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Gotta admit, I didn't think this would be hard. The current series runs on a major network. The original series that inspired it ran on a different major network if I recall correctly. Burt Reynolds recommended a promising young actor to a starring role. The producer accepted it. That actor was later lead on two fairly successful series (popular and critically praised but not terribly long lasting). The producer from this series later cast the same actor in a reboot of The Love Boat, which did not do as well.

Bill Murray it is. Next round would have been better known roles, but Spackler was the best known of that bunch. Jeff Slater was his character in Tootsie, and Murray Heiss was his character in the female-driven Ghostbusters movie.

Nice. No, more famous by far.

Larry Darrell (this was before the Newhart series and probably coincidental) Jeff Slater, Carl Spackler

No one noticed my "Who?" post was a hint. Star Lord, man. Dave Chappelle, Colm Meany, Ving Rhames

Were you in it? Just checking.

"I don't drink. Wine."

Tales from the Crypt had theme music? I'll have to take your word for it. :) No, not an anthology series

The Big Lebowski ?

I just didn't want to be up on too many threads. Sigh. Guardians of the Galaxy

I have two biological sons [14, 12] and two stepdaughters [adult]

Dennis Quaid Frequency Andre Braugher [sp?]

My wife and I adopted a baby girl this week. She's utterly priceless. 10 months old. She came to us in foster care, premature, 2 weeks old. Then she got RSV and nearly died. Mom never showed up. Neither did any other relative. Fast forward and the adoption was final yesterday. We are over the moon.

He played: Bob Harris Herman Blume Martin Heiss Raleigh St. Clair

* This series lasted a season and a half (37 episodes total), but was somehow able to inspire a spinoff movie and a remake TV series that has, to date, lasted six seasons and will start its seventh once this damn writers' strike is over. * Maybe it was the catchy theme music, which hit number one on the Billboard chart halfway through its first season. * It wasn't canceled because of bad ratings. It was canceled because people complained it was too violent. * Both the movie and the new series make use of the same theme music. But honestly, how could they not? Ignoring it would be life having a new Twilight Zone with theme music by Danny Elfman.

Memory, from Cats, by Streisand and about a brazillion other people. You're up, WordWolf!

"He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way."

ANyway I believe the movie is White Heat

Steve Martin Roxanne Daryl Hannah

I would have thought this was a song that transcended the limits of the genre.

Singular in every reference, but close enough. Not a lot of showtunes are universally known, but I genuinely thought this was one of them.

Sorry. Forgot. Gimme an hour or four.

Really? I'm the only one? Midnight, not a sound from the pavement Has the moon lost her xxxxxxxx? She is smiling alone In the lamplight, the withered leaves collect at my feet And the wind begins to moan xxxxxxx, all alone in the moonlight I can dream of the old days Life was beautiful then I remember the time I knew what happiness was Let the xxxxxxx live again Every street lamp seems to beat A fatalistic warning Someone mutters and the street lamp sputters And soon it will be morning Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise I must think of a new life And I mustn't give in When the dawn comes, tonight will be a xxxxxxxx too And a new day will begin Burnt out ends of smoky days The stale, cold smell of morning A street lamp dies, another night is over Another day is dawning Touch me, it's so easy to leave me All alone with the xxxxxxxx Of my days in the sun If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day has begun

But don't worry: Kathy Bates Misery James Caan