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curtis · 11-12-2005, 03:07 AM

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.

Curtis cupek@aol.com

Zebra 3 · 12-02-2005, 02:58 AM

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

Mr. Television · 12-02-2005, 03:02 AM

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

Living In a '70's Dream · 12-02-2005, 03:46 AM

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

snl 70s show fan · 12-03-2005, 07:43 PM

i liked cannon

MichaelKeith · 05-06-2008, 01:57 PM

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

Jude The Obscure · 05-06-2008, 06:22 PM

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!)

MichaelKeith · 06-04-2008, 04:49 PM

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

Frank Cannon · 07-27-2009, 11:48 AM

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.

MickeyMac · 07-27-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

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

Same here.

biffbronson · 01-19-2011, 11:07 PM

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.

MadScientist · 03-15-2011, 11:01 PM

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.

HarryWild · 01-04-2013, 12:55 AM

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.

bookandfilmnut · 05-14-2013, 10:57 AM

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.

MichaelKeith · 11-12-2013, 01:35 PM

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!

11-12-2005, 03:07 AM	#1
curtis Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 08, 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 82	Frank Cannon, Love or Hate? 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. Curtis cupek@aol.com

12-02-2005, 02:58 AM	#2
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05-06-2008, 01:57 PM	#6
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	Love it. When will they release Cannon on DVD??? Love that show. Used to watch it way back in the 70's (I'm 43 now).

01-19-2011, 11:07 PM	#11
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,488	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.
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12-02-2005, 03:46 AM	#4
Living In a '70's Dream Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 3,427	I love the show CANNON! Frank Cannon was de man !

12-03-2005, 07:43 PM	#5
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	i liked cannon

05-06-2008, 06:22 PM	#7
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	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!)

06-04-2008, 04:49 PM	#8
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	The first half of season 1 of Cannon is coming to DVD on July 8, 2008. I can't wait to purchase this.

07-27-2009, 11:48 AM	#9
Frank Cannon Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 27, 2009 Location: New England Posts: 10	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.

03-15-2011, 11:01 PM	#12
MadScientist Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 13, 2005 Posts: 49	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. ---------------------------------------------------- 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.
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01-04-2013, 12:55 AM	#13
HarryWild Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 16, 2012 Posts: 454	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.

05-14-2013, 10:57 AM	#14
bookandfilmnut Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2012 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 157	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.

11-12-2013, 01:35 PM	#15
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	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!