I was a sci-fi/fantasy nerd attending my freshman year in college when NBC debuted what they hyped as the first of five sword-and-sorcery adventures to be telecast over the course of that coming summer. And, to my surprise, I found myself enjoying it, immensely! It had a great instrumental score (especially during the fight scenes). It had great special effects (for a made-for-TV imitation of Conan the Barbarian). And it had a literally stellar cast for the time. George Kennedy (from the original CHARADE); Richard Moll (pre-original NIGHT COURT); William Windom (pre-MURDER SHE WROTE); and Belinda Bauer (pre-ROBOCOP 2).
Imagine my disappointment, then, when the Nielsen ratings evidently proved too low to air the four remaining TV-movies.
If anybody out there finds a DVD of it at a garage sale, this summer, snatch it up. You'll find it an enjoyable cult-classic.
Imagine my disappointment, then, when the Nielsen ratings evidently proved too low to air the four remaining TV-movies.
If anybody out there finds a DVD of it at a garage sale, this summer, snatch it up. You'll find it an enjoyable cult-classic.