This series did not last as long a others Martin produced, but this one set the standard. It is a dramatic standard he would never reach again in any other series. The stories while always the same in formula (Kimble being chased by Gerard), always had good drama surrounding the chase.
The best thing is that they chose to do a finale before it was too late. MAD Magazine was already doing satires about the shows formula before it went off. The formula was rather limiting, but the writers always seemed to find a way to introduce drama.
Part of the reason this show was so popular was that it was reality based, more reality based than Survivor. There actually was a real Doctor who was falsely accused of his wife's murder which the show was loosely based upon. This stimulated the original interest in the series. It kept it going for 4 years & they did one of the first of the great series finales.
David Jansen really did a lot of terrific acting in this show. It landed him another series after this went off- but this show was by far his best work. It is hard to imagine anyone else playing this role so well for so long. Even Harrison Ford who did it in the movies, could only do a little over 2 hours. Lt. Gerard was played very well too. He would go on to do some shows on Martin's The FBI.
This show was excellent in drawing drama out & putting a lot of raw emotions into the forefront. It is a classic.
The best thing is that they chose to do a finale before it was too late. MAD Magazine was already doing satires about the shows formula before it went off. The formula was rather limiting, but the writers always seemed to find a way to introduce drama.
Part of the reason this show was so popular was that it was reality based, more reality based than Survivor. There actually was a real Doctor who was falsely accused of his wife's murder which the show was loosely based upon. This stimulated the original interest in the series. It kept it going for 4 years & they did one of the first of the great series finales.
David Jansen really did a lot of terrific acting in this show. It landed him another series after this went off- but this show was by far his best work. It is hard to imagine anyone else playing this role so well for so long. Even Harrison Ford who did it in the movies, could only do a little over 2 hours. Lt. Gerard was played very well too. He would go on to do some shows on Martin's The FBI.
This show was excellent in drawing drama out & putting a lot of raw emotions into the forefront. It is a classic.