Favorite TV police or detective show
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How about don’t come in here and try to turn this political. Go somewhere and worship a orange cream shake from Arby’s.
Throwbacks: Miami Vice, Simon and Simon
Modern era: True Detective, The Wire, Low Winter Sun
Modern era: True Detective, The Wire, Low Winter Sun
endeavor and the tunnel English version were great.
True det first and most recent seasons I enjoyed as well. Second season was shite.
Some more to add to the mix
Lucifer (sort of)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Sinner
Shots Fired
The Wire
It’s a very procedural heavy genre so I’m not generally a fan of the genre.
Lucifer (sort of)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Sinner
Shots Fired
The Wire
It’s a very procedural heavy genre so I’m not generally a fan of the genre.
Someone said CopRock earlier and if you're too young to remember, this was actually on the air at one time:
You can have your own preferences, but the correct answer is:
1a. The Wire
1b. True Detective Season 1.
Those are about as close to perfection, among ALL genres, as you can get.
1a. The Wire
1b. True Detective Season 1.
Those are about as close to perfection, among ALL genres, as you can get.
Other good ones not already mentioned:
Poirot
Inspector Morse
Sherlock (BBC version)
Father Brown
Wire in the Blood
Poirot
Inspector Morse
Sherlock (BBC version)
Father Brown
Wire in the Blood
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1. Law and Order
2. Colombo (original run - the stuff from the 90s forward is garbage.)
3. True Detective - I’d rank this first but season 2 was such a dumpster fire it offsets how amazing season 1 is.
4. SVU - always have had a thing for Mariska Hargitay
5. The Shield
2. Colombo (original run - the stuff from the 90s forward is garbage.)
3. True Detective - I’d rank this first but season 2 was such a dumpster fire it offsets how amazing season 1 is.
4. SVU - always have had a thing for Mariska Hargitay
5. The Shield
Purely police/detective shows...not including crime shows like Sopranos.
Drama Series
1. Southland...great show on NBC and better on USA
2. Criminal Minds
3. Cold Case
Reality
1. First 48
2. Cops
Drama Series
1. Southland...great show on NBC and better on USA
2. Criminal Minds
3. Cold Case
Reality
1. First 48
2. Cops
The Mentalist was really good for about 3 seasons.
I haven't seen it mentioned yet.
I also liked the original CSI up until around the time William Petersen left.
I haven't seen it mentioned yet.
I also liked the original CSI up until around the time William Petersen left.
Many of my favorites have already been listed. A couple I didn't see...
Low Winter Sun (only 1 season on AMC, apparently others didn't like it as much as I did...it was a pretty dark show)
The Bridge (2 seasons on FX)
Person Of Interest (didn't start watching it until the last couple of months and missed the last 2 seasons, of 5, because it was taken off Netflix)
Low Winter Sun (only 1 season on AMC, apparently others didn't like it as much as I did...it was a pretty dark show)
The Bridge (2 seasons on FX)
Person Of Interest (didn't start watching it until the last couple of months and missed the last 2 seasons, of 5, because it was taken off Netflix)
I will stick to just listing the network shows. (Old school)
Baretta "Don't do the time if you can't do the time."
Adam 12 (when the signal 1-Adam-12 came over the radio, you knew **** was about to go down)
Nash Bridges
Hawaii 5-0
Swat (the one that started in 1977)
Miami Vice
Matlock (corny AF but good)
New ones
CSI
Numbers
Criminal Minds
NCIS (All of them) But LA with LL Cool J is my favorite
Baretta "Don't do the time if you can't do the time."
Adam 12 (when the signal 1-Adam-12 came over the radio, you knew **** was about to go down)
Nash Bridges
Hawaii 5-0
Swat (the one that started in 1977)
Miami Vice
Matlock (corny AF but good)
New ones
CSI
Numbers
Criminal Minds
NCIS (All of them) But LA with LL Cool J is my favorite
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