Hardball (1989 TV series)
| Hardball | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Action Crime drama |
| Created by | Robert Palm |
| Written by | Paul Bernbaum Chris Bunch Allan Cole Frank Lupo Robert Palm Burt Pearl |
| Directed by |
Rob Bowman James Darren Francis Delia David Hemmings Bruce Kessler Guy Magar Larry Shaw Virgil W. Vogel |
| Starring |
John Ashton Richard Tyson |
| Theme music composer |
Sylvester Levay Eddie Money |
| Opening theme | "Roll Over It" performed by Eddie Money |
| Composer(s) | Sylvester Levay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Ashley Frank Lupo |
| Producer(s) | Paul Bernbaum |
| Cinematography | Rick Bota |
| Editor(s) | Nathaniel Burr Smidt David Ramirez |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Columbia Pictures Television NBC Productions |
| Distributor | Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001) Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 21, 1989 – June 29, 1990 |
Hardball is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC during the 1989-1990 television schedule.
Hardball is a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles (John Ashton) and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard Tyson). Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran cop who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year-old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement.
NBC President Brandon Tartikoff saw this series as inspired by the Lethal Weapon films and Battles was patterned after Pete Rose.
The series was created by Robert Palm and executive produced by John Ashley and Frank Lupo.
The series' theme song "Roll It Over", was written by Sylvester Levay and Eddie Money. Money also performed the tune.
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