Friday, February 13, 2015

Trust Fund Challenge #9: "Supertrain" (1979)

In this mega-sized installment of Trust Fund Challenge, Ric and I are confronted with the shiny spectacle that was the 1979 NBC megaflop Supertrain. The network invested a lot of resources on this "Love Boat on the rails" show, and it failed miserably. We have a lot of fun trying to figure out why this happened and who thought it would be a good idea to feature the acting stylings of one Steve Lawrence in the pilot.


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