This week Val and Rachel and special guest Sequoia Medley discuss the pilot episode of Roar, an American fantasy adventure television series created by Shaun Cassidy and Ron Koslow. The series originally aired on the Fox network from July 14 until September 1, 1997. It is set in the year 400 AD, following a young Irish man, Conor (Heath Ledger), as he sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must first unite the Celtic clans. The series also starred Vera Farmiga, Lisa Zane, John Saint Ryan, and Sebastian Roché. Roar was cancelled after 8 episodes due to low ratings, and the final 5 episodes were not broadcast by the network until 2000.

Hot topics include: 1.) Housekeeping on Full House and Blossom 2.) Rachel's Australian Identity and Heath Connection 3.) Keri's Russell's hair 4.) Did Delia's do the costuming on this show? 5.) Did Sequoia marry her own Fergus? 6.) Inevitable comparisons to Braveheart and Xena 7.) Jesus Saves! 8.) Introducing Rowan Ledger, Roar fan fic author!

 

Wikipedia entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roar_(American_TV_series)