I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
On 2026-04-13 20:02:23 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
How about some full frontal nudity of Jenny Agutter. That would've got
some buzz going.
On 4/14/2026 10:34 AM, super70s wrote:
On 2026-04-13 20:02:23 +0000, Lawrence D?Oliveiro said:Ms. Agutter wasn't in the TV series.
On Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:30:42 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
I think the trope is called "the wandering Samaritan".
Just another of the ?X-of-the-week? formulas for endlessly-running TV
series.
How about some full frontal nudity of Jenny Agutter. That would've got
some buzz going.
On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:56:17 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode
run to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling
budget constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural
shockwave of Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into
one of the most magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
Was that before or after it turned into a villain-of-the-week type
series? Was there any chance of an actual story arc, leading to a
final conclusion? Or were they just going to milk the idea for as many >episodes as they could manage?
Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:56:17 -0400, Ubiquitous wrote:
Television executives had gambled big. $9 million and a 14-episode
run to bring Logan's Run back to the small screen. But crippling
budget constraints, a fractured writers' room, and the cultural
shockwave of Star Wars turned this promising dystopian series into
one of the most magnificent failures in 1970s sci-fi history.
Was that before or after it turned into a villain-of-the-week type
series? Was there any chance of an actual story arc, leading to a
final conclusion? Or were they just going to milk the idea for as many >>episodes as they could manage?
Exactly! The Fugitive template was the industry standard back then. It
gave networks a safe, episodic structure, but it certainly sacrificed
the tension of the original film.
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