10 Best '70s Police Procedurals, Ranked - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-18-2023, 06:27 AM

https://www.cbr.com/best-70s-police-...d/#the-rookies

10. Adam-12
09. The Streets Of San Francisco
08. Kojak
07. Hawaii Five-O
06. Police Story
05. Columbo
04. The Rookies
03. Police Woman
02. ChiPS
01. Starsky & Hutch

MichaelKeith · 05-10-2023, 12:26 PM

I'd put Adam-12 up much closer to number 1.

rusty spike · 05-10-2023, 05:08 PM

I agree that Adam-12 ought to be closer to #1.

I would move Columbo towards # 10. He really didn't do anything by the book. I thought he just got lucky that his villian agreed to be so talkative and cooperative. In one episode, a woman who killed her brother, would have killed Columbo- no talking about being a classy lady would have prevented her from shooting him.

And while ChiPs was good, the show lost focus patrolling highways and began stints like security at air shows. Really? Sad but true!

04-18-2023, 06:27 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,836	10 Best '70s Police Procedurals, Ranked https://www.cbr.com/best-70s-police-...d/#the-rookies 10. Adam-12 09. The Streets Of San Francisco 08. Kojak 07. Hawaii Five-O 06. Police Story 05. Columbo 04. The Rookies 03. Police Woman 02. ChiPS 01. Starsky & Hutch

05-10-2023, 12:26 PM	#2
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I'd put Adam-12 up much closer to number 1.

05-10-2023, 05:08 PM	#3
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	I agree that Adam-12 ought to be closer to #1. I would move Columbo towards # 10. He really didn't do anything by the book. I thought he just got lucky that his villian agreed to be so talkative and cooperative. In one episode, a woman who killed her brother, would have killed Columbo- no talking about being a classy lady would have prevented her from shooting him. And while ChiPs was good, the show lost focus patrolling highways and began stints like security at air shows. Really? Sad but true!