Like Sony’s 'Bullet Train,' in theaters Aug. 5, the NBC drama offered action and intrigue — and was the most expensive TV show of its time — but viewers and critics were not on board. By Ryan Gajewski ...

In 1979, NBC President Fred Silverman, trying to save the last-place network, fast-tracked a drama called “Supertrain.” It combined railroads, disco and murder, and if you think it sounds terrible, ...