Some of the historical characters Bogg and Jones encounter include: Cleopatra, Babe Ruth, Abraham Lincoln, and the Wright Brothers. As mentioned before, when the Omni flashes red, history has been changed and the duo is off again to put history back on track.
The series was originally canceled by NBC after its 13th episode, but a massive letter writing campaign brought the show back for the rest of the season. It was then canceled again due to low ratings. Maybe if it hadn’t been up against 60 Minutes it would have fared better. There were rumors, however, that the show was undergoing some extensive retooling and would eventually return to the airwaves. But a tragic accident prevented that ever from happening.
After a long and draining day's shooting in October 1984 on the set of Hexum’s new show, Cover Up, he jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. The gun fired and the wadding from the blank cartridge shattered his skull. Hexum was rushed to the hospital, but despite five hours of surgery to repair the damage, he died a week later. Hexum was only 26 when he lost his life, and his organs went on to save the lives of five other people.
Voyagers! was a fun show to watch when I was 8, and it still is today. I’m glad that this series has finally made it to DVD and if you’re a sci-fi or time travel fan, this is definitely worth picking up. My one complaint is that there are zero extras. No promos from back in 1982, no commentaries or retrospective from Meeno Peluce or even a tribute to Hexum. Even one of those would make this set all the better.
Grade: A-
Article comments
1 - Ginger DeLosRios
I enjoyed reading your DVD review, and would like to post it on my Voyagers! website. Take a visit, I think you would like it. I totally agree with you on the extras. I have taken it upon myself to post an interview on youtube and I have created alot of tributes to Jon-Erik and Voyagers. My user name is GDLR. You can watch them from the site as well on the fan-video page. Take care!
2 - adriano
¿this series is speak in spanish?
reali im like much, but, y dont stend a english.
3 - Ginger
I posted 2 years ago and had many changes, my website link is different and I have my own Youtube channel called 'Voyagersguidebook' Just found this blog again and decided to update it. I really liked this review and I'm still mad that there are no extras to be seen. They just released the German version and it has a whole booklet and episode guide and pictures..there is even a mention of my website! That's crazy! Too bad the USA can't take care of it's own in this way. A tribute to Hexum would have been really sweet. I heard Meeno didn't even know they released Voyagers when it first came out...so much for that. Still, it's great to finally have it clear and uncut.