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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 8958616" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>Banacek deserved at<em> least </em>four seasons (it got two most excellent seasons). Peppard was at his peak as the titular Thomas Banacek, refined man of action and insurance investigator cracking "impossible" crimes, Ralph Manza's Jay Drury was a great comic relief character, and series regular Christine Belford was a strong leading lady and foil for Banacek. The writing was top notch and the mysteries were both believable and genuinely hard to crack (most required watching to the end of the episode for the denouement). Indeed, the series was slated for further seasons and the <em>only</em> reason it didn't get them was because Peppard would rather it fail than allow his ex-wife Elizabeth Ashley to claim any residuals for further seasons (Peppard declined to sign a contract for further seasons).</p><p></p><p>For shows that overstayed their welcome, add Jonathan Creek to the list. The first three series were incredible, series four was a bit more shaky, and series five was absolutely horrid, having almost completely departed from the formula that made the show popular in the first place (Adam Klaus disappeared, Creek was no longer working in the stage magic industry, and instead of an unmarried companion, he now had a wife). The mysteries also got less clever in the final series and felt... off... compared to those of the earlier series.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 8958616, member: 13892"] Banacek deserved at[I] least [/I]four seasons (it got two most excellent seasons). Peppard was at his peak as the titular Thomas Banacek, refined man of action and insurance investigator cracking "impossible" crimes, Ralph Manza's Jay Drury was a great comic relief character, and series regular Christine Belford was a strong leading lady and foil for Banacek. The writing was top notch and the mysteries were both believable and genuinely hard to crack (most required watching to the end of the episode for the denouement). Indeed, the series was slated for further seasons and the [I]only[/I] reason it didn't get them was because Peppard would rather it fail than allow his ex-wife Elizabeth Ashley to claim any residuals for further seasons (Peppard declined to sign a contract for further seasons). For shows that overstayed their welcome, add Jonathan Creek to the list. The first three series were incredible, series four was a bit more shaky, and series five was absolutely horrid, having almost completely departed from the formula that made the show popular in the first place (Adam Klaus disappeared, Creek was no longer working in the stage magic industry, and instead of an unmarried companion, he now had a wife). The mysteries also got less clever in the final series and felt... off... compared to those of the earlier series. [/QUOTE]
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