Comments on: Too Much Sunshine Will Make Him Explode.

Too Much Sunshine Will Make Him Explode.

fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:56:10 -0800

I'm baffled why these science fiction tv pilots never made it to series... especially Leonard Nimoy's Baffled!.

By: The Tensor

The Tensor — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:15:58 -0800

Hmm. I can't find any support for this on the 'net, but I'm about 80% certain that The Archer did indeed get picked up and broadcast for at least part of a season. I remember watching it (the Heartbow!) and begin disappointed when there were no more episodes. Furthermore, I saw and enjoyed the TV-movie version of ExoMan back in the day. Conclusion? I am as old as the hills.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:35:05 -0800

Is that the one where Exoman had to become his butler?

By: Shepherd

Shepherd — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:56:45 -0800

I almost hate to say it, but Clone Master actually looks kinda fun.

By: mmcg

mmcg — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:34:15 -0800

I'd totally watch Clone Master. Somebody find the guy who greenlighted the Bionic Woman remake and let's get this thing off the ground.

By: about_time

about_time — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:08:37 -0800

You can watch Clone Master as the Michael Keaton remake Multiplicity.

By: Clay201

Clay201 — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:24:29 -0800

And The Man With the Power made it to air after its title was changed to The Greatest American Hero.

By: nev

nev — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:33:09 -0800

I'd love to see these without that unfunny voiceover.

By: nax

nax — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:35:29 -0800

What are the odds. I *also* explode when exposed to too much sunlight.

By: beaucoupkevin

beaucoupkevin — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:41:31 -0800

Oh hey, Dr. Strange!

By: localroger

localroger — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:34:35 -0800

No, no, no Clay 201. The Greatest American Hero wasn't sired by aliens, they gave him the suit. See, it's totally different.

By: George_Spiggott

George_Spiggott — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:34:51 -0800

Count how many of these concepts are found in Heat Vision and Jack. Okay, like one, maybe two. But y'know, still.

By: Target Practice

Target Practice — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:32:22 -0800

Wait, too much sunshine will make him explode... unless he wears "special sunglasses"? What about the rest of his body?

By: Target Practice

Target Practice — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:34:23 -0800

...also, is it me, or does the narrator sound like Harlan Ellison?

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:56:53 -0800

There needs to be more caveman-themed teevee, although their needs to be less GEICO cavemen-themed teevee.

By: goatdog

goatdog — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:37:22 -0800

I think there would be a market for releasing un-picked-up pilots on DVD. I know I'd rent them. But negotiating the DVD rights might be too prohibitively difficult and expensive.

By: bettafish

bettafish — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:55:41 -0800

*waves* Hi, Doc!

By: autodidact

autodidact — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:05:12 -0800

I thought Dr. Strange actually went past the pilot stage and became a real show.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:10:57 -0800

Ha, these are great. I wish they had greenlighted them...

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:28:12 -0800

"More caveman-themed teevee", you say? All you had to do was ask. It's About Time, too; this one's from Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island.

By: Locative

Locative — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:49:10 -0800

Driven by a need to know who starred in The Man with the Power (apparently poor Bob Neill's one shot at being a lead), I looked these all up on IMDB. The Man with the Power with Vic Morrow and Persis Khambatta! Northstar Exo-Man Dr. Strange with Jessica Walter as Morgan Le Fay! The Archer with George Kennedy! Clone Master Baffled!

By: sexyrobot

sexyrobot — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:27:12 -0800

best unaired pilot ever thats sort of sci-fi? the Elvira show! never have so many penis jokes been crammed into one show. also starring katherine helmond!

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:31:44 -0800

I want to see The Archer! The scenery chewing by George Kennedy alone would make it memorable. And it looks like it should have at least a little O'Keefe.

By: Locative

Locative — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:28:28 -0800

I'm sorry, Countess, a little O'Keefe won't do when miles O'Keefe is needed. Here's the trailer though.

By: Locative

Locative — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:32:39 -0800

Hmm...I don't know how torrents work, but this seems to be one for The Archer. I should go outside now.

By: Chasuk

Chasuk — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 15:01:44 -0800

There used to be a show on called "Strange Paradise" that aired immediately following "Dark Shadows" in the late 1960's or early 1970's. I loved it, and miss it terribly (as I miss "Dark Shadows").

By: kowalski

kowalski — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:24:29 -0800

This post needs a mention of the Global Frequency.

By: wildcrdj

wildcrdj — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:45:16 -0800

...also, is it me, or does the narrator sound like Harlan Ellison? Not nearly enough cursing for that.

By: JHarris

JHarris — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:15:16 -0800

I thought Dr. Strange actually went past the pilot stage and became a real show. Not to mention a comic book!

By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:08:29 -0800

My favorite obscure 1970s government-agent-with-a-special-ability is the almost-plausible Delphi Bureau, starring Laurence Luckinbill (!) as a spy with a photographic memory. Except he doesn't really know he's a spy, at first anyway, but begins to suspect. Something like that. You can see a bit of a scene that absolutely terrified me as a nine-year-old, a Hitchcockian encounter with an agricultural combine, in the ABC Fall Preview (10 min, that bit it at the very end). Anyway, watching that sort of suggested to me that the environment in which these stellar efforts faltered was not perhaps as challenging as one would have it. The whole thing starts with a breathless promo for Divorce His/Divorce Hers, with Burton and Taylor, which turns out to be IMDB's 49th-rated Richard Burton film. I think there would be a market for releasing un-picked-up pilots on DVD. I know I'd rent them. Yeah, I dunno why the long tail hasn't really served this market. I mean, just the one-season sitcoms alone at least have a built-in nostalgia audience. I never got to see half of All Is Forgiven, to cite one well-liked flop. And to this day, it rankles. It rankles, I say!

By: willnot

willnot — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:30:03 -0800

Oh, my god. I've been trying to track down the name of that Archer show for something close to forever. I distinctly remember being quite enchanted by the "heart bow" when I was a youngin. I don't think I ever knew the name of it though. I hope that the torrent actually works when I get home tonight. I'm sure that I'll be disappointed now that I'm all grown up, but it would be worth it to scratch this overly persistent itch.