Hello, I would like to know if you loved this show or hated it?

I loved this show. Cannon was a great detective crime show. I wish this would come out on a box set.

P.S. Does anyone have epidodes of this cool detective show? Let me know.


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It's been awhile, but I used to watch it back in the 70s.

Cannon was a great show. I haven't seen it in many years though.

I love the show CANNON!
Frank Cannon was de man !:D

i liked cannon

Love that show. Used to watch it way back in the 70's (I'm 43 now).

Have not seen this show since the late '70s or early '80s. For awhile, it was off the syndication market. But now some RTN stations are airing the reruns. (mine isn't.........drats!)

The first half of season 1 of Cannon is coming to DVD on July 8, 2008. I can't wait to purchase this.

The answer is obvious!

Was the writing at the level of say........The Rockford Files? No, but it was just a good old fashioned detective show. Loved it.

Cannon was a great show. I haven't seen it in many years though.


Same here.

I really enjoy Cannon -- it's more appealing than what I'd remembered from those years it first aired, when I was around ages 6 to 11. William Conrad did a great job with characterization.

Very cool show.....I remember one episode in particular: Cannon had been poisoned and so, naturally, was trying to get the antidote. He finally gets it from the bad guy and feels 100% better. Even has a big ol' thank-god-i'm-not-gonna-die breakfast feast to celebrate. But, then he finds out it wasn't an antidote at all, but a painkiller....and the race is back on. Not exactly sure, but it seems like Cannon was within 3 micromiliseconds of dying when he got the real antidote.

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William Conrad was Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke. He had the perfect voice for it. The TV role went to James Arness, who looked closer to how radio audiences had visualized the marshall. Over many years William Conrad contemplated his revenge. Finally, in 1971, Cannon debuted and began picking away mercilessly at the crumbling, geriatric facade of Gunsmoke. Within four years, Gunsmoke was cancelled. There are those who say that the next night a big shiny Lincoln Continental was seen roaring through the Dodge City set destroying everything in its path. Cannon continued making episodes for another year, free from Gunsmoke's prejudices against the obese.

When Cannon was on primetime; I did not really watch it because he was sort of strange type of gun! Private Eye, former cop, overweight and short!

But now; I think he is just great! I guess watching Nero Wolfe; opened the door for Cannon.

I like the show. I'd rank it about #7 or so in my own list of Private Eye tv shows, after Remington Steele, The Rockford Files, Harry O, 77 Sunset Strip, Peter Gunn and Mannix.

Cannon was kind of an old school, no-frill and no-nonsense PI show, sort of a fat version of Mannix. Not as humorous as Rockford or Remington Steele, and not as soul-searchingly introspective as Harry O. Nor as slick and gimmicky as Charlies Angels and lot of the late 70's and 80's private eye shows. Just good solid mysteries to solve.

I think the only thing that it lacked was a major character for him to interact with on a regular basis, like Rockford and his father, or like Mannix and his secretary. Cannon himself was very much alone - he was the ONLY recurring character.

Really like Cannon now and back in its original run in the 1970s when I was a kid. That says something when a show can still command respect and enjoyment from both kids and adults.

Like Barnaby Jones too!

Cannon was awesome.

That episode was "Touch Of Venom" which had a lot of terrific guest stars. I watch a Cannon episode whenever I am not working and this one is next on the list.

Very cool show.....I remember one episode in particular: Cannon had been poisoned and so, naturally, was trying to get the antidote. He finally gets it from the bad guy and feels 100% better. Even has a big ol' thank-god-i'm-not-gonna-die breakfast feast to celebrate. But, then he finds out it wasn't an antidote at all, but a painkiller....and the race is back on. Not exactly sure, but it seems like Cannon was within 3 micromiliseconds of dying when he got the real antidote.

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William Conrad was Matt Dillon on the radio version of Gunsmoke. He had the perfect voice for it. The TV role went to James Arness, who looked closer to how radio audiences had visualized the marshall. Over many years William Conrad contemplated his revenge. Finally, in 1971, Cannon debuted and began picking away mercilessly at the crumbling, geriatric facade of Gunsmoke. Within four years, Gunsmoke was cancelled. There are those who say that the next night a big shiny Lincoln Continental was seen roaring through the Dodge City set destroying everything in its path. Cannon continued making episodes for another year, free from Gunsmoke's prejudices against the obese.

Saw it about a year or so ago on ME TV! It was great! But then it went off the air after 6 month and ME TV repeat the episodes at least three times each. I think they brought it back again for the weekend but I have not caught it as of yet!

Not sure why they did not air it on Primetime; because I think it would be a giant hit with the viewership! I might buy the series on DVD if it ever came out in a box set for all the episodes.

A lot more people are now - close to his weight in the general population and it will give them a good feeling about how to use your weight to your advantage. I think William Conrad aka Frank Cannon the detective was in his 50s at the start of Cannon! The first time I saw it; I did not like the character and never tuned in for the entire series. Only saw maybe one or two episodes.

Conrad was around 51 when Cannon made its debut -- probably 50 when filming began.

I like the character. He was such a big target, though, for a bullet. There were lots of other ways the villains tried to bump him off (cut brake lines, car bomb, carbon monoxide, etc.).

I didn't watch it when it was first on. It wasn't really a little girls type of show. I remember it being on in my house though, my Dad liked it. I happened to watch an episode last Sunday. They show it on METV "catch me if you can" cop shows . I liked it. Frank Cannon was pretty cool!! I also watched Kojak on Sunday too!

Love Cannon TV series!

I love Cannon. I barely remember the show but was too young to watch since I was around 3 or 4 when it was in its prime. But I remember the show. I started watching on MeTV when I would wake up early at 3am. I think the writing was really good. If you miss a small part, the plot may not make sense to you. If you dont pay attention some episodes are hard to follow. He was a tough, no nonsense, smart detective. But I also love to watch for the early 70s cars and that fantastic red interior ;)