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TMC · 10-03-2013, 03:27 PM

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/201..._weirdest.html

What was Steven Bochco thinking?

Mace Dolex · 10-03-2013, 04:43 PM

I never saw the show only what programs like TV's Greatest Blunders talk about it, but I guess it was a show that looked like a drama but then all of a sudden cops and thugs would break into songs every episode.

MacLeaper · 10-03-2013, 08:25 PM

I remember when "Cop Rock" first aired- that was awesome! Hey- people can knock it as an incredibly bad and weird idea- but at least you gotta admit that it's quite different!

So I give it points for being different and yeah- kinda weird. But kinda cool too. haha.

king of comedy · 10-04-2013, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TMC

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/201..._weirdest.html

What was Steven Bochco thinking?

The question should be what was he smoking? LOL!!!

Marvo301 · 10-04-2013, 01:43 PM

Which was a worse idea Cop Rock or Fish Police?

Summer Reign · 10-12-2013, 07:38 PM

I've heard of Cop Rock. I do want to see it for myself. It does sound different

MacLeaper · 10-17-2013, 08:04 PM

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Which was a worse idea Cop Rock or Fish Police?

What's bad about Fish Police? It was a short-lived cartoon series, but keep in mind that it was based on a comic book to begin with. And in an era when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were hugely popular, it probably wasn't that much of a stretch.
In any case, I do recall watching some of Cop Rock when it first aired- I just think it's funny.

mr awesome · 10-19-2013, 07:44 PM

In this post-Glee world we live in they should give singing cops another shot.

king of comedy · 10-20-2013, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mr awesome

In this post-Glee world we live in they should give singing cops another shot.

Naa!! Once was enough.

Summer Reign · 10-20-2013, 08:35 PM

It sound a lot better than more Kardashians, desperate rich housewives, Honey Boo Boos, and teen moms

TMC · 05-26-2016, 01:56 AM

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avclu...op-rock-236626

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When a television series ends after a single season, it’s generally consigned to the scrap heap of TV history. Sometimes, however, a short-lived series is deemed so eccentric or downright bad that it remains a part of the collective pop-culture consciousness for the long haul. Such is the case of Cop Rock, the 1990 ABC amalgamation that attempted to fuse a g […]

JSP · 05-30-2016, 03:58 PM

I think they should come out with an instrumental musical where instead of characters breaking out in song in the middle of an act, they just stop dialogue and stand still as music plays. That would be a funny way to annoy people who love musicals. Get rid of the stupid lyrics to stupid songs annoying people love to sing.

icecream · 05-31-2016, 09:51 PM

I want to see Cop Rock.

LooksLikeCRicci · 07-13-2016, 12:18 PM

I would so watch this show. I'm just saying.

Mace Dolex · 10-25-2016, 05:14 PM

I'd just like to see the network meeting that Bochco had when he was pitching this idea.

STEVEN: "It's a show about cops and crooks who sing and dance"
TV EXEC: "Brilliant, Steven you've got a hit, this show will go on for years"

10-03-2013, 03:27 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,916	"Cop Rock" is still considered a weird idea 23 years later http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/201..._weirdest.html What was Steven Bochco thinking?

10-03-2013, 08:25 PM	#3
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10-03-2013, 04:43 PM	#2
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,668	I never saw the show only what programs like TV's Greatest Blunders talk about it, but I guess it was a show that looked like a drama but then all of a sudden cops and thugs would break into songs every episode.

10-19-2013, 07:44 PM	#8
mr awesome Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 23, 2013 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 275	In this post-Glee world we live in they should give singing cops another shot.

10-20-2013, 08:35 PM	#10
Summer Reign Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 10, 2013 Posts: 136	It sound a lot better than more Kardashians, desperate rich housewives, Honey Boo Boos, and teen moms

05-30-2016, 03:58 PM	#12
JSP Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 19, 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,735	I think they should come out with an instrumental musical where instead of characters breaking out in song in the middle of an act, they just stop dialogue and stand still as music plays. That would be a funny way to annoy people who love musicals. Get rid of the stupid lyrics to stupid songs annoying people love to sing.

07-13-2016, 12:18 PM	#14
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	I would so watch this show. I'm just saying.

10-25-2016, 05:14 PM	#15
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,668	I'd just like to see the network meeting that Bochco had when he was pitching this idea. STEVEN: "It's a show about cops and crooks who sing and dance" TV EXEC: "Brilliant, Steven you've got a hit, this show will go on for years"