Nowhere Man

[bullitt]

If anybody was a fan of this one season series you'll be happy to know its finally available on DVD. The entire series (25 Episodes) is on 9 DVD's for MSRP of $49.95. For those of you not familiar with this show it starred Bruce Greenwood and was a mixture of The Fugitive and 24 and appeared on UPN in 1996 or 97.

[LoadStar]

Huh. I was indeed a fan of this series. It was one of those series that would've been a solid performer anywhere else, but because UPN was still flailing around trying to find an identity, it got axed right away. :/

[rkester]

I remember this but i dont think I ever watched it.

Now if UPN would do a box set of Legend and Platypus man, we'd be set!

[Dmon4u]

Far better than John Doe !

[timr_42]

I did like that show. To bad it never showed up on Scifi or some other channel in reruns

[rkester]

This shows name is so familiar... I seem to remember something in the commercials about a maze?

[Malcontent]

If anybody was a fan of this one season series you'll be happy to know its finally available on DVD. The entire series (25 Episodes) is on 9 DVD's for MSRP of $49.95. For those of you not familiar with this show it starred Bruce Greenwood and was a mixture of The Fugitive and 24 and appeared on UPN in 1996 or 97.

I watched every episode. I loved it. This was the first time I saw Bruce Greenwood and was blown away with his acting ability. I remember his tv "wife" being a real piece of work.

Victim of bad timing. If the show aired just 2-3 years later, it might have had a chance.

[rkester]

Isnt that the story of many shows, bad timing?

Maybe they wll show it on tv soon so I can at least check it out. I didnt give many shows a chance back in the day that id like to now.

[BetterYeti]

For those of you not familiar with this show it starred Bruce Greenwood and was a mixture of The Fugitive and 24 and appeared on UPN in 1996 or 97.Watched every episode and loved the show, though I think the finale suffered from early cancellation - a rush to complete the story arc. The comparison to 24 is apt since the creator of 24 was an exec producer and writer on Nowhere Man, and the creator of Nowhere Man has written for 24. Cross-pollenization is evident, since both require something around the same level of suspension of disbelief. :)

[rkester]

I really liked 24 in its 1st season. It was new, compelling, and frantic. It got silly and old quickly.

Is Nowhere man like this? How exactly would you say it compares to 24? I can suspend my disbelief well when needed. I like SeaQuest;)

[LoadStar]

I didn't think it had as much in common with "24" as it did with the Sandra Bullock motion picture "The Net." Both were essentially the same story - main character has their entire identity erased, and they need to figure out who stole it and why.

[rkester]

Was it as campy and totally unbelievable to anyone who has used a computer like The Net?

[scoblitz]

We watched this and really enjoyed it.

Did they add any sort of resolution or ending to it, IIRC it was cancelled before you found out what was happening.

That experience is the one that we site as why we are hesitant to watch any show like this

[rkester]

I gravitate towrds this kind of show. 2 or less failed season(s), cancelled for whatever reason, etc. Soon as it hits DVDs, I devour it and wish for more.

I think they put something in their chicken to make me crave it.

[BetterYeti]

I really liked 24 in its 1st season. It was new, compelling, and frantic. It got silly and old quickly.

Is Nowhere man like this? How exactly would you say it compares to 24? I can suspend my disbelief well when needed. I like SeaQuest;)One thing that is similar is the "seamless, everything is connected" conspiracy vibe, and it's this for which the suspension of disbelief comes in for me. Otherwise, I recall some elements of visual style being similar and the development of the story arc.

[medialicious]

Lawrence Hertzog

HERTZOG, Lawrence Writer/Producer, Lawrence (Larry) Hertzog, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2008, after a short battle with cancer at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles. He was 56.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries - Hollywood Hills (800) 600-0076. Larry was born in New York City to Harold and Arlene Hertzog. With his older brother David, he grew up in Teaneck, NJ and moved to Los Angeles in 1977.

He started his career on the TV series, "Kate Colombo" in 1979, followed by "Hart to Hart" in 1980. In 1984 he joined the Stephen J. Cannell team where he wrote and produced several series, including "Hardcastle & McCormick", and "Stingray". With Cannell, he co-created the Dale Robertson series "J.J. Starbuck" in 1987.

After stints on "Walker Texas Ranger" and "SeaQuest 2032", he created the groundbreaking "Nowhere Man" for the upstart weblet UPN. The series starred Bruce Greenwood, about a man whose identity disappears over a controversial photograph. It was a critical hit with the reviewers.

Larry went on to produce the hit NBC series "Profiler" for two seasons before joining USA's Cable hit "La Femme Nikita" as the showrunner and writer for its last three seasons. He also wrote for the Fox Mega-hit "24" before joining the staff of the Vivica Fox series "1-800 Missing." He ended his career as a producer and Head Writer on the Sci-Fi Channel series, "Painkiller Jane" in 2007.

Larry is survived by his wife, Karen; mother, Arlene Hertzog; brother, David and sister-in-law, Roz; nephew, Adam; niece, Lauren (fiance James); extended family and many friends and colleagues.

Thanks to Laine, Lauren, Gil, Frank, Noam, Ryan and Charlene for their daily support during this difficult time.

Special thanks to Dr. David Hoffman and his team, along with the nursing staff at Cedars Critical Care Unit for their kindness, compassion and support.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to:

Tower Cancer Research Foundation
9090 Wilshire Blvd., #200,
Los Angeles, CA 90211

or to a charity of your choice in Larry's memory.

[scooterboy]

We watched this and really enjoyed it.

Did they add any sort of resolution or ending to it, IIRC it was cancelled before you found out what was happening.

+1

I remember watching it and liking it, but I don't remember how it ended.

For those that do, was it a good enough ending to to invest the time to watch it?

[kaszeta]

I remember this show, mostly since after the 3rd or 4th episode, I thought, "That was pretty good, I wonder where they are going from here." That was the last episode.

[Amnesia]

Now if UPN would do a box set of Legend and Platypus man, we'd be set!I loved Platypus Man. I was very sorry when Richard Jeni killed himself...

[LoadStar]

You mind spoiler tagging that, holee?

[HomieG]

<=== Nowhere Man here :)

[scooterboy]

Jeez, I didn't ask for all of the details of the ending. I just wanted to know if it was satisfying enough to watch the whole season...