he would write it. i ve said it before, i ll say it again. i best thing i think has ever happened in my career is work on this show and have elmore like it. you can really get a send of his writing and characters throughout the series. walton, you weren t even supposed to be on the show. you were supposed to die in the pilot. what s kept boyd around for so long? i have a gun, walter goggens has a gun no. after we did the pilot and then it came off, a and the chemistry between tim and i, it was important for gibbons to have someone there who understands his history, a way to kind of reflect a adjourn in at harlen county to connectualize his history, so i think that s one of the main reasons why boyd stayed around. i think you know f. i ve