Legend (1995– )

Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly ... See full summary »

Creators:

Bill Dial, Michael Piller

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie, Mark Adair-Rios

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Ernest Pratt (12 episodes, 1995)
John de Lancie	...	Janos Bartok (12 episodes, 1995)
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Huitzilopochtli Ramos (12 episodes, 1995)
Jarrad Paul	...	Skeeter (12 episodes, 1995)
Robert Donner	...	Mayor Chamberlain Brown (5 episodes, 1995)

Storyline

Ernest Pratt, a dime-store novelist in the old west, lives with his scientist friend Professor Janos Bartok in the small town of Sheridan, Colorado. The people of Sheridan mistakenly believe that Pratt--a drinker, gambler, and womanizer--is the audacious and pure hero of his novels, Nicodemus Legend. Bartok and his associate, Ramos, convince Pratt to assume the Legend persona while supplying him with Legend-like futuristic gadgets that they invent. Together, Bartok and the reluctant Pratt (as Legend), adventure throughout the west solving mysteries, capturing wrong-doers, and even making scientific discoveries.

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Plot Keywords:

gadget | hero | author | 1890s | invention | 

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Genres:

Western | Sci-Fi | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Mescal, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gekko Film Corp., Mike and Bill Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

John de Lancie and Richard Dean Anderson also worked together in a first-season episode of MacGyver. de Lancie played a character named Brian Ashford in the episode: MacGyver: The Escape.

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Quotes

[Bartok tries to convince Ernest Pratt that he must take on Legend's identity]
Janos Bartok: Your celebrity has the power to give our enemies pause. My science can increase that reputation. And together, we will create the real Legend.

User Reviews

Awesome show

And only one of the ones on UPN, besides Voyager, that I used to watch...USED to watch. I was heart-broken when UPN took it off. Seems like pretty much all of their shows fail. In my opinion, they never gave it a chance. I was in the process of writing a Legend novel when the show was trashed.

The show's plot was original and out of this world. I miss it.