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1. Who wrote the books the show is based on?
2. The original TV series starred which actor in the title role?
3. Avery Brooks was also a tenured professor at Rutgers University when he portrayed which character?
4. The setting for this series is the author's own hometown of what city?
5. Hawk's character in the show starts as an enforcer who works for King Powers a local mob boss played by which former Boston Celtic basketball player and actor?
6. Lt. Nick Webster came to the show replacing which character that had been played by Richard Jaeckel?
7. What is Spenser's first name on the show?
8. The love of Spenser's life is which character?
9. Spenser reveals he used to be a cop and was also a pugilist in his younger days. What is a pugilist?
10. The series began in 1985 with a two hour pilot that bore the same title as which book?
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