Years back, I saw Jock Mahoney interviewed on local television. He was asked why such a quality show as YANCY DERRINGER was cancelled. Mahoney said, with more than a touch of bitterness, it was becaue CBS wanted to buy a controlling interest in the show, and he and his partners were not willing to sell. So, CBS cancelled it.
shareI've only seen one --the Christmas show-- and it was pretty bad.
Kisskiss, Bangbang
Not a good episode, I'll grant you. But it wasn't typical either. See some more episodes and you might be pleasantly surprised. It was a very individual show that did not conform to the pattern of most frontier/western shows of the era.
I found the last scene touching. My first experience with Yancy Derringer was an episode scripted by alvin Sapinsley ("V for Vashon," "Pickman's Model"), and I was blown away. I also wouldn't use any of the Coles Trapnell episodes I've seen so far to form an opinion on the series, although "Panic in the Streets" was pretty good.
Je suis Charlie Hebdo.