rawhide be a wonderful tv western series . focus on a band of trail drover lead by the trail bos gil favor . most episode especially from the first 3 season be really character study of favor and his men . guest star come and go but unlike wagon train they seldom dominate the episode they appear in . rawhide be a true and gritty western and gil favor stand out a a memorable character never to be forget . thanks to eric fleming performance the show become a massive hit . of course he be ably support by a wonderful cast of good actor clint eastwood and sheb wooley and paul brinegar and steve raines and james murdoch and rocky shahan and robert cabal . all of these actor leave their mark in a piece of television history . rawhide capture the flavour of that time of the west that no other series have for me and a yet anyhow and manage to do so . late season tend to split the lead and give them individual story line . for me some of the time this do not work the cattle drive and the regular provide the best story . however there be still some classic story and rawhide remain top drawer affair . the black and white photography add to a bleak and realistic feel that other western series seldom manage to capture . rustler and indian and commancheroes and beautiful damsel in distress and serial killer and they all show up to give our hero problem . the end come for the series quietly when the final season be axed less than half way through . the reason eric fleming have depart and rawhide be now a head without a body the gritty realism be go and gil favor commanded respect and exuded authority he be never infallible and this make him all the more interesting . we shall not see his like again . watch an episode whenever you can and they seldom disappoint .