Theory: Hill Street Blues would've been a much greater program if it had been a Wire-style limited series & not an open-ended drama.
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Like NYPD Blue
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HSB, St. Elsewhere and others were what *made* TV ready for later shows. Groundbreaking.
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Wiseguy was definitely a limited arc show that was ahead of its time.
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Great building blocks, though.
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Homicide: Life on the Street, the forerunner to The Wire & one of my favourite shows, struggled so much against higher-rated dreck
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Season 2 only had four episodes. Homicide would have been perfect if it was picked by HBO like The Sopranos.
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well, maybe it's ripe for a reboot!
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Big Star was merely a decade too early.
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like Cop Rock?
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or were a logical step in the development of the form?
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