"Petrocelli" was set in the fictional town of San Remo*...a relatively small town in Arizona. Yet despite its size, more people seem to be killed there than anywhere except Cabot Cove! And, in at least half the cases, people who didn't do the murders but were caught in the same room as the victims were defended by Petrocelli and were subsequently found innocent. "The Falling Star" is yet another show that fits this familiar pattern as Dusty Rhodes (Ken Curtis of "Gunsmoke" fame) is accused of a murder he didn't commit. So it's once again up to Petrocelli to dig and determine what really happened...and in this case he's working for one of his favorite old movie stars, as Rhodes used to star in westerns.
Curtis wasn't the only very familiar TV face in this episode. Susan Dey ("The Partridge Family") stars as Dusty's estranged daughter. Both were pretty good in the show. As for the rest of the episode, the show was well written but awfully familiar...including the almost obligatory attempt on Petrocelli's life. Still, enjoyable and worth seeing...and currently available on YouTube.
*The show was actually filmed in Tucson, Arizona and the city was much smaller back in the day.
Curtis wasn't the only very familiar TV face in this episode. Susan Dey ("The Partridge Family") stars as Dusty's estranged daughter. Both were pretty good in the show. As for the rest of the episode, the show was well written but awfully familiar...including the almost obligatory attempt on Petrocelli's life. Still, enjoyable and worth seeing...and currently available on YouTube.
*The show was actually filmed in Tucson, Arizona and the city was much smaller back in the day.
