Stephen J. Cannell died...

[cynatnite]

He was a prolific writer and producer.

His credits:

Silk Stalkings
Wiseguy
21 Jump Street
The Commish
Adam-12
Black Sheep Squadron
Baretta
Rockford Files
Greatest American Hero
A-Team

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101001/ap_en_tv/us_obit_stephen_j_cannell

RIP

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Wow..very prolific and successful man.

I did like a lot of his stuff...

[joeybee12]

4. Prolific is right..I am always amazed when his name shows up at the end

of a show...I think, geez, did he produce everything on tv?

RIP.

[leveymg]

2. RIP - but, a lot of it was Right-wing trash TV.

Liked the Rockford Files and some of the Commish. The rest, not so much.

[PopSixSquish]

3. Wow - That List Reads Like a Whose Who of My Childhood Television Viewing

Goodbye Mr. Cannell, you were a very talented fellow...

[gateley]

5. I enjoyed many of his shows. I'm sorry he's gone. nt

[DeschutesRiver]

8. Same for me, and sorry to see him depart. nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

6. And the "Sit Ubu sit, good dog" dog has been dead for 26 years:

http://www.tvacres.com/dogs_retrievers_ubu.htm

[joeybee12]

7. In tv animal heaven, with Arnold and the MTM kitten...n/t

[TK421]

35. and Morris from Nine Lives commercials n/t

[WitchyWoman57]

18. What does this have to do with

Stephen J. Cannell?

[cynatnite]

19. At the end of one of his shows the sign off was "Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog". n/t

[WitchyWoman57]

21. No, that was Gary David Goldberg.

Stephen J. Cannell had the paper coming out of the typewriter and forming the letter C. IIRC...

[cynatnite]

23. You're right. I forgot. n/t

[Pathwalker]

9. Oh no! I liked his shows. Who will be Castle's new poker buddy?

He had cameos on "Castle" as one of the poker players. Bummer.
Vaya con Dios, Stephen.

[watrwefitinfor]

10. Wiseguy.

It was leagues beyond many of the others on that list. Baretta had its moments, too.

Wat.

[hamsterjill]

13. Wiseguy was awesome.

I remember scheduling my whole life around when it was on!

[msanthrope]

14. Best of the bunch, that show. n/t

[ms liberty]

32. Wiseguy was the best of them, imho...

It's where I first remember seeing Kevin Spacey (Mel Profitt), who went on to become one of my favorite actors.

RIP Stephen Cannell.

[hamsterjill]

33. I remember those episodes!

They were great. And remember Glenn Frey was on it, too? There were lots of good actors that guested.

[newscott]

11. Sit Ubu. RIP.

[Renew Deal]

12. Greg Geraldo, Tony Curtis, and Stephen Cannell

They go in threes. I bet Greg would have had a great joke about this trio.

[soleft]

15. Glorida Stuart and George Blanda - need another for even six

[Pathwalker]

16. Eddie Fisher?

Not my favorite, but he was big in his time. Died earlier this week.

[WitchyWoman57]

20. Kevin McCarthy...

...Harold Gould...

[blogslut]

22. Harold Gould?

Nooooo! I loved him! :(

[WitchyWoman57]

28. Me too.

He died on 9/11/10.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

29. Joe Mantell ("Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.").

[WitchyWoman57]

17. You left out my favorite...

Tenspeed and Brownshoe!

RIP Mr. Cannell.

[peekaloo]

24. Thanks for Jim Rockford and Mel Profitt.

RIP.

[flyarm]

25. How sad..I had 3 direct auditions with him at one time! he was a very sweet man!

A kind man.

My condolences to his family and friends.

May he rest in peace. He will be missed, by the film and television industry and all he entertained.

[AnArmyVeteran]

26. What a brilliant writer he was.

Robert Culp was in The Greatest American Hero with William Katt and that series was created by and mostly written by Stephen Cannell.

[WitchyWoman57]

27. My husband's favorite show.

I hated it. LOL

[ThatsMyBarack]

30. End of an Era

TV writers today don't measure up to SJC's work.

[Patsy Stone]

31. RIP

You will be missed. Thanks for Profit, as weird as it was.

[TK421]

34. A big part of my childhood died...RIP Mr. Cannell

I'll always remember the Sit Ubu Sit

[X_Digger]

36. Stingray.. and Riptide.. Ooh, and The Greatest American Hero..

I think Riptide was the best... err wait, no.. Wiseguy.. err.. Stingray!