Favorite "Cop" or "Police" or "Detective" shows of days gone by poll!

[ram511]

How about Honey West and The Avengers and FBI and Highway Patrol and

How about Honey West and The Avengers and FBI and Highway Patrol and U.N.C.L.E.

I forgot about Lancelot Link- Secret Chimp

 

[Beachwineguy]

Definitely The Shield. Enjoyed Miami Vice and the A Team when I was young. Original lineup of CSI and X Files too, if you count that as a detective show.

 

[PSUeng]

Columbo & mod squad

 

[Art]

77 Sunset Strip

 

[MtNittany]

If I had to pick one that had my undivided attention for a few seasons, it would have to be 24. Nothing like it at its peak.

 

[johnmpsu]

Monk. Never gets old.
Of the ones listed I would pick Hill Street Blues.

 

[dalions81]

Rockford files

 

[Roar More]

Hill Street Blues was my favorite, but I would throw Twin Peaks and Prime Suspect into the mix.

 

[bdgan]

The best

 

[eidolon21]

Cable True Detective Season One (best)
Network Simon & Simon

 

[CF LION]

 

[Thus Spoke Mainer]

Best cop clip ever.

 

[crayfish67]

There is only Magnum and then all the rest

 

[RU31trap]

I was very young but my dad liked watching "Adam 12".

 

[flash86]

Homicide, Hawaii 5-0’ and Banacek/McMillan and Wife

You can also have a write-in vote for TV shows like:

The Andy Griffith Show
Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Squad
Reno 911
Bakersfield
Naked City
Charlie's Angels
The "Streets of San Francisco"
Monk
Starsky & Hutch
21 Jump Street
Miami Vice
24
Law & Order
CSI
Columbo
NYPD Blue
Homicide: Life On The Street
Adam-12
The Shield
McMillan & Wife
TJ Hooker
Quincy

;t

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

You can also have a write-in vote for TV shows like:

The Andy Griffith Show
Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Squad
Reno 911
Bakersfield
Naked City
Charlie's Angels
The "Streets of San Francisco"
Monk
Starsky & Hutch
21 Jump Street
Miami Vice
24
Law & Order
CSI
Columbo
NYPD Blue
Homicide: Life On The Street
Adam-12
The Shield
McMillan & Wife
TJ Hooker
Quincy

Scooby-Doo!

Just kidding. The Wire.

 

[GregInPitt]

You can also have a write-in vote for TV shows like:

The Andy Griffith Show
Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Squad
Reno 911
Bakersfield
Naked City
Charlie's Angels
The "Streets of San Francisco"
Monk
Starsky & Hutch
21 Jump Street
Miami Vice
24
Law & Order
CSI
Columbo
NYPD Blue
Homicide: Life On The Street
Adam-12
The Shield
McMillan & Wife
TJ Hooker
Quincy

Glov, what about Burke's Law ???

 

[TheGLOV]

Glov, what about Burke's Law ???

Greg, I do not remember that one sir.

 

[nits74]

No Kojak ???

 

[TheGLOV]

No Kojak ???

OMG! How could I forget Telly?

"Who luvs ya baby?"

 

[GregInPitt]

Greg, I do not remember that one sir.

Burke's Law
1963 TV Series

TV.com 8.4/10
IMDb 7.5/10
Amos Burke was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high-wheeling lifestyle. The hallmarks of this series were were glamorous, sophisticated settings, unusual twists on formula homicide plotlines, and big-name guest stars.

ABC · Ended 1966

Cast

Gene Barry as Captain Amos Burke
Gary Conway as Det. Tim Tilson
Regis Toomey as Det. Les Hart
Carl Benton Reid as The Man
Eileen O'Neill as Sgt. Gloria Ames

 

[psu1969a]

NCIS and its precursor J.A.G.

 

[TheGLOV]

Burke's Law
1963 TV Series

TV.com 8.4/10
IMDb 7.5/10
Amos Burke was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high-wheeling lifestyle. The hallmarks of this series were were glamorous, sophisticated settings, unusual twists on formula homicide plotlines, and big-name guest stars.

ABC · Ended 1966

Cast

Gene Barry as Captain Amos Burke
Gary Conway as Det. Tim Tilson
Regis Toomey as Det. Les Hart
Carl Benton Reid as The Man
Eileen O'Neill as Sgt. Gloria Ames

What?

So he was on the "take" huh??

 

[GregInPitt]

What?

So he was on the "take" huh??

No.

Sort of a wealthy police captain. Had a chauffeur and a Rolls....

 

[Woodpecker]

Remington Steele

 

[androcles]

...Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue were the most realistic portrayals of life on the streets as a cop...
...NYPD Blue is still running 5 days a week in reruns, just before Mad Men reruns at 6 and 7 ...

 

[TheGLOV]

Remington Steele

Forgot about that one!!

I like him better in James Bond movies!!

 

[MtNittany]

Can't believe this one hasn't been mentioned:

 

[Aloha T]

Streets of San Francisco

 

[aquapong]

Southland was the best for truly depicting things from real cops’ perspectives.

 

[Rjyoung317]

I would go with the wire.

Anybody watching Bosch on Amazon?

 

[TheGLOV]

Wasn’t there a blind detective show?

Tony or James Franciscus or something?

 

[TheGLOV]

He also turned into the Hulk on another one??

 

[TheGLOV]

Found it!

 

[Hugh Laurie]

 

[harbest]

You can also have a write-in vote for TV shows like:

The Andy Griffith Show
Car 54, Where Are You?
Police Squad
Reno 911
Bakersfield
Naked City
Charlie's Angels
The "Streets of San Francisco"
Monk
Starsky & Hutch
21 Jump Street
Miami Vice
24
Law & Order
CSI
Columbo
NYPD Blue
Homicide: Life On The Street
Adam-12
The Shield
McMillan & Wife
TJ Hooker
Quincy

 

[harbest]

Best cop clip ever.

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[fairfaxlion2]

how about the original Law & Order? The first half of the show was always the police part. the second part was prosecutors, always eating 5-star lunches then going to dive bars after work. every. time.

 

[odshowtime]

I see it mentioned in post #2 but Reno 911 is the best cop drama of the last 20 years because it's so realistic.

 

[denniskembala]