NYPD Blue - Season 1
starring: Dennis Franz, Gordon Clapp, Bill Brochtrup, James McDaniel, Nicholas Turturro
directed by: Brad Silberling, Charles Haid, Daniel Sackheim, Dennis Dugan, Eric Laneuville
directed by: Brad Silberling, Charles Haid, Daniel Sackheim, Dennis Dugan, Eric Laneuville
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: 20th Century Fox
EAN: 0024543066781
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 18, 2003
Running Time: 1078 minutes
Sales Rank: 22055
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1993
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Editorial Review:
Description:
RIDE ALONG WITH THE BOYS IN BLUE. It was the groundbreaking series that broke all the rules and triggered what may be the biggest mutiny in TV history when some station affiliates across the country refused to carry the show. Some viewers also complained, but the majority loved what was being touted as TV's first R-rated series. Now in its tenth year, NYPD Blue has garnered an amazing 86 Emmy Award(r) nominations and 21 wins. So if you missed all the excitement back then, don't miss it now! Take a ride back to 1993 and join the cops of the 15th Precinct for the first season of NYPD Blue.
Amazon.com:
Within the first few minutes of the pilot episode, it's clear what made NYPD Blue stand out from the rest of the cop show pack, as the characters express themselves in startlingly colorful language. This, combined with glimpses of nudity, earned NYPD Blue the reputation as R-rated television--but just about every episode demonstrates the propulsive storytelling and superb ensemble acting that put substance behind the flash. The show revolves around two detectives: Tough, moralistic, but passionate John Kelly (David Caruso) and hair-trigger Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz), who wrestles with booze and racist tendencies. Caruso rose to prominence as the star, but his intensity bleeds too easily into preening self-righteousness; it's Franz, with a much more complex role, who really drives the show.
NYPD Blue's writers skillfully navigate both single-episode criminal cases (ranging from tense procedural sequences like Kelly slowly drawing a confession out of a man who killed a cab driver, to lighter cases like a stolen Oscar statuette) and storylines that stretch dizzily across the entire season. These sustained plots are the real meat of the show: Kelly's hardline ethics are humanized by watching him clumsily come to a professional relationship with his ex-wife Laura (Sherry Stringfield) and work through an affair with Officer Janice Licalsi (Amy Brenneman), who is herself entangled with mobsters; while Sipowicz's near-death in the pilot has repercussions that crop up throughout the series, threatening his sobriety and his developing relationship with a lawyer (Sharon Lawrence)--and then there's his tense relationship with African American Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel), which affords some trenchant looks at racism inside and outside the department. The writing, directing, and acting only gets more subtle and complex as the show goes on, making this set a must for any fan. --Bret Fetzer
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- ER for the copsMy son recommended I bought this DVD package. At the price, it was a small risk to take, as I confess ... Read More
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- Very pleasedI bought this as a gift.. not only was a pleased at the price but it shipped so fast. My husband loved ... Read More
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- One of the bestThis DVD set brings back so many memories. Every episode is engaging and very entertaining. It is well ... Read More
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- all around good showAlthough it starts off kind of slow and hard to follow, by the third or fourth episode, I was hooked. Probably ... Read More
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- NYPD BLUE GREAT SERIESI own Season I and I am extremely pleased with it! I really hated when this series ended! I thought that I would ... Read More
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