Lucan: The Series

  Did anyone ever own the Lucan game or play it? I regret that I don't have my own boardgame and I hope to get one soon before they're gone forever. In the meantime, here is a Lucan Game eBay Search Page. They created such a lovely illustration from a real promotional image of Kevin Brophy and a wolf. He seemed absolutely fearless around all the animals and took wonderful, comfortable photos. I imagine these photos were taken a few months before Lucan actually aired, as his hair is much shorter than it was throughout the entire series.

  Hi Lucan fans! I have some exciting news to share regarding my journey to keep the memory of Kevin Brophy and his phenomenal 1977 series alive. 🎬 Official Recognition on IMDb! Thanks to a recent correction and approval process, The Lucan Fansite blog is now officially linked on IMDb as the trusted, verified Fan Site for the Lucan (1977) TV Series! Check out the official profile page here: Lucan (1977) on IMDb . I have also added a permanent link to IMDb in my blog's sidebar so you can easily jump back and forth. 🐺 The 12-Episode Guide is Updated (A Work in Progress) I have spent time reorganizing and updating my content. I am thrilled to announce that my Lucan   Episode Guide & Reviews page now features plot summaries for all 12 episodes of the show. After a bumpy few years, it's a small victory, but please note, this is still a work in progress . My ultimate goal for this archive is to build out a dedicated, full-length page or post for every Lucan episode...

A Newspaper Review of  Lucan's P remiere Episode In the late 70s and early 80s , Television was ruled by a Trilogith – the "Big Three" networks – ABC, CBS, NBC. These networks  received many complaints from worried parents, Television watchdogs, research groups, and some religious organizations about the amount of violent content featured on their prime-time shows. By the time Lucan premiered, changes were just being implemented. The critic here felt that ABC overcompensated so much that instead of merely toning down the action on Lucan, they "turned it off." After the Pilot, Lucan became more of a pacifist, though he wasn't afraid to fight back or defend himself when necessary.  Personally, I felt that the feral aspect of Lucan's personality needed to remain strong; wolves are not golden retrievers; they're apex predators that become menacing when scared or provoked. Even when Lucan had displayed aggression, he still needed to keep his cool becau...

It's taken me a while to share this because I only recently learned of Mr. Brophy's passing. I knew he had been battling cancer, but this heartbreaking news still came as a shock. I apologize for the long absence from my Lucan website. My mother's passing in late 2023, after her own long battle with a terminal illness, deeply affected me. The loss of her, combined with other personal challenges, drained my motivation for many of my hobbies, including maintaining my fan sites. I genuinely hope to rectify this in the coming years.  Kevin Brophy was a fine actor best known for his role as the titular character in the 1970s TV series Lucan. Mr. Brophy passed away on May 11, 2024, at the age of 70. Born in Salt Lake City and raised in Southern California, Kevin Brophy's career took off after graduating from the California Institute of the Arts. His breakthrough role as Lucan, a young boy raised by wolves, captivated audiences and launched his acting career. I can't speak...

Magazine Clippings and Pages purchased and scanned by VoyagerG Productions. Please link back to lucantv.blogspot .com if sharing.

 Some Rare Behind-the-Scenes Promotional Media for LUCAN. The ABC Friday Night TV Movie. The Premiere Broadcast was on May 22, 1977, and the rebroadcast aired on August 5, 1977. Images purchased and scanned from the original 1977 press kit by VoyagerG Productions. Please link back to lucantv.blogspot.com if sharing.  

"Lucan's Theme" was arranged by composer Fred Karlin and used in the Pilot Movie. The music was sentimental and melancholy, representing how Lucan was all alone in the world. He'd lost the closest man to a father in death and wanted to find his real parents and the answers to why he was abandoned. When the fugitive concepts were added, the next ten episodes featured more pulse-pounding action-oriented "chase" music by composer JJ Johnson. 1st Main Title 2nd Main Title

Magazine Clippings and Pages purchased and scanned by VoyagerG Productions. Please link back to lucantv.blogspot.com if sharing.

“In 1967 a group of hunters ventured into the remote part of Northern Minnesota. They came back with a strange story. Where there are no roads, the human-animal is rarely seen, and other forms of life may flourish undisturbed. From the outside, these dense forests look lifeless, but inside there are Elk and Caribou, Black Bear, and Bobcat, It is also the last refuge in America of Canis Lupis … the Grey Wolf. The Hunters who penetrated deep into this lush wilderness claimed to have seen a creature living there, which at first, they didn’t identify. It turned out to be a 10-year-old human, a boy. Deserted by his parents at an early age, he somehow survived, adapted to the environment. How? We may never know. He hunted like a wolf. He ate, and slept, and even howled like a wolf. An expedition captured the wild boy and brought him to a University Research Center in California. There, 10 years ago, he began his immense journey. It is the journey man himself has made. From the forest to civi...

Lucan was apparently unreviewed by TV Guide critics, so it didn't receive a proper review when it premiered on ABC on May 22nd, 1977.  Magazine Clippings and Pages purchased and scanned by VoyagerG Productions. Please link back to lucantv.blogspot.com if sharing.

KEVIN BROPHY – STARTING AT THE TOP BY EARL WINGARD After graduating from California Institute of Arts, Kevin Brophy quickly got his first professional acting job – starring in the title role of MGM Television's new hour-long adventure series, LUCAN, premiering on ABC network December 26. What's it like to start at the top? "Wonderful, absolutely wonderful," enthuses Kevin, just two years out of college. "I thought maybe I should just get out and run a dairy farm in Wisconsin. And then along came LUCAN and suddenly my life did a 180-degree turn. Instead of everything being down, everything was up." In his role as LUCAN, Kevin portrays a young man in search of his roots. He was left abandoned as an infant, for reasons unknown to LUCAN, and was raised by wolves in the northern wilds. He has acquired an animal's mistrust of humans but knows he must live among them and earn their respect and assistance if he is ever to find his parents or ot...

In 2018, I had the good fortune to purchase the Lucan press kit on eBay; the seller was kind enough to send me a slide of this rare poster, and I scanned it to share on my website.  Magazine Clippings and Pages purchased and scanned by VoyagerG Productions. Please link back to lucantv.blogspot.com if sharing.

Please forgive my website dust. This Blog is under construction. I'll be bringing the good content from my original Lucan site and making brand-new posts featuring articles, clippings, and more. You can read the current Pages I've posted so far. Please Keep Stay Tuned!