My Top 3...

Hill Street Blues
Homicide
Miami Vice

Hill Street
CopROCK :lol:
NYPD BLUE (Early Years w/Caruso)
Miami Vice

Law & Order
Homicide
Miami Vice

CHiPs
Police Squad :D
Miami Vice

My 3 favorite are:

1. Homicide Life on the Streets
2. NYPD Blue (it was great in the Caruso years)
3. Law and Order SVU

I love Law and Order, but since about 60% of it is dedicated to the lawyer side of things, I don't count it as a cop show.

1. Homicide
2. EZ Streets (not so much a cop show...but crime elements)
3. Law and Order

:johnwoo:

:yack: Fish Police
Starsky & Hutch
NYPD Blue

I'd go with Chips!

Hill Street Blues
Barney Miller

Walker, Texas Ranger (the early seasons)

uh...
what about "COPS"

my fave for sure

Homicide (pre Falsone)

the only ones i ever watched is Law and Order and COPS.

again

Another vote for NYPD Blue.

Especially the year David Caruso was on.

Lots of guys seem to have a problem with the False One! But, guess what happened in the UK? The penultimate and pre-penultimate series were shown well after midnight and they have announced that the final series is not being purchased/screened over here. And as for the film....


So rewatchability is not going to be an issue, which is a shame because it was a <b>great</b> show. Overall it beat NYPD Blue in my book but Hill Street gets some kudos for being the first of the breed!

And why has no-one mentioned the original <i>Columbo</i> episodes? You don't even have to worry about whodunnit because the murderer was always revealed at the beginning.

<small>The writers of the New Columbo shows should be shot, though. Clearly they did not understand the formula or thought they could do better. They were wrong!</small>

[Edited by benedict on 03-11-01 at 12:10 PM]

My top three:

1) 'Homocide Life On The Street'

2) 'Miami Vice'

3) 'The Cops' (UK Series not to be confused with 'Cops')

CHIPS!
and best firefighting show?
EMERGENCY!

Homicide.
Homicide.
Homicide.

Dragnet

After only a few episodes, I'd be willing to put Big Apple on my top five list.

That USA show about cops on bikes that live in California :)