"Supertrain - From The Land Of Forgotten Television " Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Jan 2016 12:57 p.m. PST |
"Supertrain is an American television drama/adventure series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a 2-hour pilot episode. The series took place on the Supertrain, a nuclear-powered bullet train that was equipped with amenities more appropriate to a cruise ship. It had luxuries such as swimming pools and shopping centers. It was so big it had to run on very broad gauge track. While it had a rated top speed of 250 mph, the train cruised at 190 mph. On one episode, the train left New York City in the evening and arrived in Los Angeles the next morning. Some episodes state that the train also stops in Chicago, Denver, a fictitious town in Texas and presumably other cities. Much like its contemporary The Love Boat, the plots concerned the passengers' social lives, usually with multiple intertwining storylines. Most of the cast of a given episode were guest stars. The production was elaborate, with huge sets and a high-tech model train for outside shots…"
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| jpattern2 | 30 Jan 2016 2:37 p.m. PST |
That show was really, really bad, and definitely best forgotten, but I did love that model train. |
| thorr666 | 30 Jan 2016 2:40 p.m. PST |
Then the nuclear winter came and it became the snow piercer! |
| dick garrison | 30 Jan 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
Reminds me of the comedy film "The Big Bus". Cheers Roger. |
| soulman | 30 Jan 2016 3:23 p.m. PST |
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| jowady | 30 Jan 2016 3:39 p.m. PST |
From the very dark days of TV…. |
| emckinney | 30 Jan 2016 5:06 p.m. PST |
"The Big Bus" immediately popped into my head when I saw the topic. I loved that as a kid! |
| ubercommando | 31 Jan 2016 1:29 p.m. PST |
Didn't the show go through 3 completely different casts in just 9 episodes? |
| napthyme | 31 Jan 2016 1:33 p.m. PST |
never saw this at all when I was growing up. |
| Tango01 | 31 Jan 2016 2:39 p.m. PST |
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