If You Could Add Or Change Something About 'Barney Miller,' What Would It Be? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-06-2010, 01:11 AM

I posed this question on the Welcome Back Kotter board and now here. I am curious what would you add or change if anything to this sitcom?

For me, I would have added a permanent female lead.

cocytus · 12-06-2010, 01:20 AM

Let's see:

1) Kept Gregory Sierra
2) Added a long-term female police officer lead
3) Kept Barbara Barrie in the cast
4) Hired better writers for the later seasons.
5) Ended the series a season earlier.

catlover79 · 12-06-2010, 02:33 AM

Kept this guy the entire run:

DavidDMI · 12-22-2010, 06:56 AM

*More episodes should have taken place outside of the precinct/office.

OH Nuts! · 12-23-2010, 07:37 PM

Less Lugar, and an ep abt Dietrich going on Jeopardy

Retro4Life · 12-23-2010, 08:29 PM

No Dorsey, or Batista.
Give the Chano character a chance to expand more.
Less repeat performances by the same actors as different characters.
More of the character played by Diana Canova.
Much, much less Scanlon.

Trez · 03-29-2011, 02:34 AM

Definitely keep Chano

catlover79 · 03-30-2011, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Trez

Definitely keep Chano

I wish he would've come back (even just for a guest spot) after AES Hudson Street and then Soap ceased production. It would've been fun to learn what Chano would've been up to after he'd left the 12th.

Trez · 03-31-2011, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I wish he would've come back (even just for a guest spot) after AES Hudson Street and then Soap ceased production. It would've been fun to learn what Chano would've been up to after he'd left the 12th.

Oh, yeah, I agree with you 100%

catlover79 · 04-07-2011, 09:48 AM

Oh, the missed opportunities!!!!

magellan333 · 04-10-2011, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidDMI

*More episodes should have taken place outside of the precinct/office.

Trez · 04-10-2011, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magellan333

It would of even been better if Chano had returned to the 12th precint taking over after Nick had died

I missed hearing all those Spanish words whenever his character would get excited or upset

12-06-2010, 01:11 AM	#1
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12-23-2010, 08:29 PM	#6
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03-29-2011, 02:34 AM	#7
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12-06-2010, 01:20 AM	#2
cocytus Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 15, 2010 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 781	Let's see: 1) Kept Gregory Sierra 2) Added a long-term female police officer lead 3) Kept Barbara Barrie in the cast 4) Hired better writers for the later seasons. 5) Ended the series a season earlier.

12-22-2010, 06:56 AM	#4
DavidDMI Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 22, 2010 Location: San Jose,CA Posts: 46	*More episodes should have taken place outside of the precinct/office.

12-23-2010, 07:37 PM	#5
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Less Lugar, and an ep abt Dietrich going on Jeopardy

04-07-2011, 09:48 AM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Oh, the missed opportunities!!!!