' t ▁use ▁the ▁pilot , ▁we ▁have ▁no ▁scripts , ▁no ▁nothing -- do ▁it !" ▁L yd on ▁re called ▁the ▁team ▁having ▁worked ▁around ▁the ▁clock ▁to ▁get ▁Temple ▁Houston ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁Co - produ cer ▁William ▁Con rad ▁directed ▁six ▁episodes , ▁two ▁scripts ▁simultaneously ▁on ▁two ▁different ▁sound st ages ▁at ▁W B . ▁" We ▁b icy c led ▁Jeff ▁( series ▁star ▁Jeff rey ▁Hunter ) ▁and ▁El am ▁( support ing ▁star ▁Jack ▁El am ) ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁companies , ▁and ▁Bill ▁shot ▁' em ▁both ▁in ▁four - and - a - half ▁days . ▁Two ▁complete ▁one - hour ▁shows !" ▁re called ▁L yd on . Tem ple ▁Houston ▁ended ▁after ▁its ▁ 2 6 - week ▁run . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁interview ▁with ▁The ▁Mil w au kee ▁Journal , ▁Hunter ▁described ▁the ▁situation : ▁▁ 1 9 6 7 : ▁Drag net ▁returns ▁Short ly ▁after ▁leaving ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁Web b ▁te amed ▁with ▁Universal ▁Television ▁to ▁begin ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁Drag net ▁series . ▁A ▁pilot ▁tele film , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Har vey ▁G lat man ▁serial ▁kill ings , ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁for ▁N BC , ▁with ▁Web b ' s ▁S gt . ▁Joe ▁Friday ▁joined ▁by ▁Harry ▁Morgan ▁as ▁Officer ▁Bill ▁G annon . ▁( Web b ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁Ben ▁Alexander ▁to ▁repr ise ▁his