McCloud [REM] (1970-1977) COMPLETE

McCloud [REM] (1970-1977) COMPLETE
SPECIALS + S01-S07 Blu-ray 1080p
DISC OPTIONS: ENGLISH SUBS OFF/ON



IMDb RATING:7.0/10
YOUR RATING:10/10 WESTERN TV SERIES CULT CLASSIC

Stars:Dennis Weaver, J.D. Cannon, Terry Carter

***** AWARDS: Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys, 1 win & 10 nominations total *****
Storyline: A "fish-out-of-water" cop show about a New Mexico lawman assigned to a Manhattan precinct. There's a healthy dose of matchstick-chewing and down-home phrases, but McCloud is one sharp country slicker who teaches his city counterparts a thing or two about nailing bad guys.
TOTAL EPISODES 47 PLUS 4 SPECIALS
Featured reviews:
One of my lifelong favorites
Sam McCloud is one of the more entertaining characters ever created for television, and possibly the most natural "fish out of water" creation.

In the pilot, McCloud escorts a witness in an important murder case to New York, and winds up solving a complicated case virtually single-handedly. The premise then becomes that he is "assigned" by the Taos, NM Sheriff's Office to stay in New York as learn their police techniques and procedures.

Each episode becomes a study of how McCloud's stubborn, but common sense, demeanor trumps his big city colleagues to find the truth where more common methods fail.

While the cases presented are serious -- most often murders -- the series has a comical edge the will cause you to chuckle out loud at least a few times per episode.

The only failing is that some of the plots have a few holes in them, and today, it's hard to not only find the episodes, but to find uncut versions that don't leave out important scenes.

Dennis Weaver is brilliant in the show.

"There ya go."
A long way from Clint Eastwood...
In "Coogan's Bluff," the movie that led to "McCloud," Clint Eastwood's Coogan came to New York to capture a villain, did so, and went back to New Mexico. Obviously this wasn't going to do for the series, so Sam McCloud was sent to New York to study how they did things in the Big Apple... and then proceeded to ignore them and do things his way.

Like practically every cop in the history of television, his boss didn't like his methods and would have loved to be rid of him (McCloud actually did grant his wish in one episode when he resigned, but needless to say he came back), but our horse-riding hero got results. Of course, it didn't hurt that his sort-of girlfriend was the Commissioner's cousin... it's what you know and who you know that counts.

So it went for seven years, first as part of "Four-in-One" (an hour-long revolving series with four instalments) then as part of the "NBC Mystery Movie" until its demise; the series had plenty of comedy (McCloud, trying to land a plane: "The big hand is on 3, the little hand is on 4!" Clifford: "You're looking at the clock, McCloud!") but it wisely took its central premise seriously, never going out of its way to be quirky a la "due South" - McCloud going horse riding down the streets notwithstanding. Dennis Weaver's had other series after this, but we're not going to remember him for "Stone" (and certainly not for the snooze-inducing "Buck James"); it'll be for "Gunsmoke," "Gentle Ben," and for (relatively) younger audiences Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud.

Taglines: The toughest cowboy to ever take on the mean streets of New York City.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Certificate: PG

Also known as: NBC Sunday Mystery Movie: McCloud
ORIGINAL Tech specs: Runtime APPROX 60 MINUTES
Sound mix: Mono
Aspect ratio: 4:3
REMASTERED SOURCE FILES TO HD 1080p WITH SOUND UPMIXED TO AC3 5.1 STEREO