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*Recent Flops (1998-99)
Wind on WaterConrad BloomTo Have and to HoldCupidEncore EncoreLA DoctorsBrian Benben ShowFantasy IslandTwo of a KindMaggie WintersBrothers KeeperBuddy FaroThe Secret Lives of MenVengeance UnlimitedTrinityClassic TV Flops
TenspeedThree is a CrowdJust Our LuckManimalLove Thy NeighborLife With LucyJoanie Loves ChachiThe Brady BridesBrooklyn SouthCop RockWoopsJames at 15Misfits of ScienceThe RopersThe New Odd CoupleTV 101The Bronx ZooGloria704 HauserCo Ed FeverDavid Cassidy|
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 CBS Sept. 1997 - Apr. 1998 Produced by Stephen Bochco ("Hill St. Blues", "LA Law", "Doogie Howser, MD"), this cop show didn't focus on the job of NYPD detectives, it dealt more with the lives of cops. There were some good characters: Desk Sergeant Dicky Santoro, James Sikking as Lt. Jonas, and a very incompetent captain who, sadly, only hung around for the first few episodes. Aside from these few standout characters, there wasn't much driving this show. All the other characters, and there were plenty of them, were completely indistinguishable. Dressed in uniform, they all had short dark hair, and they all talked in the same kind of rhythms, used the same "cop speak" that made "NYPD Blue" popular and essentially had the same personalities. Only near the end of the series did individual character traits start to surface, but by then most people had lost interest and given up on the show. The series started off strong. The controversial graphically violent scene that opened the first show of the series (a young cop's head being blown apart) earned that episode a TV-MA rating. Personally, I found the effect kind of cheesy--it looked more like a splattering melon. In any event, the first episode pulled in very impressive ratings. But ratings dropped off quickly and after only 22 episodes, it was cancelled. Near the end of its run, I thought the show was just starting to gather momentum, but there were just too many boring episodes early on to hold viewer interest. Stephen Bochco also had two other series going on simultaneously: "NYPD Blue" (whose writing suffered greatly when Brooklyn South was on), and "Total Security"--a major flop starring Jim Belushi which unsuccessfully mixed humor and drama resulting in an unwatchable mess of a show. Usually Stephen Bochco cannot produce two concurrent shows and have them be successful. Look for a good Bochco series once "NYPD Blue" goes off the air. |
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