Late last year we
passed along the fact that Warner Home Video had (rather casually) mentioned
Maverick as being among their DVD plans to celebrate their 50th Anniversary of Warner Television throughout this year. Now we have lots of details about this initial DVD release of the classic western show starring James Garner, plus cover art.
Maverick's the name. Poker's the game. And fun is the payoff in this 3-episode disc of the TV classic that lassoed an Emmy for Best Western Series. James Garner and Jack Kelly are brothers Bret and Bart, debonair bamboozlers who know when to hold 'em, show 'em or hightail it out of town. Shady Deal at Sunny Acres has Bret planning his own methodical fury against a banker who hoodwinked him. Pappy presents the old block the boys are chipped from, the oft-quoted old gent's only appearance in the series. And U.S. Marshal Mort Dooley (note the initials, trivia fans) aims to run Bret out of town in the famed Gunsmoke spoof Gun-Shy. Rake 'em in!
149 minutes of the classic series are presented the way it was originally broadcast: Black-and-White Full Frame with English Mono sound. Subtitles are available in English, French, and Spanish on the episodes, plus closed captioning for the hearing impaired. The street date and pricing for this release has not yet been announced, but we do have the cover art (all artwork is subject to change, of course):
