A decade before Robocop was patrolling the streets of Old Detroit ABC was trying to get their own robot cop to the masses, without much success. In May of 1976, ABC released a pilot movie called Future Cop; it was about a grizzled veteran street cop who finds himself partnered with an android.
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Tarzan: The Pilot (2003) – Review
In the past one hundred years, there have been many versions of Tarzan – from the big screen to the small one – but in 2003 the WB Network decided to update the Tarzan story to a modern setting, with a whole new origin story, and with the added twist of making it part police…
Galactica 1980: Galactica Discovers Earth – Review
Glen A Larson’s series Battlestar Galactica only lasted one season – poor ratings and even poorer writing being the main cause of its cancellation – but somehow a letter-writing campaign resurrected the show, and this was long before the internet’s instant fan feedback existed, so studios weren’t used to this kind of thing. The original Star…
Battlestar Galactica: The Hand of God – Review
This episode is the last of the season, and the last of the series, where we find that though the valiant crew of the Galactica have staged several victories against the Cylon Empire, they were no match for poor ratings.
Battlestar Galactica: Take the Celestra – Review
Space mutinies and lost loves shake up our heroes in this action pact episode, as the series winds down to towards the end of its one season run.