I was just talking about him to a younger person last week (somehow I had not heard about his battle with leukemia). In some ways Bochco is the most influential figure in modern television. You can draw a line from him directly to some of the biggest impact programs since the early 1980s, and indirectly he basically set the template for what “quality television” would look like (though some who followed raised the bar).
I was a busy grad student in the early 1980s, and had almost no time to watch television - but my friends and I literally had a standing appointment to meet to watch HSB at 10:00. For the most part the only other television I watched during those years was if I could get home by 12:30 am to watch a young late night talk show host. He did not bat 100%, and some of his failures are almost as famous as his hits, but anyone who enjoys modern TV owes a huge debt to Bochco. On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 5:16 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Made a lot of good TV. > > Link > <https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-bochco-dead-hill-street-blues-la-law-nypd-blue-creator-741199> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
