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Hill Street Blues: Season 1

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I loved this show when it first came out in the early 1980's.

It was the first realistic TV police drama and it was a revolutionary, trend stetting and ground breaking style of show for its time. Among other things, it was the first TV police drama to feature hand held cameras moving through the sets.
In the first season, the show only achieved low ratings but wound up winning an Emmy for its first season.

Later shows like NYPD Blue and Law & Order all owe a large debt to Hill Street Blues.

Unfortunately Hill Street Blues seems a bit dated now but it's still worth having on DVD.

Only seasons 1 and 2 of Hill Street Blues seem to be currently available on DVD. That's too bad since the 3rd and 4th seasons with Dennis Franz joining the cast as Lt. Buntz were really good as well. Note to whoever currently owns the copyrights to Hill Street Blues: you may want to consider releasing the later seasons on DVD as well.

The second season of Hill Street (also available on DVD) is better than season 1. The writers seemed to have improved with time and the actors playing the main characters appear to have become noticeably more comfortable with their roles by the second season.

Nonetheless, both Season 1 and Season 2 of Hill Street are worth having on DVD.

This was a ground-breaking TV series. If you're a fan of TV cop shows and/or of TV history, Hill Street Blues is a show you should take a look at.

My wife bought me the first season and the last two episodes on each disc will not play. I repeat, BAD Quality- Do not buy !