March 13, 2018
We Don't Need No Stinking Ratings!
Like millions who of current or former law enforcement officers, I was inspired as a child by the TV portrayal of cops. As a kid of the late '60s and '70s, I still smile when I hear "One Adam-12, a 211 in progress, One Adam-12, handle Code 3!"
Adam-12 wasn't the only show. There were Kojak, Hawaii Five-O, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Boston Blue, Homicide: Life on the Street, Bosch, and Cops. For a laugh or three, there were Police Squad, Reno 911, and Barney Miller. (Every station has a Harris, a Wojo, and especially a Fish!)
Now CBS, the provider of classic police dramas such as Brooklyn South, The Blue Knight, Flashpoint, and multiple CSI series, has an idea for a new police "themed" series.
Noah Wyle has been cast in a lead role in the CBS drama pilot "Red Line," Variety has learned.
In the pilot, after a white cop in...(Read Full Article)
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