The face of 1980s television was shaped by a man who stayed behind the scenes. Stephen Cannell's reluctant white knights--put-upon private eye James Rockford, World War II fly-boys the Black Sheep Squadron, hapless superhero Ralph Hinckley, fugitive mercenaries the A-Team, and maverick cop Hunter--traversed the television landscape from the 1970s to the 1990s. Cannell changed the face of the action-adventure genre, updating the crime-show format with a hybrid of rebellious morality, juvenile wit, intelligent sarcasm, and radical conservatism. This book discusses in detail the programs of the…mehr
The face of 1980s television was shaped by a man who stayed behind the scenes. Stephen Cannell's reluctant white knights--put-upon private eye James Rockford, World War II fly-boys the Black Sheep Squadron, hapless superhero Ralph Hinckley, fugitive mercenaries the A-Team, and maverick cop Hunter--traversed the television landscape from the 1970s to the 1990s. Cannell changed the face of the action-adventure genre, updating the crime-show format with a hybrid of rebellious morality, juvenile wit, intelligent sarcasm, and radical conservatism. This book discusses in detail the programs of the writer-producer and lists every episode of his award-winning productions from the early 1970s to the early '90s. The book features publicity photos and descriptions of unsold pilots.
Freelance writer Jon Abbott has written more than 400 articles on American television and related topics for more than 20 magazines. He lives in Brighton, England.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part One: Beginnings The Rockford Files: September 1974-January 1980 Baretta: January 1975-May 1978 City of Angels: February 1976-May 1976 Black Sheep Squadron: September 1976-April 1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye: March 1978-April 1978 The Duke: April 1979-May 1979 Stone: January 1980-March 1980 Unsold Pilots (1) Part Two: The Golden Years Tenspeed and Brownshoe: January 1980-June 1980 The Greatest American Hero: March 1981-February 1983 The Quest: October 1982-November 1982 The A-Team: January 1983-December 1986 Hardcastle and McCormick: September 1983-May 1986 Rousters: October 1983, June 1984-July 1984 Riptide: January 1984-April 1986 Unsold Pilots (2) Part Three: From L.A. to Canada Hunter: September 1984-April 1991 Stingray: March 1986-May 1987 The Last Precinct: April 1986-May 1986 21 Jump Street: April 1987-May 1991 Wiseguy: September 1987-December 1990 J.J. Starbuck: September 1987-February 1988 Sonny Spoon: February 1988-December 1988 Unsub: February 1989-April 1989 Unsold Pilots (3) The Wrap-Up Sources of Quotations Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part One: Beginnings The Rockford Files: September 1974-January 1980 Baretta: January 1975-May 1978 City of Angels: February 1976-May 1976 Black Sheep Squadron: September 1976-April 1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye: March 1978-April 1978 The Duke: April 1979-May 1979 Stone: January 1980-March 1980 Unsold Pilots (1) Part Two: The Golden Years Tenspeed and Brownshoe: January 1980-June 1980 The Greatest American Hero: March 1981-February 1983 The Quest: October 1982-November 1982 The A-Team: January 1983-December 1986 Hardcastle and McCormick: September 1983-May 1986 Rousters: October 1983, June 1984-July 1984 Riptide: January 1984-April 1986 Unsold Pilots (2) Part Three: From L.A. to Canada Hunter: September 1984-April 1991 Stingray: March 1986-May 1987 The Last Precinct: April 1986-May 1986 21 Jump Street: April 1987-May 1991 Wiseguy: September 1987-December 1990 J.J. Starbuck: September 1987-February 1988 Sonny Spoon: February 1988-December 1988 Unsub: February 1989-April 1989 Unsold Pilots (3) The Wrap-Up Sources of Quotations Bibliography Index
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