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Hill Street Blues refers to the blue uniforms worn by many police officers in the United States and, by extension, the depressing nature of inner-city police work. The phrase is uttered only once in the series, apart from introductions such as "Previously on Hill Street Blues."
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- STEVEN BOCHCO AND MICHAEL KOZOLL CREATED IT, DESPITE NOT WANTING TO DO ANOTHER COP SHOW. MTM Enterprises was specifically hired by NBC to create a cop show, so Steven Bochco (who later co-created L.A.
- IT WAS INFLUENCED BY A 1977 DOCUMENTARY. THE POLICE TAPES (Alan & Susan Raymond, 1977) from Spectacle Theater on Vimeo. The show's creators looked to The Police Tapes, a 1977 documentary that chronicled a South Bronx police precinct during a particularly hostile time in New York City's history, for inspiration.
- BRUCE WEITZ HAD AN AGGRESSIVE AUDITION. Bruce Weitz landed the role of undercover officer Mick Belker by playing the part. "I went to the audition dressed as how I thought the character should dress—and loud and pushy," Weitz recalled.
- JOE SPANO THOUGHT HE WAS MISCAST. Joe Spano auditioned for the role of Officer Andrew Renko, but ended up playing Lieutenant Henry Goldblume. “I was always disappointed that I didn’t end up playing Renko,” Spano told Playboy in 1983.
Two decades of dominance for the Peacock Network – “Hill Street” was the first cornerstone of its Thursday lineup – and the bounty of novelistic TV series we see today. “It just changed ...
May 8, 2014 · TV is full of dramas that are as complex as the best novels or films. But they all owe some debt to the pioneering gritty cop show Hill Street Blues, which has just been released on DVD.
- Eric Deggans
Aug 2, 2024 · Hill Street Blues, American television law enforcement drama that aired on NBC for seven seasons (1981–87). The show received great critical acclaim, winning four consecutive Emmy Awards for outstanding dramatic series, and it is recognized as a pioneer in the crime and police television genre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 7, 2014 · In 1981, NBC presented a new police series that went on to make TV history. Hill Street Blues has just been released on DVD in its entirety for the first time.
May 9, 2014 · Created by Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll, “Hill Street Blues” earned eight Emmy Awards in its initial season alone, ultimately pulling a total of 98 nominations over the course of its...
