Bringing back the old western, Maverick, into an era when westerns were not as popular, seems like a long shot for success. It was. The first attempt was a 1978 TV-movie, The New Maverick, reprising James Garner as Bret and Jack Kelly as Bart. It served as a pilot movie for The Young Maverick, starring Charles Frank as Ben Maverick. The movie was not a rousing success. The new series even less so, running from November 28, 1979 to January 16, 1980. The lack of the Garner's sardonic style was obvious. After The Rockford Files shut down, even Garner could not revive his popular series in, Bret Maverick, only running from December 1, 1981 to May 4, 1982.
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