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I remember this series well and watched it faithfully. I particularly liked the character played by Otis Young. As I recall, he was handsome and strong and a wonderful actor to boot. I especially enjoyed the relationship between the two main characters. I also recall Gloria Foster playing his wife and, as always, she made a strong impression on this viewer. Twenty-five years or so later, she played the Oracle in The Matrix 1 and 2, but, unfortunately, she passed away before Matrix 3. I know the series wasn't on for more than 1-2 years, and I distinctly remember being extremely upset when it was canceled. If this series is available anywhere, in either format, I'd love to own it.

At times the series was just an ordinary western/ ]But at other times / it became a very interesting psychological drama / could two people from very different circumstances /one confederate veteran who literally lost everything as well as the war and an ex-slave who was also a black veteran learn to deal with each other/ in a world that resented and hated both rebels and blacks/ they were indeed outcasts !/ the series also dealt with violence against women/ Indians and questioned ethics and morality of post civil war America as well as in our own time . Don Murra y and Otis Young were excellent in their roles . Are VHS tapes available ? The premise would make a great movie/series is now available on DVD!/ / fans of this series were not wrong it was excellent

I used to watch this series when i was 10 years old, never seen a better western series, too bad they don't make this kind of movies anymore. I wonder what happened to all the producers of the 60's. Today's producers should learn some lessons from their predecessors and reconsider what they are feeding to the people instead of promoting meaningless shows that are good for trash cans. Does anyone know where to purchase these old series? I have searched many places but had no luck. It would be nice to see these old movies and take a trip back in time when television was worth watching and when sex was not the only thing in the mind of the producers in order to sell their products. These people have no talents to create good shows, so their last resort is sex and they use that in their movies to sell their product.

I really enjoyed all of the previous comments.This was a good western.It reminds me of Ned Blessings of the late 80's.I thought Otis Young and Don Murray were really good actors along with the late Gloria Foster.She never really got her appreciation in the Mannix series.Murray had a recurring role on Knots Landing.The only show I saw Young in was the Last Detail with Jack Nicholson.I would like to see this on DVD or VHS tape.It would be nice to have an address of the copyright holder to get them to publish the show on DVD,VHS or laser disc.This show really showed how the old west was really made too,so that children can grow up with a good historical perspective of American history.Sammy Davis starred also in a movie about a bounty hunter with Ernest Borgnine looking for a kidnapped girl of a rancher.

I have seen probably half of the 26 TV episodes. My comment is in the form of a question. Are the TV episodes on VHS tape/DVD; if so where may I acquire these episodes.

I consider this TV series one of the better westerns TV series produced at the time. The series was ahead of its time based on the social culture at the time. I thought the series was well produced and directed. If I'm not mistaken the series lasted all of one season. I thought that the series was good enough for someone with insight could produce a full length movie with intelligent writing.

Thanks much.