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True NYPD Blue

This Police Drama
Contains
Adult Language &
Partial Nudity.
Viewer Discretion
is Advised

I looked forward to Tuesday nights, when this disclaimer would appear on the screen and usually followed by the words, “Previously, on NYPD Blue….”

NYPD Blue is arguably my all-time favorite television show. For 12 years I’ve been watching this show, keeping up with the lives of Andy Sipowicz, Greg Medavoy, and the rest of the ever-changing cast. It’s the reason I finally bought my TiVo… as my VCR just couldn’t keep up with the task of recording one TV show once a week and I got tired of missing episodes and waiting for reruns.

Last Tuesday was the end of an era…. the final episode of NYPD Blue. It ended gracefully, with Andy doing a 180 from the series premiere…. going from a drunk cop quickly headed to the unemployment line all the way up to a sergeant and the boss of the 15th precient’s detective squad. In the middle, there were joyful births and marriages, devestating deaths and destructive co-workers and temptation…. lots and lots of temptation.

Some people stopped watching after Jimmy Smits’s character, Bobby Simone, died…. and that’s unfortunate… While I do believe Smits’s character was a very strong and powerful one, I think NYPD Blue handled his exit well and moved on as a good show should. I’ve enjoyed many of the “after Bobby” seasons… and will really miss this show.

NYPD Blue was a pioneer in the cop drama genre. With the disclaimer I quoted above, a lot of telelvision stations didn’t want to carry the first season of Blue…. Funny how things work out… The first season racked up 27 Emmy nominations. “Blue” would win an Emmy for best drama in its second year, and earned 82 nominations over the course of its existence.

Unfortunately, all good things come to an end… and tonight… ABC starts a new series… “Blind Justice”. I’ll probably TiVo it… watch it later… but I doubt it can compare to the brilliance of NYPD Blue.

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