Why did F Troop only last 2 seasons??

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by Andy Morrison

F Troop is the Funniest Thing I have seen. Unbelievable it only lasted two seasons, and that the marvellous opening scene was not repeated for season 2.

What opening scene?

[treky]

Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

What opening scene?

he means the live-action opening from season 1 "THE END OF THE CI-VAL WAR WAS NEAR..." etc.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by treky

he means the live-action opening from season 1 "THE END OF THE CI-VAL WAR WAS NEAR..." etc.

That was good but I like the season 2 opening too IIRC.

[jehobden]

Originally Posted by treky

he means the live-action opening from season 1 "THE END OF THE CI-VAL WAR WAS NEAR..." etc.

The lyrics for the opening tune also went away w/ Season 2, which I think was a shame. I suspect WB didn't want to spend all the $ refilming that opening in color. By 1966, all the Big Three networks, including ABC, required all primetime programming to be in color. ABC'S The Fugitive also as far as I know didn't refilm its stock footage used in the show's opening (train derailment, Kimble falling in the creek) and stuck mostly w/ tinted still images for its Season 4 opening in color.

[Crusinforabrusin]

Why did it last 2 seasons? Because it stunk. It'd last longer if were any good

[PhoenixAcres]

I liked the second opening. I think the song works better as an instrumental and the artwork was cool.

[TV Guy]

The Fugitive only used the footage of the train derailment and the creek in season 1. Starting with season 2, they used still images. I thought it was interesting that they just tinted the same images from seasons 2 and 3 for use in season 4. They only new shot for the season 4 intro was for David Janssen’s credit, a live action shot now in color.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

I wonder why no sitcom network shows it if it's so good?

Because there are not enough episodes. Maybe Antenna TV will show it on weekends some day. They've aired a few short lived sitcoms that haven't been seen in years. BOTW was a great show. I remember watching it every week.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

Originally Posted by Mr. Television

Because there are not enough episodes. Maybe Antenna TV will show it on weekends some day. They've aired a few short lived sitcoms that haven't been seen in years. BOTW was a great show. I remember watching it every week.

BOTW??

I agree there should be more episodes of F Troop but they've been show F Troop reruns for DECADES because it originally aired before I was born & I've seen it aired multiple times since the 1980s.

[SarahBellum]

Originally Posted by TV Guy

The Fugitive only used the footage of the train derailment and the creek in season 1. Starting with season 2, they used still images. I thought it was interesting that they just tinted the same images from seasons 2 and 3 for use in season 4. They only new shot for the season 4 intro was for David Janssen’s credit, a live action shot now in color.

Also in the season 1 intro, David Janssen is announced as "The Fugitive". In later seasons, he is announced as "Dr. Richard Kimble".

[jehobden]

Originally Posted by SitcomsHeydayfan

BOTW??

I agree there should be more episodes of F Troop but they've been show F Troop reruns for DECADES because it originally aired before I was born & I've seen it aired multiple times since the 1980s.

I think the reference is to the ABC 1981-82 sitcom Best of the West, which had Joel Higgins, Carlene Watkins & Meeno Peluce playing a 1800s family in the West.