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06-08-2013, 07:19 PM
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Police Story
I found the first season of Police Story on dvd at Barnes & Noble the other day. I had forgotten how good it really was and especially when compared to the **** on tv now. there was some pretty big name actors in it. so far Vic Morrow has been in two of them and unfortunately he never survived the twilight zone movie
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06-08-2013, 07:38 PM
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I'm really hoping they release more seasons. It was a great cop show.
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06-08-2013, 09:29 PM
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One of my favorites.
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06-08-2013, 10:14 PM
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And I really wish they'd release the 5 episodes they re-made in 1988 including Monster Manor. Great stuff. Amazon has one (The Watch Commander) that you can download and watch.
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06-09-2013, 09:32 AM
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I also have it and hope they release more seasons, I really like the Dandy Don and Tony Lo Bianco pairing. I have read a lot of Joseph Wambaugh books and they are great.
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06-09-2013, 09:59 AM
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It was shows like Police Story and Adam 12 that made me become interested in becoming a Police Officer when I grew up. I watched them religiously as a young teenager.
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06-09-2013, 02:21 PM
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Most TV is ****.....
Most TV is **** but a small percentage has great story, writing, casting, production, direction and everything else that makes a great show. I like being able to pick and chose the old TV shows that I really like.
A slightly different subject but does anybody else miss anthology shows that had a new cast every week?
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06-10-2013, 09:52 PM
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I liked it a lot, especially the "Dandy Don' episodes.
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06-10-2013, 10:14 PM
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I liked those stories a lot. From the perspective of a young police officer in the late 60s and 70s I thought they were the most realistic of all the cop shows.
Actually, Adam 12 wasn't bad, though the good guys always won and they had a lot more rules and speed bumps than our department did.
Dragnet, otoh, though I liked Jack Webb, was a bit much. The best thing about it was Webb's rocket-speed delivery in his speeches to witnesses and suspects.
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06-11-2013, 04:58 AM
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Shows like "Police Story" and "Adam 12" heavily influenced my decision to start my 30 year career as a police officer. The cops in those shows were portrayed as normal human beings and not the psycho, crooked caricatures portrayed in todays shows. I miss those old shows.
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06-11-2013, 08:39 AM
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I liked it a lot, especially the "Dandy Don' episodes.
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Detective Bert Jamison. In the 1st season he carried a 6" K-38 as a detective. Shoots and kills a rapist with it.
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