The first half started out great. The idea of Matt being framed for a murder was a great story line, especially with Elisha Cook Jr who had films like The Maltese Falcon on his acting resume starring as the witness against him.
The potential also increased considerably with the great character actor Robert J. Wilke appearing as Wild Bill Hickok, in an unusual good guy role. Wilke appeared many, many times in just about every TV western made in the 1950's and 60's, usually playing the heavy, along with doing many films like To Hell and Back and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
So it became so much more disappointing that their talents were completely wasted in the second half of the show because the whole thing just stalls and sits there dead because of poor writing. The first half great. The second half a flop. What a shame.
The potential also increased considerably with the great character actor Robert J. Wilke appearing as Wild Bill Hickok, in an unusual good guy role. Wilke appeared many, many times in just about every TV western made in the 1950's and 60's, usually playing the heavy, along with doing many films like To Hell and Back and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
So it became so much more disappointing that their talents were completely wasted in the second half of the show because the whole thing just stalls and sits there dead because of poor writing. The first half great. The second half a flop. What a shame.