TMC
10-24-2025, 07:56 PM
https://www.itwasathingontv.com/e/episode-589-hell-town/
As happens in the TV business, having a successful TV movie equates to a run as a series. This is no different, holding its own versus some huge 1985 competition. The later series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Town_(TV_series))? Not so much, against that same competition. Robert Blake starred as a tough but fair priest in a tough and not-so-fair portion of Los Angeles, trying to make Hell Town (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/helltown.htm) not so hellish.
As happens in the TV business, having a successful TV movie equates to a run as a series. This is no different, holding its own versus some huge 1985 competition. The later series (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Town_(TV_series))? Not so much, against that same competition. Robert Blake starred as a tough but fair priest in a tough and not-so-fair portion of Los Angeles, trying to make Hell Town (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125301/http://www.jumptheshark.com/h/helltown.htm) not so hellish.