Greatest cop shows

I would put NYPD Blue at the top of the list. It was pretty groundbreaking television and compelling every week.

Though I suppose it technically is, I don't think of X-Files as a cop show. I'd classify it as Sci-Fi.

 

Am I the only one who can't believe they would consider "The Andy Griffith Show" a cop show?

I loved "The Shield" when it was on, as much as you could love a tough show like that, anyway.

I like "Blue Bloods" a lot nowadays, and think it got stiffed in its absence, especially considering that "The Andy Griffith Show" made the list.

I'd also have made a pitch for "Cagney & Lacey".

 

At least we didn't see Andy sitting down to dinner as often as that Bluebloods bunch.

 

I understand that they narrowed it to English language shows but they could have at least acknowledged that "The Bridge" was based on the infinitely superior Danish/Swedish original.

 

If we're going to include FBI shows, Wiseguy should be on there.

 

original L&O is great; SVU is a disgrace

police squad is number one; all others are numbert two or lower

Where was Barney Miller?

 

Barney is at 15? And is it true Police Squad was only SIX episodes? I had no idea.

 

Bullshit list without TJ Hooker.

 

I had forgotten how much I liked The Unusuals until I saw the list. Was also glad to see Happy Valley make it. That's a really good show.

Having SVU ahead of flagship L&O is a joke. Anybody remember the episode with the monkey in the basketball? What did that even have to do with sex crimes?

 

I was at a meeting when I looked at it. Must've missed it.

'Police Squad' was extremely short-lived.

 

I'd also include DaVinci's Inquest and Intelligence.

 

Barn should have been No. 1. My recollection is it was voted the most realistic cop show on the air at the time by NYPD officers.

And Columbo is the best-written and acted detective show in TV history. What is it about a mystery that creates suspense? Who did it, how and why. Columbo gave you those in the opening scene, and yet the show was still incredibly compelling and suspenseful because of the writing and Peter Falk's portrayal of the character.