Having in a former life driven truck in California, I have grown to hat the CHIPS show. I have met some good CHP officers, but California laws treat truck drivers like 3rd class citizens in many ways.
Flashpoint, without a question! That show is very emotional, and maybe not as factual as it could be, but I think it is an amazing show. The situations are believable and heart-wrenching. It allows me to open my eyes and broaden my opinion on just how tough it is for police officers, with each and every episode.
To me the best and most realistic show was, wait for it, Barney Miller. It may have been a sitcom, but it really caught the real personalities and differences amongst cops. More of the boring down time and very little car chases and gunplay. Much more like real life.
CHiPs was my favorite as a kid growing up in Sacramento, CA ... I saw a re-run of an episode a few years back & was highly disappointed at how cheesy it really was. I stopped watching it, so I wouldn't ruin anymore of my fond childhood memories!! LoL
College days was Andy Griffith... COPS was entertaining for a while. Some of those "wildest police chases" type shows ~ right up until I noticed they were adding in sound effects. Last I knew, tires do not squeal when spinning on dirt. & didn't matter what county they were showing, it was always one of 3 or 4 siren sounds ... even in the chopper view...
most recently would be The Shield. Got all the seasons on DVD ~ about to watch them all over again, now that I don't have cable. Michael C. was awesome in that.
Dont usually watch COPS but watched an episode where the patrolman had a prostetic leg and chase a perp through a neighborhood and over several fences. Once he caught the perp, the perp looked down and shook his head. The officer asked why he was shaking his head and the perp said " Can't believe I got caught by a one legged cop". Goes to show you can do anything you put your heart into. We dont choose the job, the job chooses us.
Crime Scene 360 and anything on the ID channel. As far as fictional NCIS, law and order, etc. The original CSI was good at the beginning but now they are so over the top. It also makes me laugh when ppl try to tell me how to do my job because they watch CSI. Lol
You know what was a good cop show that didn't get a fair chance? NYC22. It started off slow, but I kinda grew to like it, then they cancelled it after 13 episodes.
Can't stand Alaska State Troopers. They run code to everything and I've yet to see anything actually unfold. Can't believe I watched a show about cops hunting for those who are mean to fish. Just my opinion so don't attack me.
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Chief called me one time while watching it - he said 'Good! Watching a training show, eh?'
College days was Andy Griffith... COPS was entertaining for a while. Some of those "wildest police chases" type shows ~ right up until I noticed they were adding in sound effects. Last I knew, tires do not squeal when spinning on dirt. & didn't matter what county they were showing, it was always one of 3 or 4 siren sounds ... even in the chopper view...
most recently would be The Shield. Got all the seasons on DVD ~ about to watch them all over again, now that I don't have cable. Michael C. was awesome in that.
For a newer program though, I'd probably pick either SouthLAnd or Alaska State Troopers...
The Shield started out great, but in the end it was no longer a cop show, but a show on corruption.