cannon be an excellent tv movie and result in a successful series that run for 5yrs . william conrad be brilliant a the overweight private eye frank cannon . he prove that you do not have to be good look or a super hero to be a good detective . so he be fat and so what and he be an everyman detective and an ordinary guy that you might see in the street who happen to be overweight . despite this he prove he be intelligent and quick witted and he have a number of smart to outwit his opponent and but he be also capable of look after himself physically when the situation arose ( he be an expert in karate and be overweight do not mean you can not handle the rough stuff when you need to and my judo instructor be 19st and the same weight a cannon and but boy could he move fast when perform various judo throw and move ) . i be 19st myself and but i know that i can look after myself when need be and with my experience of judo . remember cannon be cunning and know that his size might get in the way of the physical rough stuff and so he plan his move carefully and use short swift karate and judo move to gain the upper hand of his opponent . he prove that a fat man could look after himself and that he be more than capable when it be need to deal with violent crook . if he be ever attack and beat up and he usually get his revenge at the end of the story one way or another . also it have to be remember that cannon carry a gun . he be an expert with firearm and an excellent marksman ( a be william conrad in real life ) and be a competent driver in his lincoln continental . all in all cannon be another good tv detective series of the 70 and which sadly have give way to the over violent and over do crime film and television series of today and which to my mind lack story content of these old tv detective series of yesterday and which have good story content without the need for over the top violence . i hope to see video release of this series soon .