With a brand new take on the character due next week on the CW, I thought we'd start things off this month with a look back at a long forgotten iteration of Nancy Drew.
In 1995, Canada's Nelvana Studios acquired a license for both Nancy and the Hardy Boys, packaged together in separate half-hours for syndication. Tracy Ryan was cast as Nancy, and would cross over to Hardy Boys in two episodes. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to save either show, as both were cancelled after 1 season due to lack of affiliate interest.
It seems ABC had wanted to bring Nancy back in 2002 in a TV-movie, but that pilot went nowhere, which is why when the CW's Nancy Drew bows October 9, it'll be the first TV appearance of the sleuth in 24 years.
Problem is, it's smack dab in the middle of the baseball playoffs and a burgeoning ratings war in wrestling, and......!
Anyway, here's "Welcome to The Callisto", in which Nancy, who'd been bunking with two of her besties, gets a generous offer after solving a case.....
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