October 5, 2021
and eighteen years ago on this date in 2003, Travis Fimmel wandered into New
York as Tarzan in a new Warner Bros. series. Alas, or
fortunately. depending on your personal feelings, the show was canceled after
only a few weeks. Even Xena the Warrior Princess wasn’t enough to interest the
viewers. Lucy Lawless was cast as a Tarzan relative named Kathleen
Clayton. Sarah Wayne Callies played the part of Jane Porter, a New
York detective. Nine episodes were filmed but the series was quickly canceled,
even though the show attracted a whopping 2.8 million viewers! Unfortunately,
2.8 million isn’t that large an audience and Tarzan placed 112th among
primetime programs!
The drabble for
today is about the concept of the short lived series. “Keep it Simple” is the
title of today’s 100 word drabble.
Lucy Lawless said
to show creator, Eric Kripe, “The script says I’m Tarzan’s aunt or some crap
like that. Tarzan doesn’t have any female relatives.”
“Relax, he does
now.”
Travis said, “I
may just be a pretty face, but Tarzan belongs in the jungle, not Manhattan and
a billionaire uncle – really.”
Sarah Callies complained,
“Jane’s a scientist’s daughter not a policewoman. You’ve created a mash-up of
King Kong, a police procedural drama, and Falcon Crest.”
Kripe smiled, ‘So
you don’t think this is going to work.”
Lawless shook her
head. “It’ll never get off the ground, too many moving parts.”
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