"NYPD Blue" (1993) TV series 1993-2005

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Steven Bochco
David Milch

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Release Date:

21 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Tagline:

Ride along with the boys in blue.

Plot:

The gritty details of life as a member of a New York City police unit.

Plot Keywords:

Police | New York City | Black Cop | Cult Favorite | Female Nudity

Awards:

Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 78 wins & 163 nominations

Cast

Dennis Franz	...	Det. Andy Sipowicz / ... (261 episodes, 1993-2005)
Gordon Clapp	...	Det. Greg Medavoy (225 episodes, 1993-2005)
Bill Brochtrup	...	John Irvin (156 episodes, 1995-2005)
James McDaniel	...	Lt. Arthur Fancy (145 episodes, 1993-2001)
Nicholas Turturro	...	Det. James Martinez (120 episodes, 1993-2000)
Kim Delaney	...	Det. Diane Russell (119 episodes, 1995-2003)
Henry Simmons	...	Det. Baldwin Jones (105 episodes, 2000-2005)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (261 episodes) | Israel:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (season 3) (season 4) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG (season 1)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The character of Detective John Kelly was originally named Flinn and intended for Jimmy Smits, who turned down the role. Ironically, Smits later played Kelly's replacement, Detective Bobby Simone.

Quotes:

[Fancy has been briefing Rodriguez]
Lt. Arthur Fancy: Well, that's about it. You know, you haven't asked me any questions about the squad.
Lt. Tony Rodriguez: Yeah, guess I better do that; wouldn't want to appear apathetic. Any squadroom romances I need to be aware of?
Lt. Arthur Fancy: None right now.
Lt. Tony Rodriguez: Okay. Any old school detectives that care more about solving cases than making the bosses happy?
Lt. Arthur Fancy: Yeah. Sipowicz.
[laughing]
Lt. Arthur Fancy: He's one of a kind. If a member of my family was murdered; I'd want Sipowicz to catch the case.
Lt. Tony Rodriguez: I guess that's it then. Good luck, Captain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-03)" (2008)

NYPD: The First Season

Believe-it-or-not, I never watched this show until I bought the DVD when it came out. I just never watched it, even though I enjoy crime shows. Anywhere, here are my thoughts, just randomly said:

David Caruso may have gotten top billing as the star of the show but Dennis Franz is the actor who dominates when on screen. He is the most dramatic figure in this crime series that features character studies, almost to the point of being soap opera-like. In fact, all the love-lives of the main characters are explored, especially as the episodes developed that first season.

In the beginning, some sex scenes were used to grab viewers. This was new to TV then. All the characters in the show may not have been likable but they were all interesting. To me, the most likable was Nicholas Turturro's "Martinez."

The cops - men and women - all talked tough and the show's writers liked to insert words like "a-hole" and "prick" because, I suspect, they could get away with using them. This was TV's first drama to use words like that and have the open sexuality that was shown here. We saw side shots of breasts and Caruso's butt, etc. Speaking of Caruso, he left after this first season and that really annoyed a lot of the viewers, I am told. After an unsuccessful movie career, he landed back on his feet in TV with the very successful CSI: Miami show. Franz, meanwhile, stuck it out for the long NYPD run.

I found the first season interesting but too much soap opera and not enough straight crime story didn't encourage me to buy any further season DVD sets.