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Silk Stalkings was a 1990s TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA. The show was created by the prolific crime-show producer Stephen J. Cannell, perhaps best known for The Rockford Files and The A-Team. On the DVD extras, Cannell pointed out that of the 40 or more TV shows he has created, this one had the longest run, eight seasons. Image File history File links Silk. ... Image File history File links Silk. ... Mistral is a script typeface. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 Casio TV-470 pocket color television (RadioShack Pocketvision 25 in the US) Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1991. ... Crimetime After Primetime was the umbrella title for a group of late-night crime-investigation shows that debuted at various times on CBS during 1991 and 1992, running through late summer of 1993. ... The USA Network is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1993. ... Stephen J. Cannell (born May 2, 1941) (pronounced CAN-ULL) is an Emmy award winning television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor from the USA. Noted for sophisticated, character-driven writing within genre formats, Cannell has created or co-created nearly 40 different shows, including The Rockford Files, The Greatest... The Rockford Files was an American detective (private investigator) television drama that had its first run on the NBC television network between 1974 and 1980 and has been in constant syndication to the present day. ... The A-Team is an American action adventure television series about a fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces who are on the run from the military while working as soldiers of fortune. ...

Portraying the daily lives of two detectives who solved sexually-based crimes of passion ("silk stalkings") among the ultra-rich people of West Palm Beach, Florida, the tightly-budgeted Silk Stalkings was not actually filmed in West Palm. Most episodes were shot in San Diego, California. Some shows were filmed in Scottsdale, Arizona. Location of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... It has been suggested that Downtown San Diego be merged into this article or section. ... Scottsdale is a satellite city of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Named by the New York Times as The Beverly Hills of the Desert,[1] Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premiere (and posh) tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as The Wests Most... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

From 1991 to 1995, the lead characters were played by Rob Estes and Mitzi Kapture, who played detectives Christopher Lorenzo and Rita Lee Lance, respectively. The on-again, off-again flirtation between Chris and Rita, who nicknamed one another "Sam" (an homage to their favorite golfer, Sam Snead) reminded many viewers of the earlier series Moonlighting and helped grow the cult following that the show maintained during its first few seasons and which continues to this day. This is a list of television-related events in 1991. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... Rob Estes, sometimes credited as Robert Estes (born on 22 July 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA) is an American actor. ... Mitzi Kapture (b. ... Samuel Jackson Sam Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was one of the top golfers in the world for most of 4 decades. ... Moonlighting is a television series that first aired on ABC in the United States from 1985 to 1989 with a total of 66 episodes. ...

The co-stars of Silk Stalkings

The two stars were truly equal co-stars. The opening credits would alternate, one week showing Estes first and then Kapture, the following week showing Kapture first and then Estes. The opening montage of quick cuts were "teasers" that suggested the sexy and violent subject matter of the show, but were not taken from any of the show's actual episodes. According to Stephen Cannell, in a DVD extra, they were developed initially as a promo, filmed and assembled by Ralph Hemecker in literally one day, and featuring a leggy blonde actress/model whom Cannell said was named Avalon Jones.¹ Image File history File links Silk_Stalkings_intro. ... Image File history File links Silk_Stalkings_intro. ...

After Estes and Kapture left the show midway through the 1995-1996 season, two new actors, Nick Kokotakis and Tyler Layton, were cast in the lead roles. Fans of the show did not embrace the new characters, who were replaced after that half-season by television veterans Chris Potter and Janet Gunn. The romantic chemistry between Potter and Gunn's characters, Tom Ryan and Cassandra St. John (who, according to the story line, had been married to and divorced from one another before their arrival on the series), revived interest in the show and it rebounded in the ratings. After three additional successful seasons, USA canceled the series in 1999. The final episode of the final season, placing Tom's career and relationship with Cassie on the rocks, was essentially a cliffhanger with no resolution. This is a list of television-related events in 1995. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1996. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Chris Potter (born August 23, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is an Canadian actor. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1999. ...

As of later summer 2006, DVDs of the first five seasons (encompassing all the Estes-Kapture episodes) have been released.

The series was notably adult-themed, but being on cable late at night, it seemed to be "under the radar", not drawing the kind of notoriety of prime time network series such as NYPD Blue. It can be noted, however, that Silk Stalkings only ever showed actors in their underwear, including during sex scenes, unlike NYPD Blue which showed full rear nudity and partial frontal nudity. The theme music for Silk Stalkings was written by composer Mike Post, who also wrote the themes to cop shows such as Rockford Files, Renegade and NYPD Blue. NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama set in New York City. ... Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil on September 29, 1944) is a Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer of music and theme songs for many of the most popular TV dramas first shown in the United States. ...

International

• In Finland, the show was originally shown on MTV3, later on Nelonen, and titled "Silkkiä ja luoteja".

• In France, the show was shown on TF1 and titled "Les dessous de Palm Beach".

• In Greece, the show was shown on Mega Channel and titled "Φονικό Μετάξι" (Lethal Silk).

• In Norway, the show was shown on TV 2 (Norway) and titled "Silke".

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Footnote

¹This may be a pseudonym. Cannell indicated some uncertainty about it on the DVD. In fact, he had a character with that same name in one of his episodes of Renegade. Renegade was a US television series that ran for 5 seasons and 110 episodes between 1992 and 1997. ...