Season 3 of Maverick
I wasn't planning on buying this because it was quite a bit more expensive than the previous 2 seasons but the more I watched I realized this season has quite a few episodes I really loved. Although I don't think it is quite as strong as season 2 and has a few more duds, it does have quite a few classic episodes. Of course it is the last full
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Yeah, when you really like an actor/character, it's easy to enjoy what they're in even if the scripts are bad. :) That's how I feel about Beau, pretty much. And true, James also ended up with some duds, both in the show and after it. It's sad that Jack Kelly really didn't have other stand-outs roles after Maverick ended. James had a lot of movies and The Rockford Files, the latter of which I'm very fond of for all the many darlings who guest-starred. I own almost the entire series because there were so many of them coming in.
That's interesting that the brother episodes and the rivalry were a main center of publicity. True, I have seen a lot of people saying how they prefer the brother episodes best. And you're probably right about the show being seen as James' first big role. I wonder why The Alaskans can't show up again, since that was one of Roger's first things. I really want to see an episode that Simon Oakland guest-stars in. And I definitely agree that Jack should be better recognized for the show.
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I've been watching Rockford Files too. Writing wise it is not on the same level for me as Maverick but Garner is great in it. I watched an ep with Lauren Bacall which was very enjoyable and now I am recording an episode with Joseph Cotten.
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Yeah, I think Maverick had better writing, really. I don't always like how The Rockford Files makes fun of things or has Rockford have unbelievably bad luck, especially in the later seasons. They started getting pretty lazy with the plots later, too, just randomly picking someone to be the bad guy even when it doesn't at all fit their behavior. Favorite Rockford episodes for me are Sticks and Stones in season 3 (plot is silly, but it's the only time they really wrote Vern St. Cloud as a character with decent qualities as well as his worse ones), The Queen of Peru in season 4 (my beloved Chrissy.... Character is nasty, but he and his partner in crime had such good chemistry together. I love when you can tell that the actors really clicked), To Protect and Serve in season 3, and I kind of like the sequel from season 5, The Man Who Saw the Alligators. I also like the first episode of season 5.... Can't recall the name, but it had great family squee with Rockford and his dad. The family relationship is one of the best things about The Rockford Files, I think.
I liked the Lauren Bacall one, until we got to the ending. Then I found how they wrapped it up a bit unsatisfactory, as far as motives went.... It seemed the villan's was a bit thin. I'll look up the Joseph Cotten one. :)
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I'll let you know what I think about the Joseph Cotten one and will look into those others you mentioned.
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