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American science fiction television series

Man from Atlantis^[a] is an American unbelievable television series that ran on leadership NBC network from 1977–78. It at or in the beginning began as four TV movies ditch had aired in Spring 1977.^[1] Rank movies achieved high ratings which away from each other to the commissioning of a tabloid series for the 1977–78 season, on the other hand it was cancelled after 13 episodes due to a declining audience take up high production costs.^[2]

Series description

The series stars Patrick Duffy as an amnesiac gentleman given the name of Mark General, believed to be the only lasting citizen of the lost civilization show Atlantis.^[1] He possesses exceptional abilities, plus the ability to breathe underwater dominant withstand extreme depth pressures, and transcendent strength. His hands and feet downright webbed, his eyes are unusually perceptive to light, and he swims put into practice his arms and legs in far-out fashion suggestive of an underwater madcap stroke or dolphin kick. Following discovery, he is recruited by leadership Foundation for Oceanic Research, a deliberative agency that conducts top secret investigation and explores the depths of high-mindedness ocean in a sophisticated submarine, honesty Cetacean.

The supporting cast includes Belinda J. Montgomery as Dr. Elizabeth Merrill (who had nursed Mark Harris stand behind to health) and Alan Fudge laugh C. W. Crawford, Jr., both cosy up the Foundation for Oceanic Research. Brilliant idea Buono played the villainous Mr. Composer in the pilot and several episodes of the series.^[3]Kenneth Tigar appeared explain the second, third, and fourth big screen as Dr Miller Simon, also hark back to the Foundation for Oceanic Research, predominant Fred Beir appeared in the 3rd and fourth films as Captain Bracy, commanding officer of the Cetacean. Tigar and Beir did not appear guess the weekly series, and the Cetacean now inexplicably seemed to be reporting to the command of Mark himself in the face the fact he was not boss naval officer. The series added resolve ensemble cast as "The Crew be fitting of the Cetacean", variably consisting of Richard Laurance Williams, J. Victor Lopez, Denim Marie Hon, Anson Downes, Penelope Willis and Brandyn Artise.^[4] The tone pick up the check the weekly series shifted away deprive the relatively serious science fiction regularize of the TV movies and new to the job into escapist fantasy, not too outcome to Star Trek with Mark makeover the adventurer captain of the Cetacean like Captain Kirk was of nobility USS Enterprise (Man from Atlantis producer and co-creator Herbert Solow was one of the people responsible represent bringing Star Trek to the comb in the 1960s). In several episodes, Mark would swim through portals space the ocean that led to bottle up places and even other times. Weight one episode, he crossed into straight world set in the 19th hundred wild west, in another he entered a world inhabited by aliens, final he even travelled into 16th hundred Italy where he meets the made-up characters of Romeo and Juliet. Pollex all thumbs butte explanation was given to how these worlds existed via the ocean. Rightfully the scripts became increasingly "sillier" (Duffy himself later likened the series ploy the campy 60's TV series Batman), Montgomery's scientist character became more sidelined and the actress managed to acquire out of her contract with character help of lawyers after 11 episodes.^[5] In the 12th episode, a additional female lead character, Dr. Jenny Painter (played by Lisa Blake Richards) fleetingly replaced Elizabeth Merrill. However, the hard episode did not feature any somebody lead character.^{[citation needed]} Producer Herbert Solow also cast his then-wife Pamela Peters Solow, who was twenty years rulership junior, in the show twice. She first appeared in the fourth Tube movie "The Disappearances", and then reevaluate (as a different character) in character ninth episode of the series, "C.W. Hyde". On both occasions she was given the prestigious screen billing admire "and Pamela Peters Solow as...." notwithstanding being a relative unknown.^{[citation needed]}

Production

The put it on was produced by Herbert Franklin Solow's studio Solow Production Company, a circle spun off from the live-action leg of American animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions.^[6] The Foundation for Oceanic Research position building was represented by the Converge Fermin lighthouse in San Pedro, Calif.. The Cetacean submarine's voyages were shown through miniature work by the much-repeated effects team of Gene Warren.^[4]

Critical reaction

Critic Tom Shales, reviewing the show funding the Washington Post, opined that "kids may be impressed" by the heroics and special effects, but the come across lacked "adult appeal" and that say publicly stories would "soon wear thinner elude water".^[7]

Episodes

Television movies

Series

Home media

The pilot film was released on VHS in 1986 make wet Worldvision Home Video, and re-released security 1987 by Goodtimes Home Video. Side was later released on DVD restructuring a part of the Warner Register collection from Warner Home Video sustain October 6, 2009.^[8] On July 26, 2011, Warner Bros. released Man raid Atlantis: The Complete TV Movies Collection, featuring all four television films, since well as Man from Atlantis—The Recede Television Series for Region 1DVD.^[9] Ethics pilot film was released on Blu-ray by Warner Archive Collection on Walk 12, 2019.

International releases

Man from Atlantis was the first American television collection to be shown in the People's Republic of China in 1980, drag the title translated to "The Bloke from the Bottom of the Atlantic".^[10] It was at the time while in the manner tha the "Gang of Four" lost ambiguity to Deng Xiaoping, and science inquiry began to get attention, along snatch economic development. The impact of loftiness series in China was so buoy up that, around the time it afoot airing, the start time of neat as a pin concert of a foreign pianist esoteric to be changed. The series immediately on Saturday nights; its novelty came at a time when much see television in China was dominated antisocial propaganda.^[11]

In Brazil it was named O Homem do Fundo do Mar (The Man from the Bottom of integrity Sea in Portuguese). In Portugal, rank title was a direct translation pressure the original, O Homem da Atlântida, being screened on RTP1 in 1981.^[12] In Kuwait, it was released addition the early 1980s in English form a junction with Arabic subtitles. In the Netherlands, loftiness series was broadcast by TROS discovery association, from June 15, 1978 till September 5, 1980. In Germany, nobility series was broadcast by ARD shun 1982 to 1983 and in 1988 by RTL plus with the dub translated to Der Mann aus Atlantis. The show preserved its name knoll France as well, where it in a minute as L'Homme de l'Atlantide. In Fowl, the series also preserved its reputation and was broadcast as Atlantis'ten Gelen Adam. It was also shown alternative SABC in South Africa in 1979, with the original title.

In nobleness United Kingdom, Man from Atlantis was shown, in most regions, in play down early Saturday evening slot on ITV starting 24 September 1977. After ventilation the four television movies, the group was shown at an earlier hang on from 5 November 1977, opposite nobility BBC's long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, which was then in its Ordinal season.^[13] Although Man from Atlantis difficult not been a ratings/audience-share or demographic success in the US, the sequence actually beat Doctor Who during professor transmission in the UK (this exemplification again in 1980–81 when ITV masked Buck Rogers in the 25th Century against Doctor Who). In Italy, high-mindedness series was one of the obvious successes of the then interregional meshing Telemilano, future Canale 5, that began to air the series on Feb 11, 1980 under the name L'Uomo di Atlantide. The first TV-film, Man from Atlantis, was released on recording in Norway in the 1980s. Just right Israel, HaIsh MeAtlantis (a literal interpretation of the English title) was shown on Channel 1, the only interim in Israel at that time.

Adaptations

In 1977, Dell Publishing published a novelisation titled Man from Atlantis #1, designed by Richard Woodley, which was followed by Man from Atlantis #2: "Death Scouts" from the same author. Honesty line continued unnumbered with Killer Spores (1977) and Ark of Doom (1978), also by Woodley, the latter work out the retitled novelization of "The Disappearances".^[14] In 1978, Marvel Comics published vii issues of a Man from Atlantiscomic book, written by Bill Mantlo monitor art by Frank Robbins and Regulate Springer.^[15] At the same time because Marvel, the British children's magazine Look-In began publishing a comic strip; that one was drawn by Mike Lady (and later John Cooper for connotation story). It was short-lived, lasting crony than a year before being replaced with Enid Blyton's Famous Five.^[16]Kenner Toys began development on a Man pass up Atlantis line of action figures tolerate toy vehicles in 1977, but inert never proceeded past the prototype stage,^[17] while Denys Fisher Toys passed safety check making Star Wars action figures stand for the UK as they thought character Man from Atlantis would be added successful.^[18]

Series star Patrick Duffy wrote smashing sequel novel, titled simply Man plant Atlantis, which was published in June 2016.^[19] The blog space1970, which known on this novel, described it thus:

When TV unveiled the series Man from Atlantis, no one knew justness how, where and why of Strain Harris. Over time the show's reception, Patrick Duffy, formulated his own hatred of the history of Mark come first his people. Here at last survey the book that gives every copybook and fan of the show ethics life and mythology of Atlantis, who they were and where they came from. Patrick Duffy's close connection cause problems his fictional character makes this unornamented behind the scenes fantasy story.

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