Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestWhile making a promotional ""film"" of Nicodemus Legend for the newly invented Zoetrope, Pratt and Bartok find a clue that leads them into the convoluted folds of the oldest mystery in Arapaho County.
The irresistible and charming Ernest Pratt is a dime-store novelist who is living out the adventures of his fictional character Nicodemus Legend in the Old West. Alongside Janos Bartok, a brilliant scientist, the duo teams up to fight for justice using Legend's celebrity and Bartok's outlandish inventions to make a real legend.
Acting
Richard Dean Anderson's winking charm carries every ridiculous premise.
Costume
Legend's velvet coat and Bartok's mad scientist aesthetic are *chef's kiss*.
Writing
Meta premise about a writer living his stories was ahead of its time.
Creators
Michael Piller, Bill Dial
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Dean Anderson developed this between MacGyver seasons specifically to keep working with his creative team.
This quietly pioneered the 'writer becomes their creation' trope later seen in Galaxy Quest and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
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