When it premiered in 1993, NYPD Blue was a fairly standard TV police drama, except for having the most swearing heard on broadcast TV at the time and more naked butts per episode than a diaper commercial. As we will see in this on-going, episode-by-episode recap, NYPD Blue was a trailblazer for more adult programming on network television not merely for its frank depictions of sex and violence and its use of language, but also because it paid careful attention to the broader themes of masculinity, heroism, father/son relationships, and inner human turmoil.
Season 1, Episode 3
Brown Appetit
Original Air Date: October 5th, 1993
Three episodes in, and the one thing firmly established is the god-awful episode titles. Just about every episode has a really, really bad pun for a title (This one specifically refers to Sipowicz surreptitiously getting his archenemy Giardella to eat a dog turd; oh, for fun), but fortunately,...
Season 1, Episode 3
Brown Appetit
Original Air Date: October 5th, 1993
Three episodes in, and the one thing firmly established is the god-awful episode titles. Just about every episode has a really, really bad pun for a title (This one specifically refers to Sipowicz surreptitiously getting his archenemy Giardella to eat a dog turd; oh, for fun), but fortunately,...
- 4/2/2012
- by Jimmy Callaway
- Boomtron
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