Aaron Spelling Dies

[thedude110]

The man who made The OC a vaguely viable idea (and if you didn't love the first season of The OC, even at an ironic distance -- for shame!) has passed.
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060624/ap_on_en_tv/spelling_obit;_ylt=AqktlBYe4HhK34pmBGyIr0oDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBhZDJjOXUyBHNlYwNtdm5ld3M-)
Has anyone influenced detached, American pop-culturites as much as Aaron Spelling?

Such that (in no small part because of Aaron Spelling):

We are all dime novelists demanding our mourning.

[OutThere]

Gahhhh. Beverly Hills 90210! *gouges out brain*


No disrespect meant, however.

[treblah]

What will Violet Bickerstaff do now?!?

[OnceUGoMac]

I hate, HATE, Aaron Spelling shows, but I admire his influence on culture. I can't begin to fathom the impact he's had on U.S. television.

[DZ/015]

Perhaps now we can put Love Boat in its grave!

[CorvusCamenarum]

What will Violet Bickerstaff do now?!?

Probably get nailed by the estate tax (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=211379).

[Deepdale]

Probably get nailed by the estate tax.

With his personal fortune, no doubt about that.

[iAlan]

Looking back on his shows we all cringe. But i doubt there are any of us that haven't watched more than one episode of his creations.

Sure BH 90210 today is somewhat questionable, but in it's day it was a highly succesful show. Dynasty was a huge hit when it first aired and introduce many a new star, Melrose Place was a more modern 'yuppie' take on Dynasty and although today seems rather pathetic, back then it was in the limelight. And then theres Charmed, what can I say?

Thanks Aaron for the shows we now cringe and call crap, but were watching in the days gone by...

[rdowns]

He may have made some cringe-worthy shows, but if you grew up in the 70s, he was TV.

Mod Squad
Charlie's Angels
Starsky and Hutch
The Rookies
Vega$
SWAT
Family

EDIT: Found a complete list of his shows

http://www.tv.com/aaron-spelling/person/3137/biography.html

[question fear]

In an ironic twist, I was on the floor laughing at the camp hilary of "Charmed" Season 5 when I heard about this...

Love or hate his shows, everyone is right...he was and will be seen as a HUGE influence on American pop culture from the 70s-2000s...which is a feat few behind the scenes can claim with that sort of celebrity.

[Thomas Veil]

Oh, I'll agree his series were a big influence on popular culture, but criminey, the man held the undisputed record for the longest string of crappy hit TV shows in US history.

[bousozoku]

What will Violet Bickerstaff do now?!?

What will Tori Spelling do now?

He was the only one protecting her from Hollywood pressing against her extreme anxiety. Anyone remember the Tori Spelling character in Grosse Pointe? Somehow, he influenced the people to tone it down. :D

[treblah]

What will Tori Spelling do now?

I can't tell if you are joking but 'Violet Bickerstaff' was the name of Tori's character on 'Saved by the Bell'. :)

[dornoforpyros]

meh, some one else will step up with fill the void with more substances crap to be mass consumed.

From the geniuses in Mindless Self Indulgence

"You're telling me that fifty million screaming fans are never wrong,
I'm telling you that fifty million screaming fans are ****ing morons"

[celebrian23]

:( I actually like some of his shows :)

[bousozoku]

I can't tell if you are joking but 'Violet Bickerstaff' was the name of Tori's character on 'Saved by the Bell'. :)

I don't remember that name, so I'm not joking. All I can say is that she's a bit scary in every role she does and worse in real life.

[Thomas Veil]

meh, some one else will step up with fill the void with more substances crap to be mass consumed.I don't think Glen Larson is producing much TV anymore. ;)