Birth of a Legend

Episode aired Apr 18, 1995
TV-PGTV-PG
2h

S1.E1

In 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, ... Read allIn 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powe... Read allIn 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powerful female land owner and the town's sheriff in her pocket.

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Director
- Charles Correll
Writers
- Michael Piller
- Bill Dial
- Timothy Burns(executive story editor)
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Director
- Charles Correll
Writers
- Michael Piller
- Bill Dial
- Timothy Burns(executive story editor)
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In 1876 Ernest Pratt, an imperfect man with vices, is a struggling writer of a series of books based on his popular and fictional character Nicodemus Legend. After being mistaken as Legend, Pratt is enlisted by a helpless group of town folk to once again help them, against a powerful female land owner and the town's sheriff in her pocket. —Justin Boggan

reference to alexander graham bell

Trivia
When Bartok instructs Ramos to start the velocipede, he says "engage" and gestures forward. This references "Star Trek: The Next Generation," wherein Captain Picard makes an identical gesture when he orders the Enterprise to engage warp drive.