Did you know that Clu Gulager really was a cowboy before playing one on TV? And did you know that the creator of The Tall Man Samuel A. Peebles also developed a lot of Star Trek material? If you're a fan of Western dramas, The Tall Man is a show you need to check out. While it's not as well-known as Gunsmoke or Bonanza, it still made quite an impact in the short time that it lasted on NBC.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Clu Speaks! 03:13 - The Real Reason The Tall Man Was Canceled 04:56 - Gulager Auditioned For The Tall Man While On The Cinmarron City Set 05:35 - Samuel A. Peeples Is A Big Star Trek Icon 06:31 - Sullivan And Gulager Eventually Reunited 07:15 - Outro
So, what caused this show to be canceled after only 78 episodes? Well, there were a lot of factors that came into play. Join Facts Verse as we take a look at the series and the reasons why Clu Gulager gave for why it was canceled so suddenly back in 1963.
The Tall Man was a 30-minute Western Series that aired for 78 episodes on NBC from September 10, 1960 to September 1, 1962. It was created and produced by Samuel A. Peeples and was set in New Mexico in the 1870s. While much of its story was fictionalized, the show often depicted major historic figures from that time period such as Lew Wallace and John Turnstall.
The show's plot revolved around 6'3'' Sheriff Pat Garrett, played by Barry Sullivan and Billy the Kid, played by Clu Galager. If you're familiar with history, then you know that the real Garrett shot Billy sometime in 1881, thus ending one of the Old West's most legendary tales.
This light-hearted action series might have been rooted in bloodshed, but it focused on the duo of gunslingers brighter days when they supposedly had more of a congenial father-son relationship. While there is little evidence that the two historic figures ever actually had such a relationship, The Tall Man's loose representation of history was all in the name of good fun.
Clu Gulager Finally Confirmed Why the Tall Man Was Cancelled
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