Raf

Sorry Yeah, whoever gets here first

"And since he is no longer insame, he has as much of a right to his own life as you and I."

Columbo?

What's a chewing gum wrapper got to do with the secrets of the universe?

What a cash grab. Just an awful means of providing a written foundation for relentless legalism

"Mary, I'm becoming confused again, aren't I?" "Of course not." "Don't lie to me! Not you!" *** "Stop talking nonsense. I am telling you, you did not kill anyone." "Then how do you explain all this blood? WELL?"

Yes

Airplane and Airplane 2

It is not. But you correctly ID'd the author to the extent that you've seriously narrowed down the possibilities

The author of the standalone novel on which this series is based also wrote a series of novels in which it is revealed that all his standalone novels are, in fact, interconnected. This novel was adapted to a well-received movie decades before it was adapted into a pretty darn good tv series. It ran on cable, not broadcast tv. The premise really did lend itself to an episodic approach, though the original novel and movie didn't really get to exploit that. Producers predicted a seventh, final season, but they [and fans] were disappointed by fate: the network's decision to cancel after the sixth season finale, which ended on a cliffhanger that was never resolved. Sure, you could read the book or watch the original movie to get the original ending. But the artistic freedom to take the story to a different place than the foreordained ending was eliminated, sadly. On the bright side, World War III hasn't started. Hallelujah. Hallelujah.

Yes

To love another person is to see the face of God. *** For the wretched of the earth there is a flame that never dies -- even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.

"Forbid me, now, to die. I'll obey. I will try. On this page I write my last confession. Read it well, when I at last am sleeping. It's the story of one who turned from hating- a man who only learmed to love when you were in his keeping."

Every line in Forrest Gump is a giveaway

A is, if I am not mistaken, Deal or No Deal. D is, if I am not mistaken, Tic Tac Dough. F is a desperate attempt to get someone to move the thread along. Also known as Fear Factor.