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The Saturday Night 'Thrillogy':

posted 18 years ago by xffanatic_4ever
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Did anyone actually like the other 2 shows? I always remember dark skies and the pretender were SO insanely hyped, while profiler was an afterthought, and imo profiler was the best of the 3.

[–] JMD811 18 years ago

Pretender was rightfully hyped. that show was simply amazing and deserved all the hype it might have recieved (i wouldn't know since i became a fan of the show this past Christmas when the dvd's for pretender started coming out.) I can't say anything about profiler since i haven't watched it (although i want to). Dark skies i don't know about either.

[–] MichaelM24 11 years ago

I don't remember DARK SKIES at all. PROFILED I watched off and on, but never really took to. THE PRETENDER was terrific, though.

[–] onthemarktexas 11 years ago

Yeah, the "Saturday Night 'Triollogy'" concept never quite caught on, although I thought it was a great idea.

During the 1996-97 season, NBC aired DARK SKIES at 8pm, THE PRETENDER at 9pm, and PROFILER at 10pm. That was my favorite line-up.

DARK SKIES only lasted one season, and was replaced during the 1997-98 season with THE OTHERS (which only lasted for 13 episodes). It was a good series but for whatever reason, NBC aired the episodes out of order and the audience had a hard time keeping up with the plot. Not the best way to handle a show you're hoping will find an audience.

A mid-season replacement, titled WIND ON WATER starring Bo Derrick replaced THE OTHERS but it was boring and quickly fell off the schedule.

Between 1998-2000, the "Thrillogy" concept was dropped altogether. THE PRETENDER kept its 9pm timeslot and PROFILER kept it 10pm timeline. The 8pm timeslot was then used to broadcast failed pilots and specials.