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Season 1 – Legend

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In the waning days of the 19th century, dime novelist Ernest Pratt assumes the persona of his noble literary hero, Nicodemus Legend, and roams the Old West with his scientist friend Dr. Janos Bartok.

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Legend — Season 1

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EW Staff Entertainment Weekly 07/22/2019
C+
Too bad Legend's dialogue isn't sharper, its plots more pulpy, or its action scenes, um, actionier. Go to Full Review Adam Sandler Variety 07/22/2019
Writers Michael Piller and Bill Dial take the familar territory of land owners vs. settlers and creatively - as well as entertainingly - advance it to include superhuman feats all scientifically explainable and supported by well-scripted humor. Go to Full Review John J. O'Connor New York Times 07/22/2019
There are clever touches. Go to Full Review Tom Jicha South Florida Sun-Sentinel 07/22/2019
This is a replacement series destined to be quickly replaced Go to Full Review James Endrst Hartford Courant 07/22/2019
For the most part, "Legend" is a welcome hour. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Richard Dean Anderson

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John de Lancie

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Mark Adair-Rios

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Bob Balaban

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Andrew Hill Newman

Guest Star

Michael Moss

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 18, 1995 Birth of a Legend A turn-of-the-century novelist (Richard Dean Anderson) assumes the identity of his dashing literary character, an adventurer dedicated to justice and science in the Old West. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 25, 1995 Mr. Pratt Goes to Sheridan A bank robber will surrender only to Pratt's (Richard Dean Anderson) fictional character, Nicodemus Legend. Details Episode 3 Aired May 2, 1995 Legend on His President's Secret Service As his fictitious character Nicodemus Legend, Pratt must kidnap President Grant to prevent an assassination. Details Episode 4 Aired May 9, 1995 Custer's Next to Last Stand As Nicodemus Legend, Pratt thwarts the assassination of his longtime friend, Maj. Gen. George Armstrong Custer. Details Episode 5 Aired May 16, 1995 The Life, Death and Life of Wild Bill Hickok Pratt and Bartok (Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie) capture a band of train robbers and give the credit to aging hero Wild Bill Hickok (William Russ). Details Episode 6 Aired May 23, 1995 Knee-High Noon After posing as Legend to persuade a young truant to return to school, Pratt (Richard Dean Anderson) learns the boy's mother wants to exploit him. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 6, 1995 The Gospel According to Legend Predicting the world's end, a charlatan (Robert Englund) bilks farmers; Pratt (Richard Dean Anderson) infiltrates his camp and stages the prophecy. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 20, 1995 Bone of Contention Legend (Richard Dean Anderson) mediates when two feuding paleontologists think there are dinosaur bones buried under the Silver King. Details Episode 9 Aired Jul 4, 1995 Revenge of the Herd Pratt (Richard Dean Anderson) as Legend guides a buffalo hunt by a group of German publishers. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 18, 1995 Fall of a Legend Pratt (Richard Dean Anderson) lands on the Most Wanted List and realizes that, with his famous face, there is nowhere to hide. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 25, 1995 Clueless in San Francisco Pratt (Richard Dean Anderson) helps a white woman, raised by Arapaho Indians, to find her birth parents. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 8, 1995 Skeletons in the Closet Pratt and Bartok (Richard Dean Anderson, John de Lancie) uncover a clue to the oldest murder mystery in Arapaho County. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Richard Dean Anderson, Bill Dial, Michael Greenburg, Michael Piller
Network
UPN
Genre
Adventure, Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 18, 1995