Excalibur is a fan wiki for the best ’70s TV show that never existed

Excalibur, screenshot from “The Oneiromancer”
J.J. Guest and G.C. Baccaris

Does anybody else remember Excalibur? You know, Excalibur: the British TV show that ran for two seasons in the mid-1970s, mixing Arthurian legend with Aleister Crowley mysticism, interplanetary exploration, an undead (sorry, spoilers!) villain named Poseidon, and a deeply troubled production history? If so, that’s a little weird because it never existed — but if enough people remember it, maybe that could change.

Excalibur is, in fact, an interactive fiction project made by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman. It’s a detailed “fan wiki” for the eponymous (and fictitious) BBC series, and clicking through it reveals layers of in-show plot summaries, behind-the-scenes cast and crew drama, and a running conflict between the...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/30/22557180/excalibur-interactive-fiction-fan-wiki-lost-tv-show-twine

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