The Powers of Matthew Star
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| Genre | Science fiction |
| Created by | Steven E. de Souza |
| Written by | David Carren Steven E. de Souza Gregory S. Dinallo Gil Grant William Mageean Richard Christian Matheson Bruce Shelly Thomas E. Szollosi |
| Directed by |
Barry Crane Guy Magar Leslie H. Martinson Ron Satlof |
| Starring |
Peter Barton Louis Gossett Jr. Amy Steel Chip Frye Michael Fairman John Crawford James Karen |
| Composer(s) | Michel Rubini and Denny Jaeger (1982) Johnny Harris (1983) |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Bruce Lansbury |
| Producer(s) |
Harve Bennett Steven E. de Souza Daniel Wilson |
| Cinematography | Héctor R. Figueroa |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Daniel Wilson Productions Harve Bennett Productions (1982) Bruce Lansbury Productions (1983) Paramount Television |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 17, 1982 – April 15, 1983 |
The Powers of Matthew Star is an American sci-fi television series that aired from September 17, 1982 through April 8, 1983, on NBC. It starred Peter Barton as the title character, alien prince Matthew ‘E’Hawke’ Star of the planet Quadris. Also starring were Amy Steel as Pam Elliot, Matthew’s girlfriend at Crestridge High, and Louis Gossett Jr. as Matthew’s guardian Walt ‘D’hai’ Shepherd.
In 2002, The Powers of Matthew Star was ranked #22 on the list of TV Guide's "50 Worst TV Shows of All Time".
The show was created by Steven E. De Souza, and developed by Daniel Wilson, Harve Bennett (Star Trek feature films II–V), Robert Earll and Allan Balter. Wilson, Bennett and Bruce Lansbury (who produced many television series in the '80s) executive produced. Star Trek actors worked behind the scenes; Leonard Nimoy directed the episode "Triangle", and Walter Koenig wrote the episode "Mother". Peter Barton and Amy Steel beat out actors Tom Cruise and Heather Locklear for their respective leading roles.
The series was originally called The Powers of David Star. With this title and a somewhat altered premise, the original pilot was to deal with teenaged David Star, who lived with the school janitor, Max (Gerald S. O'Loughlin). Max had a secret he was not sharing with David, who had no idea that he and Max were from another planet. As his powers began to surface, David started to understand who he was. Hot on their trail was the FBI. The original pilot was aired as the last episode of the series. TV Guide's 1981 Fall Preview issue's network schedule grid lists the original series title as The Powers of Daniel Star.
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