I generally love 1960s and 70s cop and detective shows. One I never watched until now was "McCloud" and I must admit that I am not a huge fan after having seen eight or so episodes. Why? Well, because too often the plots involve crimes that are amazingly complex and hard to believe. "The Disposal Man" isn't so bad in this department, though McCloud is called upon to save one of the richest men in the world...not an ordinary citizen.
When the show begins, a lowlife (Jack Carter) orchestrates a fight with McCloud as a pretense to warn him that someone is planning on killing Arthur Yerby (Patrick O'Neal). Later, the lowlife recants his story, but McCloud is convinced the threat is real...so the Chief assigns him to the case. There are some problems, however, as Yerby is a bit of a jerk and there are probably a lot of folks who would like to see him dead! Can McCloud find the hitman as well as who paid him to kill Yerby?
If it wasn't for the fact that nearly every episode is extraordinary (too much so in my opinion), I would have loved this particular show. It's better than most...but I just wish McCloud would solve some more ordinary cases...not ones that are once in decade ones...like he seemed to solve each week.
By the way, IF you see this one, note Nita Talbot's character...she is really, really, REALLY dumb...perhaps too dumb.
When the show begins, a lowlife (Jack Carter) orchestrates a fight with McCloud as a pretense to warn him that someone is planning on killing Arthur Yerby (Patrick O'Neal). Later, the lowlife recants his story, but McCloud is convinced the threat is real...so the Chief assigns him to the case. There are some problems, however, as Yerby is a bit of a jerk and there are probably a lot of folks who would like to see him dead! Can McCloud find the hitman as well as who paid him to kill Yerby?
If it wasn't for the fact that nearly every episode is extraordinary (too much so in my opinion), I would have loved this particular show. It's better than most...but I just wish McCloud would solve some more ordinary cases...not ones that are once in decade ones...like he seemed to solve each week.
By the way, IF you see this one, note Nita Talbot's character...she is really, really, REALLY dumb...perhaps too dumb.
