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Defenders

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 13, 1961-May 13, 1965)
    Originally aired on CBS
    Premise: A father and son legal team try to solve cases which are based off of real issues of the 1960s
    Joan Hackett as Joan Miller
    E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston
    Robert Reed as Kenneth Preston
    Polly Rowles as Helen Donaldson (1961-1962)

Why Defenders might be annoying:

    It was very political, especially for a 1960s drama series.
    Out of generosity, the producers made it so the actors involved get a portion of the syndication money, and as a result, it costs twice as much to air as other black-and-white hour long television shows.
    Therefore, it is unknown to today's audiences, despite being very critically acclaimed.
    The original father and son legal team in an early pilot was Ralph Bellamy and William Shatner.
    Its premise of a father and son team has been done to death by TV shows.

Why Defenders might not be annoying:

    Many of the scripts were written by Larry Cohen.
    It had many controversial topics for an 1960's drama, including abortion, euthanasia, 'un-American' activities and movie censorship.
    It had guest appearances from Ossie Davis, William Shatner, Carroll O'Connor, Peter Fonda, Jon Voight and tons of others.
    It is an inspiration to all other court drama programs that followed.

Credit: Captain Howdy


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 42.31% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 62 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 115 Votes: 53.04% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 135 Votes: 42.96% Annoying