Greatest American Heroine
I recently got all three seasons and saw 'again', the Greatest American Heroine. I say 'again' as I vaguely remember catching it in syndication, especially the arm wrestling scene. After watching it, I'm SO GLAD this never got picked up. Aside from the actress not being all that interesting, it seemed like a bad imitation of the show. The scene where Ralph, Pam and Bill say goodbye to each other was SAD. Three characters that were great together being forced to split up. It was bad enough that the show got canceled WAY too early but to add that scene on top of it was too much.
Obviously, they couldn't help the cancellation or the studio execs but as much as I like William Katt, I gotta take exception with his decision not to come back to the role. He mentioned in an interview that he was offered a lot of money by NBC to reprise the role when it was a hit in syndication. He refused as he was already contracted for the Perry Mason mysteries. I realize that it put him in a bad position but really he couldn't have worked around his commitment? Steady work for actors is REALLY hard to come by and you would think that with his mother being in the business for so long she would have sat him down and said "you need think beyond this week". The odds of being on a hit series, let alone the very noticeable lead, are astronomical. Its one thing to have a show and then its gone, you can't go back. But when, only two years after its canceled you're offered to return with a guarantee episode list and maybe a piece of the backend, seems like a no-brainer. This is especially true if you have a say in the tone of the show.
For true fans, this ep is a novelty but best to watch the series without checking out 'heroine'.