The countless hours spent daydreaming over the pretties he put on the television screen.
The laugh-out-loud absurdness of his show's plotlines.
The endless stunts and, self-promotional marketing.
But seriously, can you find a single person in America who wasn't a fan of his shows at some point?
So here's to you, Mr. Spelling. May you rest in peace, and may Angels (maybe even Charlie's) lead you home.
Aaron Spelling- 1923-2006 Television Production Credits included: Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Dynasty, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, 7th Heaven, Hart to Hart, TJ Hooker, Fantasy Island, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T. and The Mod Squad.
And seriously, folks, that's not including TV movies, film features, his daughter Tori....
Newsweek: "Aaron Spelling was the McDonald's of TV producers—no one ever accused him of being a master chef, but he sold more shows than anyone."
"...the Guinness Book of World Records says he created 3,842 hours of television since 1956..."
MSNBC: "To create one of these social mileposts is an honor. To create a few is amazing. To be the man behind all of them borders on a pact with the devil late one night on a lonely road outside Pasadena. Yet anyone who doubts Spelling’s ability to coerce art out of a cultural void need only look at “T.J. Hooker”: Here is a man who somehow convinced William Shatner to run!"
CNN: "But even rarer is the visionary who can satisfy the audience's tastes -- the impresario who knows what viewers want, sometimes even before they do, and then gives it to them. On this, Spelling's track record certifies the exacting calibration of his gut."
