NYPD Blue
1993-2005 | Crime | USA | Created by Steven Bochco and David Milch
Overview
Dennis Franz as Sipowicz, a drunk detective finding redemption across twelve seasons, the longest character arc on television at the time. Bochco and Milch scripts and brief nudity pushed broadcast lines. Twenty Emmys. Handheld grit as the Hill Street follow up with deeper serialization. Flaws as plot, hearts under the bad language.
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