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Maverick: The Complete First Season

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This was one of the best westerns that was ever on tv. James Garner is the highlight in the series. Maverick was serious & irreverent at the same time. This is one series that Warner Bros. ought to release on dvd. There were many classic episodes from this series, way too many to mention here. C'mon Warner, just do it! There are way too many out here waiting to gobble this one up!

We have 124 episodes in the original Maverick & it was actually aired for five seasons, the last one only producing 13 episodes. James Garner was only in the first three seasons, Jack Kelly (though not casted originally) appeared in all five seasons, Roger Moore did one season (the fourth), while Robert Colbert appeared in two episodes the fourth season. James Garner was the real star & Maverick launched his career. Surprisingly, Roger Moore (James Bond) did well in his one season as cousin Beau.

If Warner Bros. ever decides to release this on dvd we will be in for a treat. I, for one, would buy this even if it is a single set. C'mon everybody... let's flood the airwaves at WB asking for this!

For those interested: About 50 episodes are available for viewing at [...] but downloading is not available. Their delivery system is not particularly good though, video will stop multiple times for several seconds. It's better than nothing.

maverick is one of the best westerns.the best first episode of any of the westerns. i don`t understand why WB has not released all five seasons it would sell and be a big hit for them again.we need to get back to good tv again.they WB needs to bring back all of the old westerns please WB.

I bought every available episode of "Maverick" as offered by Columbia House ($25 for 2 episodes) - I think about 50 total - and it was wonderful. After a while the plots seem to be recycled, but to watch James Garner take the TV western where it had never gone before was amazing to review as an adult, 50 years later. Physically, Garner did not look 29 at the start of the series nor his acting seem that of someone relatively new to acting for film/TV but he was extraordinary from the start.

I stumbled into looking for the DVDs and was amazed that they have not been released.

Like most of you here, I loved Maverick and have waited for it to be released. Searching around I thought I hit the motherload when I found the complete series on PlanetDVD, moneyback quarantee and everything-what a major RIPOFF, received the collection alright and all the episodes-first couple were ok and then they looked and sounded like they were recorded from a tv screen-they refused to respond to emails or letters(of course they came from China so you never know if the letter ever got there. In short,watchout for this company as they are a ripoff

I would be the first in line to buy if this complete series were available .. It doesn't get any better than Jack Kelly and James Garner .. Please !!! Lets get this ball rolling .. As my old pappy used to say never put off for tomorrow saving an earned penny cuz it might be a rainy day ... That was the head injury talking but still my old pappy was a good guy and he would have wanted all men to have access to all Maverick all the time so head em up .. move em out.

It's true that James Garner was the main star of Maverick. He created a unique western hero whose first instinct was to avoid confrontation and conflict whenever possible. This instinct produced situations full of real humor which was never successfully duplicated on other television shows. In fact, it was only successfully recreated in James Garner's two classic western comedies, "Support Your Local Sheriff" and "Support Your Local Gunfighter," both of which had the Maverick humor without Maverick. Glenn Ford's "The Sheepman" also had that rare kind of real humor. Unlike some of the other viewers, I always enjoyed Jack Kelly's episodes, too. His scripts seemed to be first-rate reproductions of old B-movie mysteries, and Jack Kelly's Maverick always solved the mystery and got the girl at the end. Warner Brothers should release the entire series on DVD.

I will buy the entire series if it came out right now. This and Mission Impossible were the best things on tv in the late 50's and 60's. What's taking so long?

The greatest western ever produced for TV. James Garner and Jack Kelly were magnificent as Brett and Bart. When is this ever going to see the light of day? Lets go before I'm dead!

Come on, Warner Brothers, what's taking so long?

Most of the best TV shows of the fifties and the sixties have been released in complete season sets, remastered and in beautiful transfers -- but Maverick, one of the best shows of all time, remains unreleased.

Well, it's about time, all right? Warner Brothers, the world is passing you by. Most of the first season can be found by assidious searchers on the Internet -- in distorted, godawful form, from videotapes recorded by dedicated tapers years ago. But why force us to watch bootlegs when the real thing lies in studio vaults?

Maverick isn't just the legend of the West, it's probably the only show of the fifties/early-sixties western craze that remains watchable today, with a true antihero -- a guy who really doesn't want to play the hero and get his head blown off in the bargain (but who usually winds up playing the hero despite himself).

Anyway, it's about time this one came out on DVD. So how about it?

Erik Smith
Spokane, Wash.

Well Mr. C.W. or whoever owns the rights to produce the Maverick series, now is the best time left to you. It is all about profit and there will never be a bigger fan base for this show or other greats like gunsmoke, have gun will travel, rawhide, ect. These shows are getting older and so is your largest fan base.
You should be cranking the seasons out on these great westerns because the babyboomers are not only your biggest fan base for these shows , but we are actually hunting for them. The time is now because guess what, your biggest fan base is getting older every day and you will lose us. Not because we will want to quit buying these great westerns,but because we are mortal and will die out on you [maybe for spite because your taking to long to release these great shows]. I tend to buy most tv westerns put out by season, even those that were not among the greats like the ones I mentioned. So come on and get with it. I only have so much time left. Don't you want my money, Most everybody else seems to. Oh well nuff said.