31 Responses to “Monday Morning Poll”

1. #1 |  Bill Cooke |  March 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am

   What, no Reno 911?

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2. #2 |  William |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am

   Another vote for Reno 911. Cops suck. I remember watching Miami Vice as a kid and hoping the drug dealers would win because Crockett and Tubbs were mean.

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3. #3 |  Suetonius |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 am

   And no Cop Rock????

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4. #4 |  Sithmonkey |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 am

   Yeah…why no Cop Rock?

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5. #5 |  Jerri Lynn Ward |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 am

   The Andy Griffith show.

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6. #6 |  Lee |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 am

   I concur…Cop Rock needs to be included.

   I have fond memories of watching Cop Rock during grad school. We made it a point to have a few beers prior to the show starting

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7. #7 |  Bot |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am

   No ChiPs? Erik Estrada rules, man! The highway chase senses were a genre in their own right.

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8. #8 |  Russ 2000 |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 am

   Surprised Homicide ranked so low. I didn’t vote for it because the last season was a fuckin piece of shite, but the first 2 seasons of that show were THE best TV ever.

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9. #9 |  Jeff |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 am

   T.J. Hooker

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10. #10 |  Douglas Lorenz |  March 3rd, 2008 at 11:54 am

    Hmm.. No CSIs, and only one “Law and Order” listed…

    Also, “Alias” isn’t a “cop show”…

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11. #11 |  Jonathan |  March 3rd, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    Um, no Police Squad?

    http://imdb.com/title/tt0083466/

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12. #12 |  Knaw |  March 3rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm

    Anyone who doesn’t say The Wire is wrong.

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13. #13 |  claude |  March 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    One more write in vote for Reno 911.

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14. #14 |  incongruities |  March 3rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    What about SWAT?

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15. #15 |  Jason |  March 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    Reno-nine-eleven

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16. #16 |  Kwix |  March 3rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    I second T.J. Hooker. I mean, what’s not to love about The Shat?

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17. #17 |  Hannah |  March 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    I’m with Russ on this one. Homicide was great until they started brining in what I term “pretty people” for the detectives. Plus I’ve lived around Baltimore so I’m a bit biased. It wasn’t for Homicide I’d have voted for the Wire. Sadly I have no cable, so I wait until it comes out on dvd to see the new season.

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18. #18 |  Johnny Drama |  March 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    “The Blue” (Pacific Blue)

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19. #19 |  Mike Leatherwood |  March 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Dragnet, Starsky & Hutch, of course Cop Rock (which actually had good stories if you put your fingers in your ears), and Adam-12 are missing……

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20. #20 |  FP |  March 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Homicide, definately. L&O being #2. Besides The Wire (at least by what Ive read anyway), the rest are mediocre to crud. The Shield was just depressing and rage inducing (for various reasons).

    Alias wasn’t a cop show. It was a spy/action “drama” that was good to great the first season and went down hill from there. JJ Abrams quite honestly could get “Lost” from tv/hollywood. Overrated hack.

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21. #21 |  Alex |  March 3rd, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    The Wire is a prefectly acceptable choice, but it’s a crime not to have Andy Griffith on the list.

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22. #22 |  Dewb |  March 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 pm

    The Wire may be the best TV show ever, but is it really a “cop show”?

    My vote in this category would go to Sledge Hammer!

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23. #23 |  patrick |  March 3rd, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    21 comments and nobody got around to Sledgehammer?

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24. #24 |  CK |  March 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm

    Thank you Patrick. Sledge is the true american cop.
    And my own preference, since the statist L&O is on the list, would be to include Perry Mason. Isn’t it humerous how every lawyer show on TV is now a prosecutor’s show. Can’t even find Perry Mason reruns, to tough to edit the show down to the slider size of the current “hour” TV show.

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25. #25 |  Jon H |  March 3rd, 2008 at 9:31 pm

    21 Jump Street?
    Car 54 Where Are You?

    Does Walker, Texas Ranger count?

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26. #26 |  nugget |  March 4th, 2008 at 6:57 am

    Andy Griffith all the way. A true peace officer if ever there was one.

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27. #27 |  runcible |  March 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    Although I voted for “The Wire”… I’ll always have a warm spot in my heart for “Barney Miller”. It was more realistic than most people will ever know.

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28. #28 |  Mike Cane |  March 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    The poll is invalid. It doesn’t list “EZ Streets.”

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29. #29 |  Chance |  March 4th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    I like “The First 48″ on A&E myself.

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30. #30 |  Phelps |  March 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    I’m torn between TJ Hooker and Reno 911.

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31. #31 |  Alex |  March 6th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    No Andy Griffith?

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