Have Coffee Will Writ (Free subscription) | yesterday
The ’80s cop show that broke the mold was Steven Bochco’s Hill Street Blues. That series included the character Lt. Howard Hunter, commander of the SWAT (called EAT in the series) team. I remember the proud moment that Lt. Hunter revealed his Urban Assualt Vehicle, essentially a police tank. Richland County, South Carolina, County Sheriff Leon Lott [...]
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Tonight brings the premiere of Steven Bochco's new legal series, "Raising the Bar", on TNT at 10:00pm. Yes, the creator of "Hill Street Blues", "Cop Rock", "L.A. Law", "Murder One", and "NYPD Blue" has a new series, and yes, it is cop/law-related. This is an area of expertise for Bochco, he defined a genre that seems to occupy a significant portion of the TV dial. Bochco is the master of the genre,...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Does television really need another show about lawyers? Probably not, but when it's created by TV legend Steven Bochco, the behind such classics as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, I might be willing to make an exception....
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Steven Bochco (Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue) returns to the television landscape tonight at 10 PM EST with another lawyer series on TNT. Raising the Bar focuses on the justice system through the eyes of the DA’s office and the public defenders office. Although wonderful actresses Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Gloria Reuben [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
STEVEN Bochco, pro ducer of such classic TV fare as "Hill Street Blues," "L.A. Law," and "NYPD Blue." is back again - except from the look of his new show, "Raising The Bar," he's lowered his standards. A lot. The series, which deals with the...
Teevieo (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
TNT is trying to raise the bar this week with a new series sit to premiere on the network on Monday night. Raising The Bar comes to us from the man behind such hits as Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue, Steven Bochco. This time he is hitting the Bronx as he follows the life [...]
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
For someone who’s contributed so much to television, it’s rather surprising just how quiet Steven Bochco has been for the past few years. Bochco is the man responsible for executive-producing such classic dramas as “Hill Street Blues,” “L.A. Law,” and “NYPD Blue,” as well as short-lived but highly regarded series such as “Murder One,” “Brooklyn South,” [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
Steven Bochco feels like an outsider on broadcast television. The one-time king of the medium - his 10 Emmys were awarded for his work on "L.A. Law" and "Hill Street Blues," among other series - has recently taken his projects to basic cable. After...
Bossip (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Posted by Bossip Staff Sho’nuff has passed away: Character actor Julius Carry died Aug. 19 in Los Angeles of pancreatic cancer. He was 56.Carry appeared in more than 100 guest roles including “Hill Street Blues,” “Jag,” “Spin City” and “Moesha.” He also appeared as the villain Sho’nuff in the cult pic “The Last Dragon.” Other feature credits included [...]
Polyamorously Perverse (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
One of C.'s favorite shows a long time ago was "Hill Street Blues." It was the highly-fictionalized account of a typical inner-city police station, a grittier "Barney Fife" and the precursor to "NYPD Blue." Each morning (the show only followed the day shift), the duty sergeant would brief the patrol car teams about the day's business, perps on the run, birthdays, departmental regulations, etc. Then...
MIT World » Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
John Romano Fear not, fans of character-based TV fiction: reality shows will not obliterate tales featuring transactions between human beings the Jane Austen end of things, as John Romano puts it. This veteran of some of TV's finest cop dramas (including Hill Street Blues and Monk ) sees wrenching changes in his business, but reassures his audience that TV will always be a place for storytelling....
Cobb (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
I purchased my first television after I was 30 years old. Since they canceled Hill Street Blues, I've probably never watched more than an average of 10 hours a week, if that much. I bought it specifically because it was...
Newmark's Door (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
New York Times (4/16): "Larger Prey Are Targets of Phishing". As Phil Esterhaus used to say on Hill Street Blues, "Hey, let's be careful out there."
SitcomsOnline.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
AmericanLife TV Network, the cable network devoted to the Baby Boomer generation, debuts American Classic, Remington Steele on Thursday, May 1, 2008 as part of their classic programming line-up. The show will air twice daily Monday thru Friday at 10:00a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (EDT). Remington Steele is an award winning detective television series first broadcast from 1982 to 1987. The series is an
ExpoSay (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Actor Stanley Kamel, most recently known for his role as the psychiatrist on "Monk," has died. It is suspected that the 65-year-old actor died of a heart attack. Kamel was reportedly discovered by his agents in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday afternoon. A 911 call was made from the home shortly before 4 pm and Los Angeles emergency services responded.
