What is your favorite cop/private eye show?

[WI_DEM]

I'm partial to "Rockford Files" and "Columbo"--the old "Columbo" from the 70's not the updated tv movies.

[RevCheesehead]

1. Monk.

Law and Order - with Jerry Orbach. The show hasn't been the same since his death.
I've also loved Columbo.

[flamingyouth]

24. It's a gift. And a curse.

I too love "Monk." :7

[Squatch]

2. The Shield.

[underpants]

3. JAKE AND THE FAT MAN

This discussion is OVER!

[SteppingRazor]

4. Monk. By far.

I don't get to see it too often, since I'm usually out paintin' the town red on Friday nights, but I try to catch it whenever I happen to be home. Great stuff.

[RockaFowler]

5. NYPD Blue

I used to love that show. They blew it when Rick Schroeder left, but Mark-Paul was a good replacement.

[Wapsie B]

6. Homicide-Life on the Street.

A few others are real good, but this one tops them all.

[maveric]

10. BEST Cop Show EVER!

Great cast, acting, scripts and storylines. I loved how they exposed the fears, demons and dark sides of the characters. I cried when that one went off the air.

The finale movie was ok but ended rather darkly and left much open about Bayless and his possible involvement in the killing of an aquitted suspect. The ending of that one was great though. "G" dies and ends up in a supernatural squad room with two of the other cops who died during the series.When G questions the Italian dude he says "Where do ya think this is? Heaven?" That was awesome.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

11. Yes! Utterly brilliant.

British TV's just started repeating it and although I've often raved about it, I forgot just how excellent it was. I hoping they'll go all the way through and show the TV movie which never aired here. (In fact the entire final season was dropped, but I was lucky enough to catch it in Canada.)

[Corgigal]

13. the standard

The book the series was based on is a great book. Only time I called and email a network over canceling a show.
Bastards!

[djeseru]

17. Another vote for Homicide.

One of the few shows that I even watched. Now I'm trying to get them on DVD...

My favorite is still the funeral for Crosetti after his suicide and my fluff favorite is the Blue Moon Motel episode.

[Jokerman]

7. Hill Street Blues

Season one on DVD hits the stores in January!

[newyawker99]

8. Hawaii 5-0. n/t

[Dying Eagle]

9. CSI:

The first one, the real one.

[Initech]

12. It's a tie between 24 and Monk

24 being on the more serious side and Monk being on the ligher side.

[JPZenger]

14. The Wire

The Wire by far is the best police show ever written. It is about a misfit bunch of cops in Baltimore who are assembled to bring down a murderous drug gang, and then to stop white slavetraders. The first two seasons are on DVD. One cop wrote that it is the only TV show that he thought accurately portrayed cops.

[anarch]

15. "Forever Knight"

He's a cop...and a vampire!



I mean, come on, that's just irresistible.

[Sequoia]

16. Rockford on the Chicago station

When I get home I can watch it taped and skip the commercials.

[Left Is Write]

18. McMillan and Wife; also, The Commish.

I used to stay in on Saturday nights until The Commish was over!

[WI_DEM]

22. Rock Hudson and Susan St. James had great chemistry

I liked the earlier ones best where Rock had a mustache and longish hair.

[SofaKingLiberal]

19. The Shield

[SiobhanClancy]

20. Spenser

loved that Hawk:)

[Tikki]

21. These and in no particular order....

Barnaby Jones
Streets of San Francisco
Ironsides
Mannix
McCloud
Hawaii 5-O
Rockford Files
Columbo
Monk
Without a Trace
Gagney and Lacey
there are tons more at this site....http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateMystery/tv.html


Tikki

[satireV]

23. Barney Miller....hands down!