I have only seen Search for the Gods once, or twice since the 1970s, and that was some time back. All the same, from what I do remember, it was a good pilot for a Kurt Rusell series which would have made a decent sci-fi program.
The ancient astronaut theme was very popular in the 1970s, bringing forth many books, and a number of documentary films. It also helped launch the long-running, spooky documentary series "In Search Of..' from Alan Landsburg, and Leonard Nimoy. SFTG itself seems to have largely been overlooked by present-days fans despite it starring Russell, and having good support from people like Ralph Bellamy, and Raymond St. Jacques. My memory is sort of fuzzy on details, but I seem to recall that the complete medallion led to an alien base, or possibly aliens in suspended animation within a mountain in the western U.S. desert regions. I think the medallion was then stolen, obviously to lead into the never=produced TV series - least, I think that was largely how the film ended.
Good-quality sci-fi type shows rarely get "green-lighted" by the networks,though; had this come along a little later, post- 'Star Wars,' it might have stood a better chance.
The ancient astronaut theme was very popular in the 1970s, bringing forth many books, and a number of documentary films. It also helped launch the long-running, spooky documentary series "In Search Of..' from Alan Landsburg, and Leonard Nimoy. SFTG itself seems to have largely been overlooked by present-days fans despite it starring Russell, and having good support from people like Ralph Bellamy, and Raymond St. Jacques. My memory is sort of fuzzy on details, but I seem to recall that the complete medallion led to an alien base, or possibly aliens in suspended animation within a mountain in the western U.S. desert regions. I think the medallion was then stolen, obviously to lead into the never=produced TV series - least, I think that was largely how the film ended.
Good-quality sci-fi type shows rarely get "green-lighted" by the networks,though; had this come along a little later, post- 'Star Wars,' it might have stood a better chance.