Crossbow (TV series) Crossbow (TV series) Crossbow is a 1987 action/adventure television series that aired on The Family Channel. The series was produced by Steven North and Richard Schlesinger for Robert Halmi Inc., in co-production with French television network FR3, and filmed entirely on location in France. "Crossbow" follows the adventures of William Tell (Will Lyman) and takes place in the 14th-century in Switzerland. William Tell and his son Matthew are imprisoned by the tyrannical Gessler (Jeremy Clyde). As Governor (Landburgher in the original story) of Austria, Gessler plans to stop the Swiss uprising. Having split the apple on his son's head with
Journey to the Past on the U. S. "Billboard" Hot 100 altogether, it peaked at number 28 on the U. S. "Billboard" Adult Contemporary Chart. Meanwhile, the song performed moderately in the United Kingdom, also in the United Kingdom the song is Aaliyah's ninth best selling single in that region. Despite its mediocre commercial performance, "Aaliyah: More Than a Woman" author Christopher John Farley considers the single to have been "a substantial hit" for the artist. Rachel Syme, writing for "The New York Times", agreed that Aaliyah's version ultimately "set it on a course to global omnipresence." After "Journey to the Past", Aaliyah would