Wildside (U.S. TV series)
 |
|
| Genre | Western |
|---|---|
| Created by | Tom Greene |
| Written by | Walter Brough Tom Greene Steve Johnson Jonathan Torp William Whitehead |
| Directed by | Tom Greene Harvey S. Laidman Richard C. Sarafian |
| Starring |
Howard Rollins William Smith Sandy McPeak J. Eddie Peck Terry Funk John D'Aquino Meg Ryan |
| Composer(s) | Jack Elliott |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | E. Arthur Kean Tom Greene |
| Producer(s) | William F. Phillips |
| Cinematography | Roland "Ozzie" Smith |
| Editor(s) | Robert Florio Michael Sheridan |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 48 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Tom Greene Productions Inc. Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | March 21 – April 21, 1985 |
Wildside is an American series aired by ABC from March to April 1985. The series stars William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, Howard Rollins, William Smith, Sandy McPeak, Terry Funk, John D'Aquino, and Meg Ryan.
Five outlaws once roamed the U.S. Western territories. The leader and organizer was J. Wendell Summerhayes, while the other members were Brodie Hollister, Varges de la Cosa, Bannister Sparks, and Prometheus Jones. The five outlaws went straight and Summerhayes became the governor of California. The other four men became businessmen in the town of Wildside, CA, and form the "Chamber of Commerce." Brodie's son Sutton was raised in the East by Brodie's wife but traveled to Wildside to be with his father. Although Wildside is normally peaceful, trouble inevitably arises either when criminals come to town or when Summerhayes appeal to his former gang members for help. When their services are needed, the five men don their weapons and go on a "hunting party" to deal with the problem.
The series was produced by Touchstone Television, a then-new division of Walt Disney Productions. Although it featured several shootouts and fistfights per episode, there were very few on-screen deaths. Much of the violence was presented in a stylized and bloodless manner, similar to that of The A-Team.
Wildside was aired as a mid-season replacement and put on Thursday nights against the popular The Cosby Show. Due to low ratings, the series was canceled after one month.
...
Wikipedia