'Night Court' creator passes on..

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I leave for one day, and I come back to find this:

Reinhold Weege, creator of the daffy 1980s sitcom "Night Court," which ran for nine seasons on NBC and earned seven Emmy Awards and 31 nominations but never the big comedy prize, has died. He was 63.

Weege, who before "Night Court" wrote and produced for ABC's "Barney Miller" -- another lovable Manhattan-set sitcom set in the world of the law -- died Dec. 1 of natural causes in La Jolla, Calif., a family spokeswoman told The Hollywood Reporter.

"Night Court," which starred the youthful Harry Anderson as night-shift judge and Mel Torme fan Harry Stone and John Larroquette as lecherous assistant district attorney Dan Fielding, began as a midseason replacement and ran from 1984-92. It was a top 10 show in 1986-87 and 1987-88.

"Night Court" anchored an early "Must See TV Thursday comedy lineup for NBC, which opened with "The Cosby Show," followed by "Family Ties" and "Cheers."

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