Oh, man...

Oh, man.

Stephen J. Cannell has died.

A huge part of my youth was spent watching his shows - particularly The A Team and The Rockford Files, but I also loved Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (back when Jeff Goldblum wasn't annoying) and The Greatest American Hero. And 21 Jump Street (though I didn't watch it), The Commish and Wiseguy were also his work. And I have to admit I watched Silk Stalkings... Maybe none of it was "important" but entertaining? Hell yes.

Ralph and Bill Maxwell (yes, I own the series); Hannibal, Face, BA, and Murdock; Rocky and Angel... Entertainment pure and simple.

And Rockford? He's an icon - and if much of that was Garner, much was also Cannell.