Cop Rock

Cop Rock was a short-lived Steven Bochco television series on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in 1990. It was an attempt to combine the police drama (a format in which Bochco had been very successful earlier with Hill Street Blues) with musical theater. For example, one scene in a courtroom had the jury break into song, proclaiming the verdict "He's Guilty" in gospel style. Another episode had a lineup of hispanic suspects proclaim in song "We're the local color with the coppertone skin/ And you treat us like we're guilty of some terrible sin."

Related Topics:
Steven Bochco - American Broadcasting Company - 1990 - Hill Street Blues - Musical theater - Jury

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The theme song, "Under the Gun", was performed by Randy Newman.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The series produced widely divergent opinions. Many consider it to be the worst television series ever produced. Others regard the series as sheer genius. ABC went with the show's poor ratings and ended its run after 11 episodes.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~