Top 5 cop/detective television shows

[torbee]

I misread the movie thread as TV and put a post in it that was about TV series. So figured I’d start a separate thread.

Top 5 off top of head not in order:

• Justified
• Hill Street Blues
• The Wire
• Monk
• Magnum PI (original)

Honorable mention: Law & Order for sheer longevity and always being there when you’re home sick from work 🙂

 

[Pinehawk]

True Detective
Dexter
Law and Order

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

I’ve been enjoying Black Monkey on AppleTV lately, and really like that, but I honestly haven’t watched any drama detective shows in 10 years or so. I did also recently watch Brooklyn 99 on Netflix and enjoyed that.
Edit to add: Slow Horses

 

[Snoops]

 

[DirtyJohns97]

Reno 911
Cops

 

[davenporter]

The Shield

 

[hawkirugged17]

NYPD Blue
The Shield
Brooklyn Nine Nine
Justified (didn't want to forget that).
Police Squad!

 

[Bro D]

This is my wheel house

1. The Wire - Greatest show ever
2. The Shield - Groundbreaking show WWVMD
3. NYPD Blue - Sipowicz is the OG goat

Large gap

4. Justified
5. Line of Duty

 

[Bro D]

Also for fans of this genre, I highly recommend going on a British binge. They know how to do cop mysteries right. I went on a binge recently and they're soooo good. My favorites:

1. Line of Duty
2. Happy Valley
3. Broadchurch
4. Unforgotten

All equally fantastic but Line of Duty is as good as it gets

 

[Cougar_80]

Starsky and Hutch
Kojack
Adam 12
Hawaii 5-0
Hills Street Blues

 

[im4hawks50595]

The mentalist
Person of Interest
Barney Miller

 

[hawkirugged17]

The mentalist
Person of Interest
Barney Miller

damnit ... forgot Barney!

Brownie scene!

 

[Bro D]

**** i forgot about Bosch. He's a top 5 goat

 

[Pinehawk]

I also liked Luther quite a bit.

 

[hawkirugged17]

Starsky and Hutch
Kojack
Adam 12
Hawaii 5-0
Hills Street Blues

Great theme song for Starsky and Hutch ... and don't forget Huggy Bear!

 

[Bro D]

I also liked Luther quite a bit.

Have heard good things. I don't know why but I haven't watched that yet. Elba is the man and it's very highly rated.. gotta be my next watch. Made a movie as well I think

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I'd be lying if I didn't fall asleep to Magnum P.I. on my off nights of Mash, Hogan's Hero's, or Cheers. I can say tell you what is going to happen in every episode of Magnum. (old). CSB

 

[EasyHawk]

Barnaby Jones
Mannix
Cannon
Beretta

 

[wausauhawk]

 

[Bro D]

 

[swagsurfer02]

Wife and I just started watching The X Files

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Wife and I just started watching The X Files

Welcome to 1993

I kid; I heard they were bringing it back.

 

[swagsurfer02]

Welcome to 1993

I kid; I heard they were bringing it back.

Meh, we just decided to watch a series…. X Files is a long series and had lots of fans

 

[RicoSuave102954]

Police Story
Baretta
Mannix
The Rockford Files
Dragnet

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Meh, we just decided to watch a series…. X Files is a long series and had lots of fans

 

[swagsurfer02]

Season 1, episode 4 they are in Sioux City, IA and went to Lake Okobogee……(seriously).

Few things I noticed:
- Sioux City Sheriff….should be Woodbury County Sheriff
- Lake Okoboji had tall hills and wooded…definitely not Iowa
- Sioux City Library doesn’t look anything like what they showed

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Season 1, episode 4 they are in Sioux City, IA and went to Lake Okobogee……(seriously).

Few things I noticed:
- Sioux City Sheriff….should be Woodbury County Sheriff
- Lake Okoboji had tall hills and wooded…definitely not Iowa
- Sioux City Library doesn’t look anything like what they showed

I love it. This deserves its own thread.

 

[davenporter]

Not great but still decent was Southland. Ponyboy from the Outsiders was in it. Was on like TN5 or cable channel like it.

 

[ParkerHawk]

Longmire

 

[KFsdisciple]

24
Hawaii 5-0
The Wire
The Mentalist
21 Jump Street

 

[Mufasa94]

Columbo not mentioned yet.

 

[12tdsaw]

the one with peter falk(brain fart)
the wire
rockford files
hill street, & ny pd, blues

 

[McLovin32]

Reno 911
The First 48

 

[pink shizzle]

True Detective
Dexter
Law and Order

For gits and shiggles I started Law and Order (Hulu) a while ago and am half way through season eight. That show is legendary.

 

[pink shizzle]

The Wire
Law and Order
True Detective
Dexter


I have a soft spot for Hawaii 5-0 and the Australian show Troppo.

I haven't gotten to The Shield or  Justified yet but I hear good things.

I doubt Goliath (Billy Bob Thornton) counts but I enjoyed that a lot.

 

[hawkirugged17]

the one with peter falk(brain fart)
the wire
rockford files
hill street, & ny pd, blues

 

[Tom Paris]

Barnaby Jones
Mannix
Cannon
Beretta

I was literally just thinking Mannix. My dad watched it when I was a kid. I always liked The Rookies.

 

[wilson reborn]

Add Ray Donovan to the list

 

[Tom Paris]

I love it. This deserves its own thread.

I love shows when they visit Iowa and there are mountains in the background.

 

[hawkirugged17]

I was literally just thinking Mannix. My dad watched it when I was a kid. I always liked The Rookies.