"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 exterior of the 9th Precinct station house is used to represent the fictional 15th Precinct's station house. It is the same building used to represent the station house on "Kojak" (1973).

Quotes:

Andy: We're going to check out the other building this wacko manages.
[to Jones]
Andy: You might want to talk to this guy; he's carrying on about black demons and voices.
Det. Baldwin Jones: What, do you want me to go in there with my tribal outfit on?
[Disgusted, Sipowicz leaves]
Det. Baldwin Jones: [to Fancy] Do you want me to go in there?
Lt. Arthur Fancy: Well, do you have a tribal outfit?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Duck! The Carbine High Massacre (1999) (V)

Soap opera or drama

The success of the show has been due to the writers ability to portray the characters as humans who are cops, with the whole gambit of emotion that goes with this. Viewers who wish for less 'soap' will find that they would get another sterile 'run of the mill police drama' and not the classic program format as we see today.