NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue was a long-running American television police drama. It was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch, and inspired by Milch's interactions with a former member of the New York City Police Department named Bill Clark (who eventually became one of the show's producers). Its episodes were originally broadcast on the ABC network from September 21, 1993 to March 1, 2005. Since 2001, episodes of the series have also been rerun on Court TV, Turner Network Television, and in Canada, Bravo!.

Overview

The program explored the constant internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan. Typically, an episode covers a single day's events, and intertwines several subplots involving an ensemble cast of characters.

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Dennis Franz, as "Andy Sipowicz", a veteran New York City Police detective, played the show's main character for the duration of its run. His principal co-stars included David Caruso as "John Kelly" (1993-1994), Jimmy Smits as "Bobby Simone" (1994-1998), Rick Schroder as "Danny Sorenson" (1998-2001) and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as "John Clark Jr." (2001-2005). Each of these characters has been paired with Franz's Sipowicz, providing a younger and more suave foil to the abrasive, tragedy-prone detective.

Related Topics:
Dennis Franz - Andy Sipowicz - New York City Police - David Caruso - 1993 - 1994 - Jimmy Smits - 1998 - Rick Schroder - 2001 - Mark-Paul Gosselaar - 2005

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The show is noted for the use of tight close-up shots and frenetic camera work.

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