Friday, October 01, 2010

Stephen J Cannell Has Died

Stephen J. Cannell, the writer-producer of dozens of series that included TV favorites "The Rockford Files," "The A-Team" and "The Commish," has died at age 69. Cannell passed away at his home in Pasadena, Calif., on Thursday night from complications associated with melanoma, his family said in a statement on Friday.











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18 comments:

  1. mooshki4:37 PM

    That's sad. :( I love his shows.

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  2. Catherine4:50 PM

    RIP....so sad. I grew up on his shows.

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  3. Chrissy Buns5:25 PM

    oh, how sad :( i LOVED The Commish! that was before Michael Chiklis got all full of himself, back when he was a lovable goof ball. and Great American Hero was my favorite show when i was a little girl, i was in love with Ralph.

    Rest in Peace, you were a visionary :)

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  4. Melody the First5:44 PM

    Wiseguy invented modern television.

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  5. Revali5:49 PM

    shows were great growing up..and i can totally remember him at the end of the shows at the typewriter and the falling paper...:(

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  6. mygeorgie7:04 PM

    I remember the falling paper too!And now I have the Rockford Files theme song playing in my head.

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  7. PJ Nelson7:38 PM

    "Wiseguy invented modern television." If it didn't it definitely got me watching TV :)

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  8. jaariel8:01 PM

    What show had Ben Vereen & Jeff Goldblum? I'm stumped on that one...

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  9. .robert8:16 PM

    I love The Rockford Files still.

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  10. Mango9:22 PM

    @ jarriel - According to IMDB, the show with Ben Vereen and Jeff Goldblum was a 1980's show called Tenspeed and Brownshoe; "A con-man and a accountant-wanna-be private eye team up to fight crime." I'm thinking Goldblum must have played the PI, based on the raincoat in the pic.

    Incidentally, IMDB's new format sucks.

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  11. B6266:06 AM

    so many good ENTERTAINING shows

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  12. chiclit12:03 PM

    I purchased the Sonny Steelgrave arc of Wiseguy on DVD-seems like a good time to start the viewing party. Stephen J Cannell you will be missed.

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  13. Unknown1:16 PM

    Wiseguy was facintating to me- loved Ken Wahl- what happened t him- didn't he marry a Barbi twin??

    Who could forget the typewriter/paper tagline?

    RIP Mr Cannell- thanks for the great boobtube!

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  14. FrenchGirl3:06 PM

    it's all my teen years are over RIP

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  15. Meg6:28 PM

    I only watched A Team & 21 Jumpstreet but regardless.....RIP

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  16. MISCH9:17 AM

    I grew up on his shows...and loved the reruns doing homework...ah...RIP

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  17. RocketQueen11:14 AM

    I can still sing the entire theme song to "Greatest American Hero". I see his involvement in "Silk Stalkings" has been overlooked! lol

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  18. Unknown4:59 PM

    I loved Wiseguy, The Rockford Files, and 21 Jump Street.

    RIP Stephen.

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