagen who appeared in 31 episodes.of the 34 made is excellent as Colton.
I highly recommend this series. I started watching it on Amazon Prime and all but one episode is on there. That is because that episode- The Gun That Murdered Lincoln - does not have a really good master print, it was lost for some reason. You can see the rough version of that one on You Tube and all the episodes are on You Tube too. For a 30 minute series, this one packs a lot of action and some good plots and writing into the shows.
A couple of things of interest - one episode guest stars Charles Bronson and gives an interesting outline of the levee system in New Orleans which made national news when Katrina flooded the city. A couple of episodes take place in Virginia City which is the historic city of the Comstock Silver load. The last episode ends at the historic place where the golden spike is being driven to connect the cross country railroad. Desilu productions was in their prime when this show was produced.
Interesting to note- Jock Mahoney was 6 feet 4 inches tall and also a step father of Sally Field. X Brand amd Kevin Hagen were both 6 feet 2 inches tall. Like the cast, this show stood tall when it was made. Too bad a greedy corporation cut it's run so short.
Jock Mahoney and X Brand actually sort of co-star in this series. The stories take place in the few years just after the Civil War. While X Brand does not speak, his authentic use of Indian sign language on this series led to a letter from a Native American Chief being sent to the network complimenting how authentic the series sign language was. Kevin Hagen who appeared in 31 episodes.of the 34 made is excellent as Colton.
I highly recommend this series. I started watching it on Amazon Prime and all but one episode is on there. That is because that episode- The Gun That Murdered Lincoln - does not have a really good master print, it was lost for some reason. You can see the rough version of that one on You Tube and all the episodes are on You Tube too. For a 30 minute series, this one packs a lot of action and some good plots and writing into the shows.
A couple of things of interest - one episode guest stars Charles Bronson and gives an interesting outline of the levee system in New Orleans which made national news when Katrina flooded the city. A couple of episodes take place in Virginia City which is the historic city of the Comstock Silver load. The last episode ends at the historic place where the golden spike is being driven to connect the cross country railroad. Desilu productions was in their prime when this show was produced.
Interesting to note- Jock Mahoney was 6 feet 4 inches tall and also a step father of Sally Field. X Brand amd Kevin Hagen were both 6 feet 2 inches tall. Like the cast, this show stood tall when it was made. Too bad a greedy corporation cut it's run so short.