Police Squad! "TV Guide" ranked it #7 on their list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". "Police Squad!" was created by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, who had all previously worked together on "The Kentucky Fried Movie" and "Airplane!". Despite critical acclaim, the show was cancelled by ABC after just six episodes. The show gained a strong cult following through repeat broadcasts, which led to "The Naked Gun" film series. Alan North played the role of Captain Ed Hocken on the show; in the films, the role was played by George Kennedy. Peter Lupus co-starred as Officer Norberg, but in the
Gangster Squad (film) the film would undergo additional re-shoots of several scenes to accommodate these changes, which resulted in the release of "Gangster Squad" being moved back to a later date. About a week after the shootings in Aurora, Warner officially confirmed that the film would be released on January 11, 2013, bumped from the original September 7, 2012 release date. Just two weeks later, on August 22, the cast reunited in Los Angeles to completely re-shoot the main action sequence of the film. The new scene was placed in a version of Chinatown where the Gangster Squad comes into open conflict with