One-Episode Wonder: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome]]''. Originally intended to be a new TV series, [[Syfy|Syfy Channel]] later cut the order back to a TV pilot, then slashed it again to a low-budget webseries with all CGI sets, of which exactly one episode was filmed and then hidden away in the network's vaults. [http://io9.com/5895080/totally-badass-trailer-for-battlestar-galacticas-cylon-war-prequel-blood-and-chrome A trailer for the show] surfaced in early 2012, which was later revealed to have been smuggled out of [[Syfy]] and leaked to the public without their authorization. [[Syfy]] says it has no plans for producing or even ''airing'' ''Blood and Chrome'', because as everyone knows [[Network Decay|Syfy Channel only shows wrestling now-a-days]].

* ''[[Pryde of the [[X-Men]]'': Surreal 1989 Kitty Pryde-based animated X-Men adaptation, which laid the ground work for the later series, after a much needed retool. Stan Lee's hyperactive narration takes it to the next level. The inclusion of Dazzler in the main cast and the fact that the historically Canadian [[Wolverine Publicity|Wolverine]] has an Australian accent probably didn't help either.

* The American version of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' didn't survive past a single pilot episode that never made it to air. Notable for casting [[Terry Farrell]] (of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' fame) as a female version of Cat, a pre-''[[Frasier]]'' [[Jane Leeves]] as the computer Holly and [[Robert Llewellyn]] reprising his role of Kryten from the original British series. Because of [[Executive Meddling]] late in the production, multiple actor recastings and other problems, British series footage had to be used to fill in the holes in the episode. A brand-new higher-quality Kryten suit was made for the pilot which Llewellyn was allowed to keep and re-use in further British seasons following the American cancellation.

* ''The Robinsons'': A 2003 ''Lost In Space'' remake pilot commissioned by the WB Television Network. The pilot was directed by John Woo (of ''Hard-Boiled'' and ''Face-Off'' fame), and featured multiple changes from the original, such as: the Jupiter 2 being a landing pod instead of a full-fledged ship, one of the Robinsons' sons dying in an attack by aliens, and much younger actors playing Judy and Don Robinson. The show was never picked up, but the sets of the Jupiter 2 were bought for use on the re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', as the Battlestar Pegasus' command center.

* ''Secret Talents of the Stars'': Hosted by John O'Hurley, it had George Takei singing country. You just can't say anything more than that. * Actually, you can. [[Mya]] billed ''her'' secret talent as tap dancing. Anyone seen ''My Love Is Like... Wo''?

* [[Mc G]]McG's American version of ''[[Spaced]]'' had a pilot filmed, but it never got picked up.

* ''Turn-On'': 1969 [[Follow the Leader|ripoff]] of ''[[Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In|Rowan and Martins Laugh In]]'' with nonsensical jokes, including people making funny faces while the word "sex" pops up. One of the most notorious flops in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s history, the Denver and Cleveland affiliates failed to return to the show after the first commercial break, replacing it with a documentary on pistol shooting. Due to being profiled in seminal works like the original ''The Book of Lists'', ''Turn-On'' is arguably the most famous/infamous example of a One Episode Wonder.

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