Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Airing on NBC from 1973-1978, this anthology series, based on the work of ex-cop turned author Joseph Wambaugh, became the archetype for many critically-acclaimed cop shows that followed. With no regular cast, the show rotated actors and further distinguished itself from its predecessors by its multidimensional portrayal of its protagonists. Its gripping episodes took on difficult issues like police corruption and the stresses that can come with a...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 17 hrs. 15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Details the lives of LAPD officers in an anthology of realistic and gritty accounts of what it meant to carry a badge in '70s Los Angeles. The hit series became a major influence of many critically acclaimed shows that followed, including Hill Street Blues; NYPD Blue and Homicide: Life On The Street.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 19.5 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Airing on NBC from 1973-1978, this anthology series, based on the work of ex-cop turned author Joseph Wambaugh, became the archetype for many critically-acclaimed cop shows that followed. With no regular cast, the show rotated actors and further distinguished itself from its predecessors by its multidimensional portrayal of its protagonists. Its gripping episodes took on difficult issues like police corruption and the stresses that can come with a...