T.J. Hooker

The reason cop show aren't made like this an more is NOT because the writers and actors all died of embarrassment but because producers decided to be more edgy and push the limits of the genre. After watching T.J. hooker again here on HULU (was not old enough to care about cop shows when I was 12 so I didn't watch it in the 80's) I realized that the reason I found a show like Southland so boring was due to the fact that the stories were not as fun and the interaction between characters seemed to be much more dramatic for drama's sake. The days of a well cast fun TV show have been replaced by shows trying to be grittier and more daring at the cost of interesting or believable situations. There's nothing wrong with cheesy, that's how the best pizza's are made.   See 2 other replies

The reason why cop shows aren't like this any more? The writers and actors all died of embarrasment   See 2 other replies