“Laredo” started out as a really adept comedy-western mix during its first season. But by the second season, a new producer and/or writers came in, and it went off the rails pretty quickly. Brown and his “Laredo” co-star, William Smith, used to be pretty familiar guests on the western film fare circuit. In fact, the last time I saw Brown, he actually had some copies of the “Laredo” dvd-set at his table where he was signing some stills, and I bought my copy directly from him.
All four seasons of “Lawman” have also just been released, with the final season coming out just recently. Enjoyable series, if somewhat restricted by Warner Bros. cookie-cutter production style. John Russell as Dan Troop was probably one of the most uncompromisingly tough of the western tv-heroes.
I was too young for Lawman’s original run by decades, but yes, it was pretty good. Peggy Castle, not bad at all. John Russell was one distinctive looking dude, “Marshall Cheekbones”, pulled off a genuine badass. Peter Brown had a Ricky nelson Vibe.
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I liked Laredo. Neville Brand was pretty good as the comical sidekick, but was usually cast as the villain in other shows.