Which Show Replaced TOS on NBC's Schedule?

[Maurice]

There may be something more to the 10pm slot decision. @Harvey and I are looking into that. [/Tease]

 

[gottacook]

And who played Bracken in season one of Bracken's World?

No one appeared on screen as Bracken the whole first season; Warren Stevens did a voiceover. Leslie Nielsen, Stevens' old crewmate from Forbidden Planet, was brought in to play Bracken (onscreen) at the start of the abbreviated season 2.

 

[johnnybear]

Jeez who the hell was Bracken anyways and where was he for the whole of the first series?
JB

 

[Damian]

Jeez who the hell was Bracken anyways and where was he for the whole of the first series?
JB

Pfft, that's nothing. I don't think I've ever even heard of the show.

 

[Christopher]

No one appeared on screen as Bracken the whole first season; Warren Stevens did a voiceover. Leslie Nielsen, Stevens' old crewmate from Forbidden Planet, was brought in to play Bracken (onscreen) at the start of the abbreviated season 2.

Interesting connection. A bit odd, though, since they sound very different. Out of FP cast members, I'd say Richard Anderson was the one who sounded closest to Stevens.

 

[johnnybear]

Pfft, that's nothing. I don't think I've ever even heard of the show.

Me neither!
JB

 

[Carol Pruitt]

According to Wikipedia, the summer replacement series in ST's timeslot in the summer of '69 was rebroadcasts of The Saint from the UK....

Yup, that's what it was. Which is why I've never watched The Saint. (Sore loser, that's me!)

 

[Spock's Barber]

Jeez who the hell was Bracken anyways and where was he for the whole of the first series?
JB

Bracken’s World?!?! I know it’s a contradiction, but I remember that show for being utterly forgettable.

I’ve never seen any books, fanzines, merchandise, video games, blogs, forums, conventions, television spin offs or motion pictures based on that turkey. Star Trek has proven all of the television and studio executives wrong by surviving and thriving for 50+ years.

 

[johnnybear]

But Leslie Nielsen was in it, wasn't he?
JB

 

[Spock's Barber]

But Leslie Nielsen was in it, wasn't he?
JB

Oh, you mean Lt. Frank Drebin from Police Squad.

 

[Carol Pruitt]

But Leslie Nielsen was in it, wasn't he?
JB

Yes, according to Wikipedia, Nielsen played Bracken in the second season.

 

[Maurice]

No one appeared on screen as Bracken the whole first season; Warren Stevens did a voiceover. Leslie Nielsen, Stevens' old crewmate from Forbidden Planet, was brought in to play Bracken (onscreen) at the start of the abbreviated season 2.

^^^
Already stated a few messages above.

Yes, according to Wikipedia, Nielsen played Bracken in the second season.

 

[johnnybear]

Yup, that's what it was. Which is why I've never watched The Saint. (Sore loser, that's me!)

Some people in the UK refused to watch Star Trek in 1969 and later because it took over the Saturday night slot from Doctor Who! True that, because I've met one of them!
Might be why the BBC never scheduled it on a Saturday anytime after the first twenty five episodes or so...
JB