Question: Who was the creator of the American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series whose principal cast consists of the actor who played Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom "Cheers"?

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True Detective (season 1): The first season of "True Detective", an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, premiered on January 12, 2014, on the premium cable network HBO.  The principal cast consisted of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles.  The season comprised eight episodes, and its initial airing concluded on March 9, 2014.  As an anthology, each "True Detective" season has its own self-contained story, following a disparate set of characters in various settings.

Fargo (season 2): The second season of "Fargo", an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on October 12, 2015, on the basic cable network FX.  Its principal cast consists of Kirsten Dunst, Patrick Wilson, Jesse Plemons, Jean Smart, and Ted Danson.  The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on December 14, 2015.  As an anthology, each "Fargo" season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings.

Fargo (season 3): The third season of "Fargo", an American anthology black comedy–crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on April 19, 2017, on the basic cable network FX.  The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on June 21, 2017.  As an anthology, each "Fargo" season possesses its own self-contained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings, albeit in a connected shared universe.

I Do, Adieu: "I Do, Adieu" is the fifth-season finale of the American television sitcom "Cheers", written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows.  It originally aired on May 7, 1987 on NBC.  During the fifth season, Sam Malone (Ted Danson) repeatedly proposes to Diane, and she refuses repeatedly until she accepts engagement in "Chambers vs. Malone" (1987).  In the previous episode, "A House Is Not a Home", Sam and Diane bought a house together.  Before this episode aired, Ted Danson decided to renew his contract with the show as Sam Malone, while Shelley Long decided to quit the series, which could conclude the on-and-off romance of "Sam and Diane" that went on for the first five years since 1982.  Ideas were attempted to write Diane off and to end the story arc, but some ideas were kept in and others thrown out.

Sam and Diane: Sam Malone and Diane Chambers, collectively known as Sam and Diane, are fictional characters in the American situation comedy television series "Cheers".  Sam Malone is a working-class, retired baseball player-turned-bartender played by Ted Danson; Diane Chambers is a college-graduate cocktail waitress played by Shelley Long.  Danson appeared on "Cheers" for its entire run of the series; Long was part of the regular cast from the 1982 series premiere ("Give Me a Ring Sometime") until the fifth-season finale, "I Do, Adieu" (1987).  Long returned for a special appearance in the 1993 series finale, "One for the Road."

Showdown (Cheers): "Showdown" is the two-part first-season finale of the American television sitcom "Cheers", written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows.  It originally aired on NBC (as separate Parts One and Two, respectively) on March 24 and 31, 1983.  In the "Cheers" pilot, college-educated Diane Chambers was neglected by her previous lover and then hired as a waitress by bartender Sam Malone.  Since then, they flirted and resisted each other throughout the season.  In this two-part episode Sam's more-successful brother Derek becomes Diane's love interest, leaving Diane torn between Derek and Sam.  In the end, Sam and Diane passionately embrace in the office.

Ted Danson: Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor, author, and producer well known for his role as lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom "Cheers" and for his role as Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom "Becker".  He also starred in the CBS dramas "" and "" as D.B. Russell.  He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm", starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama "Damages", and was a regular on the HBO comedy series "Bored to Death".  In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology "Fargo".  Since 2016, he has played the afterlife "architect" Michael in the NBC sitcom "The Good Place.

Gulf Playhouse: Gulf Playhouse, also known as Gulf Playhouse: 1st Person and First Person Playhouse, was an American anthology series that aired on Friday nights from 1952–53 on NBC.  Originally conceived as a standard live dramatic anthology series, it was later redeveloped as a summer replacements series whose anthology stories were now told as seen through the "eye" of the camera.  The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person, animal or object.

Fargo (season 1): The first season of the anthology black comedy–crime drama television series "Fargo", premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX.  Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks and Martin Freeman, the season consisted of ten episodes and concluded its initial airing on June 17, 2014.

True Detective (season 2): The second season of "True Detective", an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, began airing on June 21, 2015, on the premium cable network HBO.  With a principal cast of Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly, and Vince Vaughn, the season comprises eight episodes and concluded its initial airing on August 9, 2015.

Supporting paragraphs: Fargo (season 2) Ted Danson
Answer: Noah Hawley