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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

TV Heath Ledger’s Long Lost TV Show

Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey on Wed, Jan 23 at 12:12 PM

Of small interest for those like me who are obsessing over Heath Ledger’s untimely death… Did you guys know Heath starred in a quickly forgotten Fox TV show?

He was the star of the short-lived Fox series “Roar,” which aired from July to September 1997 and was produced by former teen idol Shaun Cassidy.

In this action-adventure series set in 400 A.D., Ledger played Conor, a Celtic Prince who, after his family had been massacred by a rival tribe at his brother’s wedding, became the reluctant leader of the local tribes in their fight against the Romans.

Obviously it didn’t do too well, because for the life of me, I can’t remember it. What I need is something to refresh my memory, so let’s check out this teaser clip for… ROAR!!!!

Nope, still don’t remember it.

Comments

SciFi runs this series in the daytime occasionally.

I've watched it. It's not bad. Lots of pretty outdoor location shooting. Lots of young, pretty scantily clad women.

The villian plot lines are a liitle stale. Production values of the show aren't bad, though.

And now it will be described as a forgotten classic, as its protagonist is dead, and Dead People Are Angels, as we all know.

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