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Though not CBS, Rockford Files had teasers I believe.

I was going to say that one advantage Five-O had over The FBI was that it had recurring villains and some continuity. On the other hand, my understanding is most of the regular cast got tired of Lord's iron fist and left the show a few seasons before it ended. So presumably ratings tanked near...

A salary dispute seems likely, if it wasn't illness. Also, it seems to me that the first season sets up his character as if he may eventually succeed Erskine as the star agent, but that clearly did not happen. So he may have been frustrated over eternally playing second fiddle. Thanks for your...

Thanks for the detailed analysis! I do appreciate the deep dives the show does on the villain and victim characters, and some plot twists that are a little less predictable than similar shows of the era. And as mentioned the guest star casting is amazing. I am only up to Season 5 so I haven't...

Thanks for the insights! I have very mixed feelings about the decision to downplay the Erskine character. On the one hand, this allows for deeper focus on the villains and victims, and they are typically terrific guest stars giving great performances. Recently saw episodes featuring Martin Sheen...

Perhaps he had health issues. At the start of the first season they're building him up to be the future husband of Zimbalist Jr's daughter, but this doesn't seem to come up later on.

Nice find! Why did they replace Stephen Brooks with William Reynolds? Salary issues?