Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Misfits of Science is an American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC from October 1985 to February 1986. It features super-powered humans and their madcap adventures. A double-length pilot and 15 additional episodes were created; however, one episode did not air before the show was cancelled due to low ratings (due to competition from CBS's Top 10 hit Dallas).The name \"Misfits of Science\" and other conceptual ideas were the brainchild of then-president of NBC Entertainment, Brandon Tartikoff. He said of the show \"We'll rely on the National Enquirer for story ideas. It's loosely inspired by the dynamics we saw in Ghostbusters... sort of a kick-back, Friday type of show.\"In France, the series was known as Superminds, and, in Germany, as Die Spezialisten unterwegs (The Specialists on the way).Episode 9 was the first paid writing job for Tim Kring, who later originated and produced the thematically similar Heroes in 2006."@en }
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- Misfits_of_Science abstract "Misfits of Science is an American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC from October 1985 to February 1986. It features super-powered humans and their madcap adventures. A double-length pilot and 15 additional episodes were created; however, one episode did not air before the show was cancelled due to low ratings (due to competition from CBS's Top 10 hit Dallas).The name \"Misfits of Science\" and other conceptual ideas were the brainchild of then-president of NBC Entertainment, Brandon Tartikoff. He said of the show \"We'll rely on the National Enquirer for story ideas. It's loosely inspired by the dynamics we saw in Ghostbusters... sort of a kick-back, Friday type of show.\"In France, the series was known as Superminds, and, in Germany, as Die Spezialisten unterwegs (The Specialists on the way).Episode 9 was the first paid writing job for Tim Kring, who later originated and produced the thematically similar Heroes in 2006.".