https://popculturereferences.com/maverick-reached-its-peak-complexity-in-shady-deal-at-sunny-acres/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:42:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://popculturereferences.com/maverick-reached-its-peak-complexity-in-shady-deal-at-sunny-acres/#comment-16825 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:42:07 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6628#comment-16825 1)The con in The Sting — and presumably this episode of Maverick — was based on a real confidence game. Most likely both writers got it from David Maurer’s “The Big Con” which was the guidebook for screenwriters doing con-game stories (it influenced Mission: Impossible too).
2)John Dehner is another good actor, mostly playing ruthless bad guys/authority figures. He’s excellent in Wild Wild West’s “Night of the Steel Assassin” as a 19th-century cyborg.

]]> https://popculturereferences.com/maverick-reached-its-peak-complexity-in-shady-deal-at-sunny-acres/#comment-16809 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:10:34 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6628#comment-16809 It really was a coincidence

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