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* [[Recycled Set]]: Several locations and buildings reappeared throughout the series' run. Notably, the house seen in "Nobody Lives Forever" (which is owned in the series by Brenda, the architect Crockett is dating) appears again as the location of the climactic cat-and-mouse scene between Crockett and The Shadow in the episode "Shadow in the Dark", two seasons later.
* [[Recycled Set]]: Several locations and buildings reappeared throughout the series' run. Notably, the house seen in "Nobody Lives Forever" (which is owned in the series by Brenda, the architect Crockett is dating) appears again as the location of the climactic cat-and-mouse scene between Crockett and The Shadow in the episode "Shadow in the Dark", two seasons later.
* [[Screwed by the Network]]: The show was moved to air opposite ''[[Dallas]]'', then moved to Sundays.
* [[Screwed by the Network]]: The show was moved to air opposite ''[[Dallas]]'', then moved to Sundays.
* [[Throw It In]]: Olmos has said in interviews that, in a deliberate effort to subvert the usual [[Da Chief]] cliches, his very first line as Castillo was an ad-lib.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Olmos was offered the chance to reprise his role as Castillo in the 2006 film, but was busy filming ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' at the time.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Olmos was offered the chance to reprise his role as Castillo in the 2006 film, but was busy filming ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' at the time.



Revision as of 13:04, 8 March 2015


  • The Character Died with Him: Julian Beck (who played the corrupt stock broker J.J. Johnston in "The Prodigal Son") passed away two weeks before the episode aired.
  • Old Shame: Colin Farrell admits that he doesn't like the film very much.
  • The Other Darrin: Castillo's former wife, May Ying, was played by Joan Chen in "Golden Triangle" and by Rosalind Chao in the Season 5 episode "Heart of Night".
  • Recycled Set: Several locations and buildings reappeared throughout the series' run. Notably, the house seen in "Nobody Lives Forever" (which is owned in the series by Brenda, the architect Crockett is dating) appears again as the location of the climactic cat-and-mouse scene between Crockett and The Shadow in the episode "Shadow in the Dark", two seasons later.
  • Screwed by the Network: The show was moved to air opposite Dallas, then moved to Sundays.
  • Throw It In: Olmos has said in interviews that, in a deliberate effort to subvert the usual Da Chief cliches, his very first line as Castillo was an ad-lib.
  • What Could Have Been: Olmos was offered the chance to reprise his role as Castillo in the 2006 film, but was busy filming Battlestar Galactica at the time.