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Maverick: Legend of the West

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3 star:		(1)
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This book is an excellent collection of descriptions of the episodes of the many incarnations of the Maverick TV show. It features each episode's "Pappyisms" in an easy to find format, and even lists unaired and unfilmed episodes of the later shows.

Though there are quite a few rememberances and inside details on the production of the original series, I would have liked to read more.

Overall, an excellent, and entertaining read, pardner.

Though the classic original MAVERICK television series is inexplicably unavailable on DVD, the entire series is part of the Encore Western Channel's daily line-up on cable TV. Ed Robertson's book is an excellent companion to this great old show, filling in season-by-season as well as episode-by-episode details and background on the creation of a western classic. Includes extensive interview material with many of the cast, writers and directors who produced the series.

If you have fond memories of MAVERICK and/or are enjoying the series -- for the first time or all over again -- on Encore Westerns, then you're likely to enjoy this book a great deal.

This book is a GOLDMINE of information for the MAVERICK TV series.

It DOES appear to have errors though:

PAGE 166: episode 118 should be "Mr. Muldoon's partner
instead of "Epitaph for a gambler"

PAGE 166: episode 119 should be "Epitaph for a gambler"
instead of "Maverick report"

PAGE 167: episode 120 should be "Maverick report"
instead of "Marshal Maverick"

page 168: episode 121 should be "Marshal Maverick"
instead of "Troubled heir"

page 168: episode 122 should be "Troubled heir"
isntead of "Money machine"

page 169: episode 123 should be "Money machine"
instead of "Mr. Muldoon's partner"

If anyone disagrees with this, please feel free to set me straight. I am really surprised that the author or the editors didn't catch these errors before publication.

ALL other references (and there are many) to this series agree with the "should be's" that I have listed above. If the book is correct, then EVERYONE else is wrong. Having said all of this, though, I am still very happy to own this book. It is an fabulous reference for any fan of Maverick.

...And the TV screen. This book gives information on every episode of every incarnation of Maverick. Its main focus, however, is on the original Maverick, which is, really, the only one that counts.

MR.Robertson gives a plot synopsis of each episode, writer credits, director credits, etc. Included in the lists are the characters & the actor who portrayed that role. There are behind the scene reviews & what led up to those decisions. Also included are seasonal reviews of the five seasons of Maverick.

This is a perfect companion piece to the television series, especially, if Warner Brothers ever releases Maverick on DVD. The episodes are done in chronological order which sort of emphasizes "logical". I mean, that's the logical thing to do, isn't it, or it wouldn't be chronoLOGICAL then, would it?

I love James Garner and watch an old Maverick episode every chance that I get. I've viewed 10-12 of them at the Museum of Radio & TV in New York & Beverly Hills.

The book was a good reminiscence of the various Maverick shows over the years. A "3" rating is about as high a rating as you can give show books of this genre.