Crime dramas have been a staple of the television landscape since
the advent of the medium. Along with comedies and soap operas, the
police procedural made an easy transition from radio to TV, and
starting with Dragnet in 1952, quickly became one of the most
popular genres. Crime television has proven to be a fascinating
reflection of changes and developments in the culture at large. In
the '50s and early '60s, the square-jawed, just-the-facts
detectives of The Untouchables and The FBI put police work in the
best light possible. As the '60s gave way to the '70s, however, the
depictions gained more subtle shading, and The Streets of San
Francisco, The Rockford Files, and Baretta offered conflicted
heroes in more complex worlds. This trend has of course continued
in more recent decades, with Steven Bochco's dramas seeking a new
realism through frank depictions of language and sexuality on
television. In chronicling these developments and illustrating how
the genre has reflected our ideas of crime and crime solving
through the decades, author Douglas Snauffer provides essential
reading for any fan. This work provides a comprehensive history of
detective and police shows on television, with, among other
elements, production histories of seminal programs, and interviews
with some of the most important writers and producers of crime
television. Besides the shows listed above, this volume will also
discuss such programs as: Peter Gunn, The Mod Squad, Hawaii Five-O,
Columbo, Starsky and Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Magnum P.I., Miami
Vice, T.J. Hooker, Remington Steele, Cagney and Lacey, Murder, She
Wrote, The Commish, Homicide: Life on the Street, Monk, and many
more.
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