Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestJudge Gibbs' gubernatorial campaign is temporarily derailed by allegations of sexual assault levelled by a former intern. Elvin Crowe and Sheriff Gary hunt down Sonny and another convict after the two break out of prison.
Maximum Bob is a short-lived television series that debuted in 1998 on ABC TV. Starring Beau Bridges, the show was based on Elmore Leonard's 1991 novel with the same title.
Acting
Beau Bridges devours scenery as a possibly-psychic corrupt judge.
Writing
Elmore Leonard's dialogue crackles even in truncated series form.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
ABC burned off the final three episodes in a single night after canceling it; most viewers never saw the ending.
Part of a late-'90s wave of Elmore Leonard adaptations that included Get Shorty and Jackie Brown — but TV wasn't ready for his weirdness yet.
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