He made a return to series television in a 1987 three-part episode of the police drama Hunter.

For the last 10 years at least, the person with that unofficial title has been the true auteur of series television.

"The Job" is just the sort of first step into series television one would expect of its star.

Even movie stars have had problems with series television.

"It's especially true on series television, but, I'll tell you, every older writer thinks about it," he said.

But he admitted to having a few basic qualms about the collaborative nature of series television.

Like many writers he felt hemmed in by the conventions of series television.

The show also began at a time when three-dimensional computer animation had just become affordable for series television.

This was, and remains, very rare for series television.

The program was the second of Franciscus's five attempts at series television.