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2 | [[caption-width-right:312:The man, his typewriter, and (some of) his awards.]] |
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4 | ->''"(Stephen J. Cannell) still gets branded Johnny One-Note (yet has anyone ever noticed any similarity between ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' and ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' except that both involve flying?)."'' |
5 | -->--'''''The UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Times''''' |
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7 | Stephen Joseph Cannell (February 5, 1941 – September 30, 2010) was an American television producer and writer, known for creating or co-creating such highly successful series as ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'', ''Series/TheATeam'', ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'', ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick'', ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', and ''Series/TheCommish''. Suffered from dyslexia. Famously appeared in his [[VanityPlate Vanity Plates]] working at a typewriter and also as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwUEAnrEkk on camera host of]] ''Scene of the Crime'' and ''U.S. Customs Classified''; he also acted on occasion, most notably as the BigBad on ''{{Series/Renegade}}'' (another series from his company), and wrote a number of novels, most notably a crime-thriller series featuring LAPD detective Shane Scully. |
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9 | Also played poker [[Series/Castle2009 with a fictional crime writer]]. He died in 2010; his [[EmptyChairMemorial seat, chips, and whiskey remain at his spot]] to this day. (Cannell has a posthumous executive producer credit on ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' and its sequel; he also helped produce some movies when he was actually with us, such as the movie version of ''Series/TheATeam'' and ''Film/ThePokerHouse''. His company produced at least one regular non-pilot MadeForTVMovie, 1981's ''Midnight Offerings'' written by frequent collaborator Juanita Bartlett (also creator of ''The Quest'' - see below). |
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12 | !!Series from Cannell (created or co-created by, except where noted with an asterisk): |
13 | [[index]] |
14 | * ''Chase'' |
15 | * ''Toma'' |
16 | * ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' |
17 | * ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' |
18 | * ''City of Angels'' |
19 | * ''Richie Brockelman: Private Eye'' (with Creator/StevenBochco; SpinOff from ''The Rockford Files'') |
20 | * ''Baa Baa Black Sheep'' |
21 | * ''The Duke'' |
22 | * ''Stone'' (with Creator/LevinsonAndLink - Cannell had previously written for [[Series/{{Columbo}} their best-known creation]] - namely "[[Recap/ColumboS03E04 Double Exposure]]") |
23 | * ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'' (the first series to come from Stephen J. Cannell Productions) |
24 | * ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero'' (the first series to feature [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjqDpneJNc his legendary vanity plate]]) |
25 | * ''The Quest''* |
26 | * ''Series/TheRousters'' |
27 | * ''Series/TheATeam'' |
28 | * ''Series/HardcastleAndMcCormick'' |
29 | * ''Series/HunterNBC''* |
30 | * ''Series/Riptide1984'' |
31 | * ''The Last Precinct'' |
32 | * ''Series/Stingray1985'' |
33 | * ''J.J. Starbuck'' |
34 | * ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}'' |
35 | * ''Series/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' |
36 | * ''Sonny Spoon'' |
37 | * ''Unsub''* (has "Developed by" credit) |
38 | * ''Top of the Hill'' |
39 | * ''Booker'' (SpinOff from ''21 Jump Street'') |
40 | * ''Broken Badges'' |
41 | * ''Series/StreetJustice'' |
42 | * ''Series/SilkStalkings'' (Cannell's longest-running series, lasting eight seasons) |
43 | * ''The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage'' (a co-production with Creator/WaltDisney Television) |
44 | * ''Series/TheCommish'' |
45 | * ''Personals''* (game show) |
46 | * ''Palace Guard'' |
47 | * ''Series/{{Renegade}}'' |
48 | * ''The Hat Squad'' |
49 | * ''Missing Persons''* |
50 | * ''Cobra'' |
51 | * ''Series/CaesarsChallenge''* (game show; also the final game show to air on Creator/{{NBC}} Daytime) |
52 | * ''Traps'' |
53 | * ''Series/{{Hawkeye|1994}}''* |
54 | * ''Marker'' |
55 | * ''Series/{{Profit}}''* |
56 | [[/index]] |
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59 | !!Tropes: |
60 | * AdamWesting: Guest-stars in a few episodes of Series/DiagnosisMurder as Jackson Burley - an insufferably-hammy television writer prone to Malapropism and best known for equally-hammy action series. |
61 | -->'''Burley''': You know what they say - you can walk the talk, but don't run the gun if you you can't stand the hand.\ |
62 | '''Steve Sloan''': [[SarcasmMode That's what I always say.]] |
63 | * TheCameo: Regularly on ''Series/{{Castle|2009}}'' as himself, and in episodes of [[DescendedCreator his own]] ''Tenspeed And Brown Shoe'' and ''Silk Stalkings''. |
64 | * CompilationMovie: The three-part series opener of ''City of Angels'', "The November Plan," was later edited into a feature film and released to cinemas internationally under that title. |
65 | * DescendedCreator: Cannell himself played the evil Lt. Donald Dixon on ''Series/{{Renegade}}''. |
66 | * FollowTheLeader: ''The Last Precinct'', Cannell's only SitCom (an hour-long show however; created with regular collaborator Frank Lupo - the pairing also generated ''The A-Team'', ''Riptide'' and ''Wiseguy''), was clearly patterned after ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' (in the pilot a character even says "How [the cops] got out of the police academy I'll never know"). Also Creator/AdamWest plays the Lessard equivalent. |
67 | * NiceGuy: Despite the fact that his popular self-titled production logo scared some fans (particularly children), he was known as a really decent and likable guy. For most children of TheEighties, his face and logo was as beloved as [[Creator/ITCEntertainment another certain cult classic logo]], a reassurance that they just watched (or will be watching) a very cool action adventure show. Also, when ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' paid homage to his closing logo in the episode. "The Front", he loved it so much, upon meeting showrunner at the time, Mike Reiss, he gave him a hug. |
68 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: 1980's ''Nightside'' was a pilot for a never-made series which was created by Cannell and [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Glen]] [[Series/TheFallGuy A.]] [[Series/QuincyME Larson]]. Stephen J. Cannell and Glen A. Larson - it would have been a 1980s TV dream come true. |
69 | ** In 1997 Creator/{{CBS}} asked him to oversee a revival of ''Series/HawaiiFiveO'', but it didn't turn out too well (among other things, he brought back Chin Ho -- who had been KilledOffForReal). Said pilot has never been made available to the public in any form to this day, and with the successful [[Series/HawaiiFive0 new version]] almost certainly will never be screened in the future. |
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