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http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/06/2....ap/index.html

Rogue588

Guess the stroke was too much..

While I salute him for all the "good" television he was responsible for, I have to take some respect back for creating Tori..

RayChuang

Aaron Spelling was truly an amazing producer that did a long, long list of highly successful TV shows on TV. It's hard for people to list all his TV accomplishments, that's to be sure.

He will be sorely missed.

theedge

Wow, saw he was recovering yesterday...83 is not too bad of an age to get to....he did provide us with some good TV and some bad during our lifetime. RIP.

onebyone

I owe a lot of good tv to this man. I will be forever grateful.

Ranger

Hmm. Wonder what effect this could have on 7th Heaven?

bigjim25

You aren't kiddin'. Here's a list of just the ones I watched:
Charmed
Wanted
Summerland
Titans
Safe Harbor
Pacific Palisades
Sunset Beach
Malibu Shores
7th Heaven
Beverly Hills, 90210
Models Inc.
The Heights
2000 Malibu Road
Melrose Place
T.J. Hooker
Vega$
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Charlie's Angels
Starsky and Hutch

Goldberg74

My sentiments exactly.

RIP

Charlie Goose

Okay, his shows weren't exactly highbrow but if I want culture, I'll turn off the TV and read Dickens. I enjoyed a helluva lot of his shows.

calhoun07

He was what? A thousand years old?

PopcornTreeCt

TV Producer Aaron Spelling Dies at 83
Friday June 23 9:56 PM ET

Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who turned to television production and created a massive number of hit series, from the vintage "Charlie's Angels" and "Dynasty" to "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Melrose Place," died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83.

Spelling died at his home in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke on June 18, according to publicist Kevin Sasaki.

Spelling's other hit series included "Love Boat," "Fantasy Island," "Burke's Law," "The Mod Squad," "Starsky and Hutch," "T.J. Hooker," "Matt Houston," "Hart to Hart" and "Hotel." He kept his hand in 21st-century TV with series including "7th Heaven" and "Summerland."

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He also produced more than 140 television movies. Among the most notable: "Death Sentence" (1974), Nick Nolte's first starring role; "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (1976), John Travolta's first dramatic role; "The Best Little Girl in the World" (1981), which starred Jennifer Jason Leigh.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Spelling provided series and movies exclusively for ABC and is credited for the network's rise to major status. Jokesters referred to it as "The Aaron Broadcasting Company."

Jadzia

Wow. I did not even hear he was sick.

Is it wrong for me to say that I hope they already recorded some interview footage for the upcoming Melrose Place DVDs?

I just finished watching the series all the way through on Soap Net. It took almost a year, at 5 episodes a week. I could still watch it again, even the sucky seasons at the end.

critterdvd

Wow, this is such a shock... I didn't believe it when my friend told me!

Aaron Spelling probably has the longest list of television achievements in Hollywood, and he was definately a force to be reckonded with (yet from what I hear a very sweet man).

RIP

and thanks for all the memories that you created for everyone for the last half a century!

Patman

I shudder to think how many hours of his TV productions I have watched over the years. RIP Mr. Spelling.

calhoun07

I see from his IMDB.com page that he's been producing TV for 50 years. That's quite an accomplishment.

And, no, it's not really all that surprising somebody that old dies. He was born in 1923. He was one of those people you'd see on TV and be surprised he was still alive!

Red Dog

One of the greats. Without a doubt, I've watched more hours of Spelling programming than that from any other producer.

riley_dude

He produced great stuff.
I hope Tori and Aaron made up before he died. I guess he wasnt too happy with her recent reality show.

Mok

Thank you for all the great tv.

raven56706

thanks for 90210, Charlies Angels, Melrose Place,and the Love Boat

Andie

Too bad his production company didn't die with him. All his shows were CRAP!

critterdvd

Everyone is intitled to their opinion, but it is really disrespectful/mean to say something like that about a person in a thread that is basically people telling the man to rest in peace...

Rogue588

wow.

much?

Fok

RIP

I thought he always looked sick

GuessWho

he was a wise man indeed

calhoun07

All right, I guess I will touch on this with some what of a serious reply. His IMDB.com page is really a testament to this man's tenacity. And while reading the news about him on sitcomsonline.com, it's true that the list of his failed shows seems longer than the lists of his hit shows, but the fact that he got them on the air says A LOT for this man. It was something magical, even when a series of his might only last as season, and something that will unlikely be repeated anytime soon. And I will dare ask what are you doing with your life that will even come close to what Aaron Spelling achieved? Most of us would be so lucky to have a fraction of his success. And, yes, he is a SUCCESS, even if most of his shows failed. Most of the creative output of a lot of artists falls by the wayside, and it's only a few shining gems that they created that are remembered after they are gone, but at least we got the shining gems to cherish.