The Quest

The king of fictional nation Glendora "of advanced years and unlikely to produce an heir", has to find a successor or his kingdom will be absorbed into France, according to a medieval treaty. So, he searches the world, and finds four people who have royal blood, an adventurer, a retired ex-cop, a con-man, and.. well, a woman. He then devises a competition where they "race" to a place of his choosing, where it's more about how you run rather than how fast.

Character development was great, writing was great both from a comedic and an action standpoint. (My favorite was the chameleon-like con man who at one point sells the Brooklyn Bridge - literally). A greatly entertaining and well-done show with a great soundtrack, so of course ABC cancelled it after five episodes.

I loved "The Quest", with its fantastical story line about 4 Americans who must prove their worthiness to inherit a kingdom. The best part was watching the chemistry between Karen Austin and Perry King, and the acceptance of teamwork with Ray Vitte and Noah Beery, Jr. The sweep and believability of John Rhys-Davies and the by-play with the King was also enjoyable to watch. I was very sorry to see it cancelled. I hope someday TV Land or Nick at Nite could put it on just so viewers could see just how magical and entertaining it was next to some of todays dreck!

This short-lived series was superb -- and it had an equally short and wonderful theme song. Adventure, human interaction, royalty, a great prize -- what else could you want in a weekly TV series?

For action and actual story line, it's far superior to the drivel that wastes electricity these days.

(For those who don't understand the concept, let me explain: Some TV series used to have actual stories. Many of the stories were somewhat ... well ... unbelievable ... such as this one, but even so they beat the current slop of "reality shows" which are slightly less interesting than watching any random group of drunks at a bus stop.)

I would love to see this series on DVD -- or even the theme song on CD!

This show was never given a chance on ABC. It was wonderful to see. I wish it would be put on DVD. It had adventure, drama, comedy, and though the evil character may not have been needed in the show it just kept you watching more. The acting by all the cast was great and their chemistry together clicked beautifully. The networks complain about not having a show to air on Saturday nights. I suggest they go to their vaults and pull out The Quest and air that on Saturday nights. The theme of the show is awesome and Lisa Lee's voice is perfect for it. I wish her singing of this theme song was on CD! My kids are 8 & 11 and I have a VHS tape of the pilot of the series and I told them nothing about the show but just to watch it. Now they love the Quest and have begged me to get the episodes of the show on DVD. I hope Stephen J. Cannell the producer would put this short lived show on DVD. Other short lived shows have come to DVD, why not The Quest!

I loved this show and I think it only aired about 4 episodes before it abruptly disappeared (seems to happen to the shows I like best - hmm...) I looked forward to it every week as it was on Friday nights and was the perfect kick back and relax and be entertained and be swept into another world where for an hour a week you could forget about reality! It was a real stress reliever! No point in describing it because others before me have done an excellent job, but...thanks to your comments I can show others I've told about the show that I'm not crazy!!! Now, does anyone know how we can get watchable episodes of this show?