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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 1684767" data-attributes="member: 4090">You won't have to wait long for <a href="http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1839" target="_blank">GAH</a> As for Nowhere Man- I was on the NM list during the time the show was on, and show creator/writer Larry Hertzog would pop in from time to time. During one of the discussions with him, he mentioned that if he had had things his way, we really wouldn't have ever found out what the story was behind Thomas Veil- at least not for quite a long time. He envisioned the story as more of a "Prisoner" type tale- the real conspiracy, the real terror, was inside of us- secrets that everyone keeps. The network, however, had different ideas, and wanted to capture more of the "X-Files" feel, and unveil (pun intended) Thomas' secret- hence the episodes, such as the last one, that seemed to imply that he was a brainwashed CIA agent or something.For my part, the strongest episodes were the ones directly written and overseen by Hertzog, and I think if he had been allowed to follow through on his vision more than he was (ie, no network producers backseat driving things), it would have been far more hit than miss (it had some definite- "huh?" stories there). At the same time, I don't know that he could have gone on for too long without revealing *something*; after all, the conspiracy that drove Thomas Veil out on the road was the primary reason viewers initially tuned in. Unfortunately, we'll never really know the truth, either way. I don't think Hertzog even had a "real" backstory in mind, IIRC. (Did a little digging on Google, but there are just too many posts from the old NM group to go through.)There are still some really good fansites out there. Nowhereman.org in particular is one, and it has several articles written by Larry Hertzog about the show.</blockquote>

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