Complete series cast summary: | |||
Parker Stevenson | ... | Austin James 7 episodes, 1988 | |
Ashley Crow | ... | Michelle Castle 7 episodes, 1988 | |
Jon Cypher | ... | Howard Millhouse 2 episodes, 1988 | |
Clive Revill | ... | Graham McKinley 2 episodes, 1988 | |
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Carol Weston | ... | Secretary / ... 2 episodes, 1988 |
Austin James, an eccentric scientific prodigy, and his somewhat scatterbrained secretary, Michelle Castle, investigate a variety of murders, all with a scientific basis, whether it be a locked-room mystery in a nuclear reactor, or homicides committed with holograms. Written by <scrow@chop.isca.uiowa.edu>
As I recall, the show was canceled during the writer's strike of 1988. I don't believe the cancellation had anything to do with the quality of the show, it was just too new for the network to take a chance on, it's the same thing they do today. I just wish they'd release it on DVD.
It was very much ahead of its time, the scientific approach just wasn't that interesting to people at that time, I think. It will always be one of my most favorite shows, and perhaps someday I'll get to watch it again.
Wow, I can't believe I'm being forced to write more just to post this flippin opinion! I never thought anyone would want 10 lines of my kind of BS, but hey, who am I to complain?
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