This poll should actually be broken down into categories. Cop, PI, Ensemble, Solo, Network, Cable, Western, Gubbmint, etc. There are just too many. One thing is for sure though.
Rockford is the best PI character ever on television, and everyone knows it - even Thomas Magnum. He would win this poll if he was on it.
Rockford is the best PI character ever on television, and everyone knows it - even Thomas Magnum. He would win this poll if he was on it.
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Some not mentioned.
The longest running law enforcement type on TV: Matt Dillon.
Detective Superintendent. Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) from "Prime Suspect
Hercule Poirot
Does Rumpole count as a detective?
The longest running law enforcement type on TV: Matt Dillon.
Detective Superintendent. Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) from "Prime Suspect
Hercule Poirot
Does Rumpole count as a detective?
How could you not love this group...
... The Mod Squad!Raylan Givens' occasional sidekick Constable Bob Sweeney was a tough little dude, even if he sounded like Remy from Ratatouille.
None of the above. I'm loving the current replays of MASH and Barney Miller. I love the detective Ron Harris character on Barney Miller played by Ron Glass. A smooth, well-dressed man who aspires to be a writer in the midst of all the mayhem of the 12th Precinct.
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Raylan Givens' occasional sidekick Constable Bob Sweeney was a tough little dude, even if he sounded like Remy from Ratatouille.
Go Bag!! Loved Constable Bob!
maybe not the best individual cops, but my favorite partners were Ice T and Richard Belzer on SVU. IIRC, Det Munch still holds the record for most appearances on different TV shows for a single character.
What, no Jethro Leroy Gibbs? (Whack to the back of your head)Digging into the new Twin Peaks show (which I love) and revisiting the original gave me a new appreciation for how badass Agent Cooper is. And since I know a lot of folks here love good TV, and especially good law enforcement/detective TV, I thought maybe we should have a poll of our favorites. Of course, there have been a TON of great TV cops/detectives - I listed ones I sort of have a bias towards. Of course, feel free to write in a favorite. I also didn't include cops or detectives from shows that were specials or mini-series (Cole from True Detective, etc.), or ones that would be funny but would take away from someone maybe more deserving (Barney Fife), or ones from more than one show (so, no Dana Scully, Phillip Jeffries, Tubbs, etc.).
You get three votes - get to it!!
1. Kate Beckett, Castle
2. James Crockett, Miami Vice
3. Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks
4. U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, Justified
5. Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, Walker Texas Ranger
6. Jack Bauer, 24
7. Special Agent Fox Mulder, X-Files
8. Detective Jimmy McNulty, The Wire
9. Agent Carrie Mathison, Homeland
10. Magnum, Magnum PI
Simon and Simon - Gerald McRaney and Jamison Parker. Set in San Diego, who could you go wrong.
Digging into the new Twin Peaks show (which I love) and revisiting the original gave me a new appreciation for how badass Agent Cooper is. And since I know a lot of folks here love good TV, and especially good law enforcement/detective TV, I thought maybe we should have a poll of our favorites. Of course, there have been a TON of great TV cops/detectives - I listed ones I sort of have a bias towards. Of course, feel free to write in a favorite. I also didn't include cops or detectives from shows that were specials or mini-series (Cole from True Detective, etc.), or ones that would be funny but would take away from someone maybe more deserving (Barney Fife), or ones from more than one show (so, no Dana Scully, Phillip Jeffries, Tubbs, etc.).
You get three votes - get to it!!
1. Kate Beckett, Castle
2. James Crockett, Miami Vice
3. Special Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks
4. U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens, Justified
5. Texas Ranger Cordell Walker, Walker Texas Ranger
6. Jack Bauer, 24
7. Special Agent Fox Mulder, X-Files
8. Detective Jimmy McNulty, The Wire
9. Agent Carrie Mathison, Homeland
10. Magnum, Magnum PI
Michael Weston - Burn Notice
Leroy Jethro Gibbs - NCIS
Lenny Briscoe - Law And Order
Jim Rockford - The Rockford Files
Tom Barnaby - Midsomer Murders (British Mystery Series)
Which Angel are you...
My cousin had a saying...."The ruination of the American male, Charlie's Angels, and Monday Night Football".
