Years after the success of Psycho (and the dwindling success of the Anthony Perkins-led sequels), the Bates Motel came to the small screen to refresh the franchise … but not on the series you’re thinking of. Bates Motel, the Psycho prequel starring The Conjuring‘s Vera Farmiga and future The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore, premiered on A&E in 2013, running for five seasons and earning three Emmy nominations. But 26 years earlier, NBC tried to make its own show about the eerie lodge — Bates Motel, starring Harold and Maude‘s Bud Cort and a young Lori Petty, four years before Point Break would make her a star. But some questionable creative choices — including handing the hotel off to a new owner, and adding a supernatural element — ensured that the show would have an even shorter life than the typical Bates Motel guest.