Buck James

This one ought to keep the bible-belt happy. Based on the television health personality Dr. ‘Red’ Duke, Buck James dealt with the ongoing adventures of a Texas hospital ER chief (Dennis Weaver). Of course, since he’s from Texas, he’s also a rancher… because everyone in Texas wears a cowboy hat and lassos cattle. Especially when they used to be McCloud. So where’s the conflict in this tepid medical drama? Well, how about we throw in a Jewish she-doctor (Alberta Watson) from the East Coast? That ought to keep the to-and-fro going, as well as set up a love/hate relationship that can be exploited when the ratings go south (which they duly did).