Supertrain Was Among The Most Costly Failures On Television In History
Show: Supertrain
Original Network: NBC
Est. Production Budget: $7 million for the pilot ($28.6 million in 2022)*
From the beginning, Supertrain was an ambitious project that didn’t turn out the way the actors and crew had hoped. It debuted in 1979 and was set on a high-speed “super train,” which was essentially a cruise ship with all the extras. It ran on nuclear energy. Whatever compelling plot the writers of the show could have come up with, nothing would have been worth the $7 million disaster that was the two-hour pilot for the series. To put things in perspective, each episode of WBD Game of Thrones’ first five seasons (2011–2015) cost roughly $6 million.
Supertrain Was Among The Most Costly Failures On Television In History
Every Day, Mister Ed Drank A Gallon Of Sweet Tea And 20 Pounds Of Hay
Show: Mister Ed
Original Network: Syndication (1961), CBS (1961-1966)
Est. Production Budget: $50,000-$100,000 per episode*
Assume you grew up with a television at home during the 1960s. If so, chances are good that you watched Mister Ed, a talking horse, get into all kinds of trouble with his fellow humans a few evenings a week. According to rumors, the horse star had a very specific diet because of how finicky Bamboo Harvester (Mr. Ed) was about food. Every day the horse drank at least a gallon of sweet tea and consumed twenty pounds of hay. Bamboo Harvester would simply leave the set, displaying even more of his diva-like behavior as he became weary of the routine.
Every Day, Mister Ed Drank A Gallon Of Sweet Tea And 20 Pounds Of Hay
