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AIRED: 4/18/95

In the late 1800's, writer Ernest Pratt has created a dashing literary hero, Nicodemus Legend, as the main character in his series of dime novels, set in the untamed West. Unfortunately, people in the town of Sheridan, Colorado, end up confusing the gambling, womanizing, drink-loving, writer with his own literary creation. With the help of his new friends, Bartok, an inventor and his assistant, Ramos, a brilliant scientist who is a descendant of Aztec royalty, will Pratt be forced to assume the persona of Nicodemus Legend?moreless

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Richard Dean Anderson, wild west and comedy? Yes, please! (spoilers)

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By MaciekSamul, Feb 19, 2011

I have just watched the first episode of "Legend" (after 7 seasons of "MacGyver" and 10 seasons of "Stargate SG-1") and I'm so surprised!

First of all - it's great! We meet Ernest Pratt - a nineteenth century novelist living in San Francisco, who likes to drink. He created Nicodemus Legend - a superhero of the Wild West, and a main protagonist of Pratt's succesful series of books. Unfortunately, his last book wasn't so well-recieved and Pratt has some problems with his publisher.

Later, Pratt learns that someone in Colorado is impersonating Nicodemus Legend and everybody thinks that it's Pratt. So, Pratt goes to Colorado, where he learns that "Nicodemus Legend" moved the river in order to help some poor villagers. He also learns that it's really professor Bartok, who moved the river using ultra sounds with one of his many inventions.

To make a long story short - Pratt have to assume Legend's persona to save himself as well as the villagers.

Great acting, a lot of humor, great idea! And it only lasted for 9 episodes, can't believe it...moreless
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Jarrad Paul	Skeeter
Richard Dean Anderson	Ernest Pratt/Nicodemus Legend
John de Lancie	Professor Janos Bartok
Mark Adair-Rios	Huitzilopochtli Ramos
Robert Shelton	Grady
Deryle Lujan	Young Arapaho

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Douglas Rowe	Sheriff Sam Moats	Guest Star
Katherine Moffat	Katherine Sullivan	Guest Star
Tim Thomerson	John Wesley Coe	Guest Star

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QUOTES (2)
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- Pratt: I never eat on an empty stomach.
  
  Chinese man: (to Pratt, speaking Chinese)
  Pratt: Yes, I am taller in real life.
  Chinese man's son: My father says he's looking forward to your performance.
  
  Pratt: I just can't assume the identity of Nicodemus Legend!
  Professor Bartok: Why not?
  Pratt: Because, we're nothing alike. He leaps wide canyons, runs like a deer, swims like a spawning salmon. Except for the spawning part I can't do anything of that.
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- Pratt: I am not, nor will I ever be, a man who disturbs livestock!
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- This was the first television series in which Richard Dean Anderson was able to display his comedic talent.
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- CREDITS:
  
  Peter Schrum is credited as Pete Schrum
  Bob Sorenson is credited as Bob Sorrenson
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- Other Crew:
  
  A: Visual Effects by
  Adam Buckner .... visual effects coordinator
  Adam Howard .... visual effects animator
  Richard Kidd .... digital artist
  Tom Raycove .... digital compositor
  Thomas Schelesny .... computer graphic artist
  Mitch Suskin .... visual effects supervisor
  
  B: Others
  Mark Braun .... first assistant camera: second unit
  Robin Bursey .... accounting assistant
  Ray Daniels III .... assistant editor
  Glen Holland .... set electrician
  Joel Jaspan .... dolly grip
  Jay Kemp .... best boy electric
  Jay Kemp .... gaffer: second unit
  Antonia King .... assistant to producers
  Marc Margulies .... first assistant camera
  Karen Mattingly .... script supervisor
  Randy Paik .... steadicam first assistant camera
  Richard Rodono .... assistant editor
  Larissa Supplitt .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
  Robert Van Apeldoorn .... transportation
  Douglas Arnold .... grip (uncredited)
  Mark R. Leins .... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
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- Photo of Tesla
  The scene where Legend meets Bartok for the same time is a recreation of a famous photo of Nicola Tesla's laboratory, with a man sitting behind Tesla Coils.
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- Nicola Tesla
  It is quite obvious that Bartok is a reference to the brilliant physicist, engineer and inventor, Nicola Tesla. Tesla was an Eastern European and his expertise was in electricity and magnetism. There are more similarities: Tesla actually worked under Thomas Edison and like the fictional Bartok, he was basically taken advantage of by Edison. A famous Tesla invention, the Tesla Coil, is similar to the lightning rods that Bartok has all over his lab.
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