#RoyHuggins (1914–2002) was born on this day.

He created MAVERICK, THE ROCKFORD FILES and THE FUGITIVE, wrote #FilmNoir like TOO LATE FOR TEARS (1949) and wrote/produced hundreds of hours of TV from the 1950s-‘80s.

#ClassicTV

#Baretta s2e13 - 9/10

1️⃣ Some very interesting twists and turns in this story by #RoyHuggins.

2️⃣ Baretta’s partner is off the force, under suspicion of shooting an unarmed innocent man by mistake. Baretta smells a rat. But the accuser has his own problems. All this press attention has made him a target for mob hitmen, and Baretta must protect him!

3️⃣ Our hero enlists the aid of his usual motley crew of colourful local characters. As much as this is the story of him trying to clear his friend,

#Aspen 03 (1977) - 10/10
Dark ending to excellent mini-series from #RoyHuggins Productions.

1️⃣ The overall storyline is adapted from 2 unrelated novels, one by #BurtHirschfeld, one by #BartSpicer. That becomes very apparent here in the first hour when the #TonyFranciosa plot (Hirschfeld book) becomes dominant.

2️⃣ Franciosa’s charming-but-unscrupulous businessman goes to extreme/illegal lengths to acquire land from #JohnMcIntire. He needs the land for a million-dollar development deal, but he