Classic but forgotten turn of the century western-Editions ordered from Warner Archive (at least early ones) are DVD-Amazon DVDR
Cancelled after one season the humorous James Garner turn-of-the-century western focuses on the title character played by Garner who reluctantly agrees to become sheriff of the town named after his family. Nichols is an unconventional sheriff in a transitional titme; he refuses to carry a gun, rides a motorcycle and has something going on with Ruth (Margot Kidder)who owns the local saloon.
The series had a unique final episode with the writers/producers and star deciding to retool the show because they believed "Nichols" might get a shot at a second season. It didn't happen but that won't stop fans who enjoy Garner's wry sense of humor and quirky TV shows from enjoying this forgotten series.
Edit: I've confirmed that apparently the edition being sold by Amazon is DVD-R only while Warner Archive is (at the moment at least) selling pressed DVDs.
There are no subtitles (an idiotic move given that the audience for a classic show like this would benefit...
James Garner's favorite series
James Garner has said for years that this is his favorite among all the series that he's done. Anything with Garner is worth watching, but this show really is something special. It's darker and more cynical than "Maverick" or "The Rockford Files," reflecting the Vietnam era in which it was produced. Created, produced, and sometimes written by Frank Pierson (later an Oscar winner for "Dog Day Afternoon"), it's also a very smart show with an excellent cast, including Neva Patterson, Stuart Margolin, Margot Kidder, and John Beck. For years, it's only been available among fans in bootlegged copies recorded from the Armed Forces Television Network. The made-on-demand discs in this set have excellent sound and picture quality. Like all of the TV series in the Warner Archive collection, there are no descriptions of the episodes and no air dates included with the DVDs. This is a list of the episodes. (Please note that there is a SPOILER in the description of the final episode.):
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At Last
I've watched all 24 episodes of this set and the quality is excellent. The disks were dual-layer allowing the excellent quality. If you like the actor,you like anything he's in and this is certainly true of James Garner. I have such good memories of watching this series when it ran in 1971-72,so sad it wasn't renewed. I had a copy of the bootleg,but it was dreadful,faded yellow with no color,just on watchable. I had better luck with a bootleg of the "Bret Maverick" series. Actually very good quality. Another good series cancelled to soon.
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