Custer

I have got the DVD of Custer & very gorgeous Wayne Maunder was the the very best man for the job & I have played 3 discs so far, as far as I am concerned he was an excellent actor along with the rest of the cast, I will be playing disc 4 very soon this week.

I remember being enthralled by this series as a kid and was disappointed when it ended. I endeavoured later to find out about the real Custer and am now enjoying the series again on DVD. Maunder plays Custer as an efficient and rather aloof officer which indeed he was. Custer was idolised during the Civil War but was reduced to fighting a tawdry war against the Indians during the 1870s. This series portrays that part of his life. It is highly fictionalised but elements of the truth keep bursting through from time to time...the relationship with Reno, the unlikely use of 'Gary Owen' as a marching tune, reluctance to follow orders and his love/hate banter between Terry and Custer. Production values are good and the guest stars excellent. Most episodes have a real air of excitement about them and the fact that Custer's sad fate is well known adds a poignancy to the proceedings. Wayne maunder's portrayal of Custer is excellent, far from being the glory seeking buffoon of many other 'epics', he plays Custer as he probably was,an efficient cavalry officer. Give this show a look, especially if you are a western fan, and you wont be disappointed. ps - The character of 'California Joe' was a real person.

The Winchester rifle with the "half" magazine carried by the bad Indian agent in the premiere episode, "Sabers In The Sun," is the same one used by Paul Newman in HOMBRE.

Fully disagree with the bad reviews. This show was ahead of its time and was canceled (for the at the time) violence shown. The casting was good and with the great guest stars was not second rate. The show lacked historical accuracy (but not authenticity). The show was canceled not because of ratings but the studio concerns over the so called violent combat shown. I have all 16 episodes and the pilot and this show was underrated as was the other "Monroes" western at the time. Highly recommend for Western fans and for those who can appreciate the production values of the time (60's). Check out the episode featuring "Kirby" from Combat. Intense acting and well scripted drama. Maunder actually plays a smart and responsible Custer and not the foolhardy Custer of real life.

I did not like this. I choked thru a few eps looking for Sawaya, Phil Carey, and William smith. I found them. I actually live about 40 minutes from Custer's birthplace. I don't think its something a town should brag about. He was arrogant and just really annoying among other things. I can honestly say in all due honesty he got just exactly what he deserved. This series kind of praised him and i don't think that's right. I understand some Indians were bad, but not all of them. We should be ashamed for what we did to them. But i choked thru a few eps, thank god it wasn't on very long. Course there are boo boos where they use 3 different horses for 1 scene. May never watch it again.