On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 5:21 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 6:11 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The NYPD Blue reboot pilot involves the murder of Sipowitz? Um... no! >> >> Another Law & Order? Um... no! >> > > I had to stop watching NYPD Blue because everybody around Sipowitz kept > getting murdered. In the early years if Sipowitz had a good day at the end > of the episode I really felt uplifted, the highest praise I can give a TV > drama. But eventually if Sipowitz made a new friend, found an estranged > family member, or fell in love, that person was doomed to die violently and > I couldn't stick with it. > Once they unceremoniously offed The Rickster, a move that was frankly much needed, Andy’s life started improving. Marriage (wife didn’t die), new baby (baby didn’t die), decent partner (partner didn’t die, heck Jimmy Smits even reappeared as a guardian angel!), and ultimately a promotion. NYPD Blue was centered on the redemption of Sipowitz, and Milch is a believer that change only comes through pain and adversity, so Andy’s life had to get dark. As for the new show if David Milch isn't writing for it I'm not paying any > attention to it. > Agreed. He and Bill Clark were the core of the series. > -- > 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. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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.
