Beyond Westworld
Beyond Westworld | |
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Based on | Westworld byMichael Crichton |
Developed by | Lou Shaw |
Starring | |
Composer | George Romanis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No.of episodes | 5 (2 originally unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Lou Shaw |
Running time | 60 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | March 5 March 19, 1980 | –
Beyond Westworldis a 1980 American television series based on the 1973 filmWestworld,which was written and directed byMichael Crichton.Although the DVD box cover mentions that it follows the film's events, it ignored the 1976 film sequelFutureworld.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Security Chief John Moore of theDelosCorporation has to stop the evil scientist Simon Quaid, who is planning to use the robots in Delos to try to take over the world.
Cast
[edit]- Jim McMullanas John Moore
- James Wainwrightas Simon Quaid
- Connie Selleccaas Pamela Williams
- William Jordanas Joseph Oppenheimer
- Severn Dardenas Foley
- Nancy Harewood as Roberta
- Judith Chapmanas Laura Garvey (pilot only)
Broadcast and reception
[edit]The series was nominated for twoPrimetime Emmy Awards(Outstanding Achievement in Makeup and Outstanding Art Direction For a Series), though only five episodes were produced. Only three of these episodes aired byCBSbefore cancellation.
In the United Kingdom all five episodes were shown by someITVregions separately, starting withGranada Television,which aired the first four episodes between August 2 and 23, 1980 in an early-evening slot, but delayed the fifth until a morning slot on January 7, 1981. Across the nine regions which showed the "full" series, many showed episodes 2–5 in differing random orders, and onlyYorkshire Televisionshowed them more than once.Ulster Televisiononly showed two episodes, six months apart.Thames Televisionaired all five episodes in an early afternoon slot during the summer of 1982.
Home media
[edit]On July 29, 2014,Warner Home Videoreleased the complete series on DVD-R in Region 1 via theirWarner Archive Collectionmanufactured-on-demand service.[2]
List of episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Westworld Destroyed" | Ted Post | Lou Shaw | March 5, 1980 | |
John Moore is assigned to hunt down Simon Quaid, who has some androids that he proposes to use to further his own ends. The first one is hiding amongst the crew of a U.S.nuclear submarine. | |||||
2 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Rob Holcomb | Lou Shaw & Haward Dimsdale | March 12, 1980 | |
Quaid blackmails the owner of an oil company and John and Pamela must find the android in the company's ranks. | |||||
3 | "Sound of Terror" | Paul Stanley | Martin Roth | March 19, 1980 | |
Quaid gets his hands on someuraniumand John and Pamela must find another android who is hiding in a rock band. | |||||
4 | "The Lion" | Jack Starrett | Martin Roth and David Bennett Carren | August 23, 1980 | |
Delos circuitry is found in a car explosion and John and the rest of the Delos team must try and work out Quaid's new plan. | |||||
5 | "Takeover" | Don Weis | Gregory S. Dinallo and Steven Greenberg and Aubrey Solomon | January 7, 1981 | |
Quaid's target is the police officer in charge of the state governor's visit. John and Pamela must stop Quaid and identify the police officer, who is actually an android. |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1980 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards[3] | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | Beyond Westworld | Nominated |
Outstanding Art Direction For a Series | Beyond Westworld | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^"Beyond Westworld".The New York Times.
- ^"Beyond Westworld DVD news: Announcement for Beyond Westworld - The Complete Series - TVShowsOnDVD".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-08-01.
- ^"Beyond Westworld".Television Academy.Retrieved28 June2019.
External links
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- Westworld
- 1980 American television series debuts
- 1980 American television series endings
- 1980s American science fiction television series
- CBS television dramas
- Television series about robots
- Live action television shows based on films
- Television shows based on works by Michael Crichton
- Television series by MGM Television
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Television shows set in Seattle
- United States science fiction television stubs