The Rough Riders

The writing is above average. The series has an interesting concept: Veterans from a war continue to contend with conflict which incited a war.

I loved this old series, and got a chuckle out of the comment of the backwards guns, many of the old time western stars wore their guns backwards. They sometimes crossed their arms to draw. I wish, this series would show up on cable sometime. Being from Texas my favorite character was Lt Kirby,loved his blonde hair, and smart Aleck persona. I remember Jan Merlin from Tom Corbett Space Cadet too, I've followed his career over the years, IMO, he is one of the best character actors around, and he seemed to really enjoy playing the wise guy or the bad guy. Cole Younger, Gunfighter, was another one of my favorites! I've noticed his name pop up on Amazon, seems he has turned to writing.

A rebel sergeant teams up with 2 yankees after the war and ride around the west together as frontier troubleshooters. Pretty dismal fare really. Merlin's character wore his six shooters backwards - I always wondered how a guy could draw fast with his guns on backwards. I see why this program was cancelled early.

Not so much a review as a correction. Lieutenant Kirby's first name was Cullen not Colin. Jan Merlin says it quite clearly in The Ransom of Rita Renee.

I guess the other person commenting didn't watch the same series I watched, because I loved it.

It was actually a Yankee Sergeant (Peter Whitney) that teamed up with a Yankee Captain (Kent Taylor) and a Rebel Lieutenant (Jan Merlin) who roamed the west fighting trouble and bad guys.

It was a lesson in how to put past troubles and differences behind you and move on with your life. Another lesson was in teamwork and looking out for one another.

Today's TV shows could take a lesson in this formula.