Shaft (television)

Shaft (television)

"Shaft" was a series of TV movies that aired along with "Hawkins" during 1973-74 television season on "The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies". The series was based on the theatrical films starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.

Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the character needed to be toned down. Now instead of working against the police, he worked with them. Many fans thought that Shaft had sold out, and because of this, CBS cancelled the series. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, giving neither one the time to build up a large viewership.

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* [http://www.tvparty.com/recshaft.html TV Party: "Shaft" on TV]
* [http://www.rockin-r.net/~karl/shaft/tv-series/ The Shaft TV Series: guide by Steven Aldous]


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