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Dragnet & NYPD Blues
Comparison Essay # 10150
Dragnet & NYPD Blues
Compares and contrasts the 1950s and current police shows. Includes growth of TV as a medium, style of the two shows, social climate.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
6 sources |
2001
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"The 1950s era television series Dragnet and the current 1990s television series NYPD Blue would seem to have little in common aside from both being about police and police cases, but in fact the two shows are more closely related than that. Dragnet was the first television series to try to present the police in a realistic light, not as superheroes but as men and women doing a job. NYPD Blue is a direct descendant of this effort, though the emphasis has changed greatly and the shows diverge widely in many different ways. The differences between the two shows reflect not just a different emphasis but also different social settings, different eras in television, different technical capabilities, different audience expectations, and different levels of freedom."Dragnet was first a radio program and was carried over onto..."
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