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  Salon | "NYPD Blue" in a family way
As "NYPD Blue" watchers know, Diane is a former alcoholic, sexually molested by her father; three years into a sometimes rocky relationship with Bobby (who still has abandonment issues over the cancer death of his wife), Diane finally seems stable and strong.
On "NYPD Blue," the bogeymen are fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, children and friends.
But in the context of "NYPD Blue," with its revolving door procession of family violence and despair, it was a concrete, almost heroic solution.
www.salon.com /mwt/feature/1998/01/cov_20feature.html   (1069 words)

  
  TV NYPD Blue
"NYPD Blue" is one of those shows where, after a few months of dedicated watching, you know what everyone’s up to without having to think about it, kind of like your own family (if your family happens to be a group of dysfunctional cops).
All the "NYPD Blue" fans will be glad to know that in 2000 the American network ABC renewed the show for at least another two years, which would take us to the end of the eighth season.
NYPD Blue is set in the (fictional) 15th precinct, as we all know.
www.law4u.com.au /lil/tv_nypd.html   (5232 words)

  
 Salon | "NYPD Blue" in a family way
As "NYPD Blue" watchers know, Diane is a former alcoholic, sexually molested by her father; three years into a sometimes rocky relationship with Bobby (who still has abandonment issues over the cancer death of his wife), Diane finally seems stable and strong.
On "NYPD Blue," the bogeymen are fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, children and friends.
But in the context of "NYPD Blue," with its revolving door procession of family violence and despair, it was a concrete, almost heroic solution.
archive.salon.com /mwt/feature/1998/01/cov_20feature.html   (1069 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: NYPD Blue - Series One [1994]: Dennis Franz, David Caruso, Sherry Stringfield, Farrel Levy, Dick Lowry, ...
Although fast-cut and street-sharp, NYPD Blue arguably betrays a right-wing bias: the villains are invariably irredeemable scum, too often let off the hook by a slack and excessively liberal judiciary, with victims of crime often forced to take desperate measures of their own.
NYPD blue has long been my favorite show on the tv and to be able to sit down and watch the whole first series in one hit was great.
I've occasionally watched the odd episode of NYPD Blue over the years and always found it to be fundamentally good, in a gritty and bleak kind of way, so I was pleased to have the...
www.amazon.co.uk /NYPD-Blue-One-Dennis-Franz/dp/B00008WQ8O   (1206 words)

  
 NYPD Blue | PopMatters Television Review
Despite NYPD Blue's stellar reputation, it has had some problems, starting with its confusion about how much time to devote to the crimes the cop-protagonists are called upon to solve, and how much to spend on their personal lives.
In this sense, she exemplifies the problem NYPD Blue has with women characters: they are props.
They hold the crying children at crime scenes and serve as sexual companions for the boys in blue, but with the exception of Diane's unresolved (and terribly mishandled) child sexual abuse, the women don't have much to say or do unless there is a man involved.
www.popmatters.com /tv/reviews/n/nypd-blue.html   (1305 words)

  
 NYPD BLUE | A TELEVISION HEAVEN REVIEW
A to Z of TV NYPD Blue was the first real attempt by a US broadcast network to create an adult drama that could compete with the increasingly violent, frank and sexually explicit series showing up on cable television in the 1990’s.
As the weeks passed, viewers realized that NYPD Blue was a strong, well-crafted and superbly acted drama that happened to offer more nudity and stronger language than other network shows.
By this time, “Blue’s” weekly audience was less than half the 27 million who tuned in during the second season, but Bochco wouldn’t give up until Franz decided the time was right.
www.televisionheaven.co.uk /nypdblue.htm   (2631 words)

  
 NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue first grabbed headlines for breaking new ground: it pushed the envelop for prime-time network dramas in terms of both nudity and language.
Physical chemistry between actors and actresses on "Blue" is crucial to the show's quality, because unlike contemporaries "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Law & Order," "NYPD Blue" delights in detailing the personal lives of its characters.
Despite the focus on personal lives, "NYPD Blue" is at its core a down-and-dirty cop show, and there are plenty of crimes to solve in the Big Apple.
www.mysterynet.com /tv/profiles/nypd   (946 words)

  
 CNN.com - ABC to end 'NYPD Blue' next season - Feb. 9, 2004
ABC is expected to announce Monday that it has completed a deal to renew "NYPD Blue" for a 12th and final season.
ABC is said to be planning a big sendoff for the venerable cop drama during the 2004-05 season, recognizing the show's place in primetime history as a trailblazer and Nielsen stalwart for the network, despite ABC's ups and downs in recent seasons.
Co-created by Bochco and David Milch, "Blue" was controversial from the start in its creators' insistence on pushing the envelope with grittier language than the norm of the day and even brief nudity.
www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/09/television.nypdblue.reut   (411 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions about NYPD Blue - Long Version
On Hill Street Blues, every single suspect brought into the station was quickly rushed into the protection of noble public defender Joyce Davenport, leading all TV cop show fans to assume that all suspects automatically made use of their Miranda rights to counsel.
The NYPD stationhouse exterior for the 15th Precinct is really the 9th Precinct house at 321 East 5th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave., which is the same one that was used on the 70s cop series Kojak and is a real precincthouse in New York City.
First, there are only 22 episodes in a season of NYPD Blue, and, because of the all-important "sweeps" months in November, February, and May, 12 of those episodes have to be committed to air during those months.
www.faqs.org /faqs/tv/nypd-blue   (10499 words)

  
 NYPD Blue - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama.
Cable network TNT airs reruns of NYPD Blue with the nudity and much of the profanity cut; Court TV has tended to show them in their original form.
According to NYPD Blue: A Final Tribute, a retrospective first broadcast on the same night as the last episode, the controversy wasn't limited to what was on the screen.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/NYPD_Blue   (1187 words)

  
 NYPD Blue Cast Photos - NYPD Blue Cast and Crew - TV.com
Actress Amy Brenneman, a tall hazel-eyed performer of stage and screen with a pale complexion, thick, dark hair and a wide smile, first garnered major attention for her groundbreaking bare-all turn on "NYPD Blue" (ABC) and went on to carve out a prolific career in film and television, often...
On the NYPD Blue set in L.A., she was a...
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon recently finished her second season on ABC's award-winning drama series, NYPD Blue, as Valerie Haywood, a no-nonsense, intelligent Assistant D.A. and love interest of Baldwin Jones (Henry Simmons).
www.tv.com /nypd-blue/show/219/cast.html   (1479 words)

  
 NYPD Blue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama set in New York City.
Cable network TNT airs reruns of NYPD Blue with the nudity and much of the profanity cut; Court TV has tended to show them in their original form.
According to NYPD Blue: A Final Tribute a retrospective broadcast on the same night as the last episode, the controversy wasn't limited to what was on the screen.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NYPD_Blue   (1573 words)

  
 NYPD Blue FAQ
This FAQ about NYPD Blue was compiled and written by Dave Chapman, Alan Sepinwall and Jeff Knapp with numerous contributions by others.
NYPD Blue is the latest contribution to the TV police drama...
NYPD Blue is set (of course) in New York City, New York,...
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 BreakTV -NYPD BLUE
NYPD Blue continues to set new standards for the police drama genre.
Set against the gritty and volatile backdrop of New York City, NYPD Blue powerfully portrays realistic characters devoting themselves to the pursuit of justice while struggling to maintain an ever-elusive sense of humanity.
In spite of — or perhaps because of — the danger of the streets, the chaos of the squad room and the fragility of their own private lives, the members of the 15th Precinct share a strong commitment to the job and each other.
www.breaktv.com /community.aspx?show=19   (201 words)

  
 NYPD Blue - Zap2it - TV Show
"NYPD Blue" pulls few punches in portraying the day-to-day life of cops in New York's 15th Precinct.
Characters' personal lives intertwine with the cases they work, which often deal with the worst elements the city has to offer.
ABC announced that the 2004-05 season will be the last for "Blue."
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|1049|1|,00.html   (72 words)

  
 'NYPD' through | The San Diego Union-Tribune
All that's fiction, a scene in next week's episode of "NYPD Blue" as the landmark cop show, once the most controversial series in primetime, nears the end of its 12-year run.
The man who made it all happen, executive producer Steven Bochco (creator of "Blue" with David Milch), whose writing credits stretch back to episodes of "Columbo" (and who also produced "Hill Street Blues" and "Doogie Howser, M.D.") is looking ahead to his newest police drama, "Blind Justice." It'll move right into ABC's 10 p.m.
"Blue" also served notice that police shows were growing up, depicting the world of cops more realistically, drawing complex characters who remained likable despite some major personality flaws.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050206/news_1a06nypd.html   (1703 words)

  
 NYPD Blue: Season 3 - NYPD Blue - Season 3 - Epinions.com
NYPD Blue transferred to disc quite nicely, sans commercials.
NYPD Blue taught me to always refer to policemen[people] as policemen and not cops, which I equate to the derogative term ‘pigs’.
NYPD Blue isn’t afraid to cross boundaries and investigate all avenues of life and death.
www.epinions.com /content_223012032132   (1325 words)

  
 'NYPD Blue' Producer Angry at ABC
NEW YORK –– The producer of "NYPD Blue" is seeing red because ABC is considering moving the popular police drama from its regular Tuesday night time slot.
Bochco said he believed a move was "a done deal." He said the network hadn't told him where the show would move, but said "NYPD Blue" would not make its scheduled season premiere date of Nov. 9.
While "NYPD Blue" sat on the bench this fall, ABC has used the time slot to establish "Once and Again," about a recently divorced man and woman trying to start a new romance amidst family complications.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/aponline/19991013/aponline192436_000.htm   (352 words)

  
 COURT TV ONLINE - NEWS FROM COURT TV
Schleiff replied, "NYPD BLUE combines strong storytelling and outstanding acting as it deals with important and timely issues that complement the brand-defining documentaries our network produces." Mr.
Boasting a large and loyal audience and an acclaimed ensemble cast, the Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning NYPD BLUE is now celebrating its eighth successful season on the ABC network and continues to rank among television's highest rated and most critically lauded franchises.
NYPD BLUE completes its run in broadcast syndication and on FX this fall prior to the move to Court TV and TNT.
www.courttv.com /archive/press/nypdblue.html   (502 words)

  
 NYPD Blue Photos, Cast, Episodes for NYPD Blue | TVGuide.com
There are no blog posts for NYPD Blue.
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 Amazon.ca: NYPD Blue: Season 1: DVD
NYPD Blue's writers skillfully navigate both single-episode criminal cases (ranging from tense procedural sequences like Kelly slowly drawing a confession out of a man who killed a cab driver, to lighter cases like a stolen Oscar statuette) and storylines that stretch dizzily across the entire season.
It seems that due to poor sales figures the NYPD Blue series has bit the dust and there will be no release of season 3.
I never watched NYPD Blue before, but I have heard so many good things about this show that I finally had to breakdown, buy the DVD box sets (seasons 1 and 2) and watch from the...
www.amazon.ca /NYPD-Blue-Season-1/dp/B00007I6FP   (1687 words)

  
 NYPD Blue
Blue (as it was sometimes promoted) deliberately tested the boundaries of broadcast restrictions on partial nudity and adult language.
However he left NYPD Blue at the start of the second season to pursue a movie career.
Rather than playing to good cop/bad cop stereotypes, Sipowicz, Kelly, Simone, and their fraternal colleagues exemplified that emerging archetype of nineties television: the sensitive man. Like TV cops of the past they were moral, yet hard enough to crack down on criminals.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/N/htmlN/nypdblue/nypdblue.htm   (1385 words)

  
 NYPD Blue (1993-2005)- A Hollywood Jesus Television Show Review
Taking an entertaining, intelligent look at the culturally influential 11-year television run of NYPD Blue, this examination includes a collection of essays on topics ranging from the series' portrayal of race relations in New York City to Sipowicz's famously thorny demeanor.
NYPD Blue, presently in its 12th season on ABC, is one of the longest-running police dramas in broadcast history.
Set against the gritty backdrop of New York City, NYPD Blue portrays realistic characters devoting themselves to the pursuit of justice while attempting to integrate their personal lives.
www.hollywoodjesus.com /nypd_blue.htm   (1950 words)

  
 NYPD Blue | PopMatters Television Review
Despite NYPD Blue's stellar reputation, it has had some problems, starting with its confusion about how much time to devote to the crimes the cop-protagonists are called upon to solve, and how much to spend on their personal lives.
The real bright spot on NYPD Blue as of last season, is the addition of Danny Sorenson, played by an all-grown-up Rick(y) Schroeder, to replace the sainted Simone.
They hold the crying children at crime scenes and serve as sexual companions for the boys in blue, but with the exception of Diane's unresolved (and terribly mishandled) child sexual abuse, the women don't have much to say or do unless there is a man involved.
popmatters.com /tv/reviews/n/nypd-blue.html   (1305 words)

  
 CNN - 'ER,' 'NYPD Blue' fight ratings blues - May 27, 1999
Meanwhile, Jimmy Smits' Bobby Simone died on "NYPD Blue" last fall, and was replaced by Rick Schroder.
This season, "NYPD Blue" is still a Top 15 show, averaging more than 14 million viewers a week -- down slightly from last year.
"NYPD Blue" new-kid Schroder is garnering acclaim and respect on the set and off.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/TV/9905/27/er.nypd.ratings/index.html   (576 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions about NYPD Blue
When Kim Delaney left NYPD Blue after the eighth season to star in Philly -- a series specifically created for her by Steven Bochco, who felt that Blue couldn't showcase her talents enough -- it was with the agreement that Kim could return to Blue if the new show was canceled quickly.
The NYPD stationhouse exterior for the 15th Precinct is really the 9th Precinct house at 321 East 5th St. between 1st and 2nd Ave., which is the same one that was used on the 70s cop series Kojak and was a real precinct house in New York City.
Over the years, NYPD Blue co-creator David Milch developed an idiosyncratic dialogue style for the show, which eventually came to be known as "Milch-speak." Originally employed only by Sipowicz and Medavoy, Milch-speak eventually came into use by every character on the show: cops, crooks, lawyers, victims, and pretty much everyone short of little Theo Sipowicz.
www.stwing.upenn.edu /~sepinwal/faq.html   (13888 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'NYPD Blue' signs off after 12 seasons on ABC
NEW YORK (AP) — NYPD Blue ended its 12-year run without bare butts, gimmicks or ghosts — just Detective Andy Sipowicz making a tough but morally correct decision that put his new job as commander in jeopardy.
NYPD Blue had settled into old age, in television time, with only Franz and Gordon Clapp's Detective Greg Medavoy remaining as featured cast members from the first season to the last.
Eclipsed by hotter dramas, NYPD Blue inhabited a middle-of-the-pack No. 49 ranking among Nielsen Media Research's top prime-time shows, with roughly half the regular audience it had at its peak.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2005-03-02-nypd-blue_x.htm?csp=34   (589 words)

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