Your favorite classic cop show

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

The cop show has been the staple of TV since the genre took over from westerns back in the seventies. There have always been both good and bad shows- mostly bad ripoffs and derivative drivel. But a few really good, original ones have always stood out for me. These are WAY better than the endless LawnOrder series, the CSI series (although good, they could be MUCH better), the character-driven nonsense from the past thirty and more years (Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, and so on).

A short list of the cream of the crop for me (in no particular order)

[Maddy McCall]

1. Hawaii 5-0 and Manix

were the two I watched as a kid.

[Zomby Woof]

4. DAMN ESP!

Look at our timestamp! :D

[Maddy McCall]

13. LOL! One mind, a thousand miles apart. :-)

:toast:

[Syrinx]

26. kind of funny

Didn't Mannix get shot every week? And his damn telephone was constantly ringing.

[Zomby Woof]

2. Hawaii Five-O!

Gave us the best theme in TV history AND a memorable catch-phrase!

[Maddy McCall]

11. Are you thinking the theme music right now?

Dum dum dum dum DUM dum, da da dum dum dum. :-)

[Zomby Woof]

14. DAdadadadadDADADaDAda!

:D

[Maddy McCall]

18. And, oh yeah,

Book 'em Dano. :D

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. I voted HSB

But if I had 2 votes I'd vote for Homicide also.

BTW, I like Law and Order, especially Criminal Intent.

[ewagner]

5. Police Story

Joseph Wambaugh was an excellent writer....read Delta Star

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. I read a vast majority of his novels

As an ex-cop, he knew the truth behind the cop life, and it came out in his books.

[ewagner]

27. Me too

Most disturbing was Lines and Shadows

[NightTrain]

6. Though I didn't discover it until the '90s, I voted for HILL STREET BLUES.

An intelligent, compelling, well-written, magnificently acted show!

[flamingyouth]

7. Had to vote for Streets of San Francisco

I loved how they divided it into acts. :D

[Zomby Woof]

9. I guess shows about medical examiners don't count!

:7

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Sure they do!

I watched an episode of Quincy earlier today!

[Zomby Woof]

16. you must have Hallmark!

Damn, I miss that channel... Quincy and MASH... sigh

[flamingyouth]

15. MAYHEM!

[Zomby Woof]

17. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[jus_the_facts]

12. guess which one I voted for.....

:evilgrin:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

19. Jack Webb was a LOT cooler in the beginning

He didn't become a yutz until later... :evilgrin:

[Syrinx]

20. I like the Rockford Files

Strictly speaking, I guess it isn't a cop show, though.

[BarbaRosa]

21. Police Squad

[Zomby Woof]

24. In Color!

Act 1, Yankees 0. :D

[Fenris]

22. COP ROCK!

:D

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

23. Go to your room

and never EVER come out.

[Zomby Woof]

25. that was HORRID

And not in a good/bad Roadhouse way! :spank:

(actually suffered the first 5 minutes of the pilot, and wondered how much cocaine was snorted at the creative conceptual meeting)

[Wapsie B]

28. Homicide

was my all time favorite cop show. Watching Frank Pembleton in the box was TV at its finest. And the ensemble cast put the show over the top, especially the early years.

[Kathleen04]

29. No one else likes Adam-12???

Just me. :(

[tuvor]

30. Other: Sledgehammer

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