The legend of the West is back as Jack Kelly returns for the fifth and final season of Maverick. Alternating with reruns featuring James Garner as brother Bret, Season Five's original episodes follow Bart Maverick (Kelly) as he deals himself the winning hand against crooked senators, four-flushing bankers, glamorous grifters, wish-granting leprechauns, Bonanza-spoofing ranchers and more in 13 classic adventures guest-starring cult favorites Marie Windsor, Sig Ruman, Reginald Owen, Kathleen Crowley and Jim Backus. And while Maverick: The Complete Fifth Season marks the end of the run, the Maverick brothers would return, with Garner playing Bret in The New Maverick TV movie (1978) and the Bret Maverick series (1981-82), both guest-starring Kelly as Bart. Which only proves what their old Pappy might say: "You can't keep a good cardsharp and con artist down."
D**S
Farewell Maverick
At last Jack Kelly ( the longest serving Maverick ) gets the DVD cover to himself. As a child I always loved James Garner and still do. However as an Adult I can see that I underrated Kelly. I now regard him as highly as I do Garner. Many will disagree and Garner will always be remembered as the star. Kelly given a good script handles the dialogue beautifully and his facial expressions when cornered are a delight. Season 5 is Maverick finally winding down as Warner Bros lose their grip on the western genre. Despite that one can still find much to enjoy in these episodes and with the bonus of Peter Breck as Doc Holliday as well. I am glad to complete my collection and thus far have never had a problem with any of the pressed DVD-R sets I own ( and I own almost all the WB sets). So for the fans of Maverick then buy, enjoy, savour.
P**H
Discs are sluggish to play on a PC DVD drive
The small print on the back cover says the discs "may not play back in . . . PC drives." Well, they didn't for me at first. It would have been nice to have known that ahead of time. I finally got the first disc to play on my PC (which is the way I watch all my DVDs) on the third attempt, so hopefully there will be no further issues. Other studios have no problem making their DVDs playable on any desired device, so I don't what the issue is with Warner Brothers.
A**T
FUN, equals any other season! Amazon Prime purchase should be considered.
Amazon Prime's videos of this series are the BEST DEAL, especially for those that need closed captions! Season Five's episodes are FUN as are the second half of Season Four. They regain the quality of the first and second seasons. Jack Kelly's performances are excellent and the scripts are extremely well written. Several episodes rank with the best of the five seasons of which I own on both DVD and Amazon Prime. The Prime advantages besides closed captions are that they can be downloaded for play later when no Internet is available and viewable on portable media players. I use both an iPad and iPhone with downloaded episodes for times when no internet is available! I am currently chuckling about the LAST EPISODE of this last season!
K**R
More like the original style
These shows are more like the ones with Bret and Bart in style which I enjoy better than with Brent, the cousin.
R**N
The story lines or plot were quite good but it didn't have the same gusto to it ...
This DVD completes my Maverick TV series. The story lines or plot were quite good but it didn't have the same gusto to it as the first three seasons did. James Garner left quite a big hole when he departed from the series. I recommend this DVD for the avid collector to add to their library. Warner Bros. knew how to keep the viewers interest in following their TV series no matter how long or short each series ran.
T**Y
Maverick , complete 5th season
Fast delivery, great job , brand new
A**R
OK for Maverick fans.
Some good stories, but Garner was the best Maverick! Jack Kelly's Maverick was stiffer and not as clever, so the stories tend to follow 2 or 3 plots over and over. Robert Colbert's Maverick was childishly naive and totally unbelievable as a member of the family, OK for those who want to collect the complete run.
F**K
FINAL SEASON
5 STAR QUALITY FOR PICTURE AND SOUND, ANY MAVERICK FAN WILL WANT THE FINAL SEASON.I NOW HAVE ALL THE SEASONS AND I CANNOT FAULT ANY OF THEM APART FROM THE PRICE OF NUMBER 3 WHICH I EVENTUALLY PURCHASED FROM AMAZON MARKET PLACE. I AM NOW COLLECTING SUGARFOOT AND CANT WAIT FOR SEASON 3 TO COME OUT. I AM HOPING SOON THAT BRONCO AND LAWMAN WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.
N**E
Excellent old western series
Really great to see this old 60s tv Western on dvd, always one of my favourites. Seller highly recommended as well.
A**S
Dreadful
All the reviews I read raved about season five. And with Jack Kelly as the main character how could this go wrong? For me it's been a disaster. The stories are awful, the writing is poor it's hard to believe this is the same show. And Jack Kelly isn't up to his usual performance. He's missing that charm, you know that easy going way he's had in other seasons. I'm disappointed. There's a few episodes I couldn't watch because they were grating on my nerves. I think JK was a wonderful actor, I'm sorry he finally got his solo chance and had poor support. Very sad indeed.
A**R
Great show, but very overpriced for only 13 episodes
Great show, but very overpriced for only 13 episodes. I guess if you want to complete the collection like me, you will pay for it. Arrived on time in good condition.
B**Y
Five Stars
Just a great show, everything was good with shipping .Thanks so much.
C**N
Five Stars
great show
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