Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A.
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	William Bleich
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Robert A. Papazian James G Hirsch
Producer(s)	Richard J O'Connor William Bleich
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment
Distributor	NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Syndication
Original release	October 10, 1990 – April 6, 1991
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Shades of L.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired from October 10, 1990 until April 6, 1991.

Premise

An L.A. detective, while recovering from a gunshot wound, finds that he can see the spirits of the dead trapped in limbo until their missions on Earth are complete.

Cast

• John D'Aquino as Det. Michael Burton
• Warren Berlinger as Lt. Wesley
• Gale Mayron as Annie
• Kenneth Mars as Uncle Louie

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Rest in Peace"	Bob Sweeney	William Bleich	October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)
A dead astronaut contacts Michael.
2	"The Wrong Man"	Jack Shea	Bill Taub	October 17, 1990 (1990-10-17)
A deceased thief feels guilty for sending a man to death row.
3	"Cooper's Coroner"	Jim Johnston	Jim Brecher	October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24)
A baseball announcer framed a former rival for gambling and now wants to make peace with his adult son.
4	"Concrete Evidence"	Nancy Malone	Ed Scharlach	October 31, 1990 (1990-10-31)
The ghost of a union leader wants Burton to locate his missing corpse.
5	"Big Brother is Watching"	Nancy Malone	Brenda Lilly, Renee Palyo and Bruce Jacobs	November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07)
A murdered ventriloquist returns to point out his killer.
6	"Pointers from Paz"	David Jackson	Jerry Stahl and Bruce Cervi	November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14)
A dead detective wants help with finding the cop who framed him for corruption.
7	"Where There's No Will There's a Weigh In"	Bob Sweeney	Randy Holland	November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21)
The nephew of a recently deceased woman wants to keep the money that was set aside to her financially strapped senior centre.
8	"The Teacher from Hell"	Judith Vogelsong	Bruce Cervi, Tom Blomquist, Renee Palyo and Brenda Lilly	November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28)
Michael's old high school science teacher wants him to solve the murder case of a reporter.
9	"Some Like It Cold"	Bob Sweeney	Renee Palyo and Brenda Lilly	December 5, 1990 (1990-12-05)
A dead lawyer falls in love with Michael.
10	"Dreams"	Steve Beers	TBA	December 12, 1990 (1990-12-12)
11	"Dead Dogs Tell No Tales"	Jerry Jameson	Bruce Cervi	January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08)
Michael helps a dog that was accidentally killed in a bank robbery.
12	"Send Up the Clowns"	Dennis Donnelly	Ed Scharlach	January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15)
Michael investigates the murder of two clowns.
13	"Last Laugh"	Kevin Cremin	William Bleich	January 22, 1991 (1991-01-22)
14	"Burial Ground"	Sutton Roley	John Lansing and Bruce Cervi	January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Michael helps a Nevada cop stop a robbery.
15	"Cross the Center Line"	Jim Johnston	Tom Blomquist	February 5, 1991 (1991-02-05)
Michael is haunted by two biker ghosts from the 1950s.
16	"Til Death Do Us Part"	Chris Pechin	Brenda Lilly and Renee Palyo	February 9, 1991 (1991-02-09)
17	"Ten Little Thespians"	Chuck Bowman	William Bleich	February 16, 1991 (1991-02-16)
Michael attends a murder mystery weekend and encounters a novelist who was really killed at the house.
18	"The Really Big Sleep"	Richard L. O'Connor	Bruce Rush	February 23, 1991 (1991-02-23)
A private detective killed 50 years ago wants Michael's help with finding his killer.
19	"Line of Fire (1)"	Jim Johnston	TBA	March 30, 1991 (1991-03-30)
The widow of Michael's former partner is stalked by a TV evangelist.
20	"Line of Fire (2)"	Jim Johnston	TBA	April 6, 1991 (1991-04-06)

See also

• List of ghost films

External links

• Shades of L.A. at IMDb
• Shades of L.A. at TV.com
• TV Guide