Administrators Eric Posted November 23, 2022 Administrators Share Posted November 23, 2022 Who is your favorite TV cop/detective/PI? For me, it is Andy Sipowitz, played by Dennis Franz, on NYPD Blue. His was a deeply flawed character, always at war with himself and the world, but he tried to be better. NYPD Blue was originally intended to be a vehicle for David Caruso, but Franz outshined him from the start. Caruso threw a tantrum and left the show in the second season and it went on to run for 15 seasons, with Sipowitz front and center until the last episode. Franz and Jimmy Smits were perfectly matched as partners on the show and I was sorry to see Smits go. The series of episodes where he got sick and eventually died were some of the most powerful TV drama ever filmed though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Frank Columbo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted November 23, 2022 Author Administrators Share Posted November 23, 2022 “Hey, let’s be careful out there.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Archie Goodwin (Nero Wolfe's leg man and muscle). Timothy Hutton version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Rockford, of course. Then again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Too many to choose from, so I'll pick Lindsay Denton, played by Keeley Hawes in Line of Duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Bumper Morgan. tom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricordo Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NBrjh9M0X8&list=PLVShudprlXbIaTSEFaqLQt2vtL0EtJn9K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minderasr Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Rockford and Magnum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostinTexas Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Columbo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, deputy tom said: Bumper Morgan. tom. I like the way he bowled over fleeing criminals with that baton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Ahh, just one more thing, Columbp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 If private detectives count, Sam Spade as played by Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Czervik Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 McCloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, Al Czervik said: McCloud. Q. What did Mick Jagger say when he caught Hugh Hefner and Dennis Weaver in bed together? A. He said, "Hey, Hugh, Get off of McCloud!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Definitely of it's time. A bit hippy here and there; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ay Dios Mio Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Vincent D'onofrio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg warner Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Ay Dios Mio said: Vincent D'onofrio He was great in Full Metal Jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ay Dios Mio Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Borg warner said: He was great in Full Metal Jacket. He was great in Men in Black as Edgar...and some creepy movie with JLo. Agree on Full Metal Jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfost11 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Magnum, P.I. has to be my favorite detective type. As far as actual TV LEOs, Sipowitz is up there. Probably right under Columbo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 For the private detective slot, 24 years worth of David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. For the cop slot, Philip Glenister as DCI Gene Hunt in Life on Mars. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's set in 1973 Manchester, England. The soundtrack is my childhood, lol. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Rust Cohle- True Detective Season 1- no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeorge Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 21 hours ago, Eric said: Who is your favorite TV cop/detective/PI? For me, it is Andy Sipowitz, played by Dennis Franz, on NYPD Blue. His was a deeply flawed character, always at war with himself and the world, but he tried to be better. NYPD Blue was originally intended to be a vehicle for David Caruso, but Franz outshined him from the start. Caruso threw a tantrum and left the show in the second season and it went on to run for 15 seasons, with Sipowitz front and center until the last episode. Franz and Jimmy Smits were perfectly matched as partners on the show and I was sorry to see Smits go. The series of episodes where he got sick and eventually died were some of the most powerful TV drama ever filmed though. Andy Was the show for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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