Weird. That doesn’t look like my wife.

I’ll see myself out.

Ugh. That one really annoyed me. It was my introduction to sci-fi and I immediately loved it. Recently watched the series again as well.

Well, name another cop drama that showed 90s NYC for what it actually was? Nothing about this show was pretty.

Hot take.

Yup. I remember how he died but was surprised at the fact he'd have to leave the precinct due the marriage. Ok fine, so leave, don't show him on screen. Made no since. Something similar happened on SVU where Rollins quit the force to become a professor. In reality she didn't get the money she wanted, so they wrote her off.

People underestimate Latin/Hispanic support. This was a prime example of that.

I was about to tap out during mid season 3, but I wanted to see how it wrapped up as I didn't remember details.

But yes, jarring to say the least.

Two non white cops with a female boss. Characters using racial slurs to help drive the point of the episode home (for example white kid accused of bombing black churches). Pretty edgy for the time but it was Fox, after all.

One thing the show portrayed was a strong, black man that was an attentive father. It often bucked stereotypes but sometimes would fall victim to some obvious preaching.

Then maybe halfway into season 3, the show became more generic, and lost some of the "urban" feel. I'm as white as they come, but grew up in an area where I was the minority.

Another thing that stuck with me was the subject matter. Lots of kids being killed on camera, and other brutal crimes relating to children either as victims or perpetrators.

Lastly, it made NYC look just as dirty as it really was at the time.

You know what, Sliders did this as well.

Never seen it, but I've heard negative things.

Oh I've seen it, multiple times. While I agree with what you're saying, that debate has had its day in the sun.

Yup, at the season 3 finale.

Remember when cables would come with a regular metal housing with some colored heat shrink?