cybertalus
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Dunno if anyone else watched tonight's final episode, but I did and enjoyed it. It was kind of sad. Even though I know the show is past its prime and needs to retire, I'm still gonna miss it.
Somehow it was both disappointing and relieving that the final episode was just a normal episode devoid of any explosions, shootings, retirements, marriages, divorces, or deaths of regular characters. It was amusing to see Sipowicz as a boss be not all that different from how Sipowicz as a detective has been the last few years: excellent at solving cases, a natural leader among colleagues, and not doing so well with the higher-ups. We only got 20 episodes this season, and while I liked the note the show ended on, a big part of me wishes we'd gotten two more hours, or maybe two more years, to see Seargeant Sipowicz in charge of the squad. What can I say, just because I know it's time for an old friend to retire, doesn't mean I don't want him to stick around a while longer.
Twelve years is an eternity in television, especially these days when an increasing number of shows don't last twelve episodes. In those twelve years NYPD Blue went from ground-breaking and edgy to sometimes being the dinosaur that Sipowicz was often described as. But dinosaur or no, it still entertained me more often than not, and I still cared about the characters, even the new ones. That's more than most shows on television can manage these days, as witnessed by the fact that NYPD Blue was one of only two shows I watched on network television this year.
Here's to twelve enjoyable years of NYPD Blue, may Sipowicz and the gang live forever in reruns.
Somehow it was both disappointing and relieving that the final episode was just a normal episode devoid of any explosions, shootings, retirements, marriages, divorces, or deaths of regular characters. It was amusing to see Sipowicz as a boss be not all that different from how Sipowicz as a detective has been the last few years: excellent at solving cases, a natural leader among colleagues, and not doing so well with the higher-ups. We only got 20 episodes this season, and while I liked the note the show ended on, a big part of me wishes we'd gotten two more hours, or maybe two more years, to see Seargeant Sipowicz in charge of the squad. What can I say, just because I know it's time for an old friend to retire, doesn't mean I don't want him to stick around a while longer.
Twelve years is an eternity in television, especially these days when an increasing number of shows don't last twelve episodes. In those twelve years NYPD Blue went from ground-breaking and edgy to sometimes being the dinosaur that Sipowicz was often described as. But dinosaur or no, it still entertained me more often than not, and I still cared about the characters, even the new ones. That's more than most shows on television can manage these days, as witnessed by the fact that NYPD Blue was one of only two shows I watched on network television this year.
Here's to twelve enjoyable years of NYPD Blue, may Sipowicz and the gang live forever in reruns.
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