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"Hill Street Blues" (1981)

(1981) Steven Bochco had racked up over 15 years of writing and producing credits when he practically revolutionized the cop drama with this groundbreaking series, an ensemble serial set in an unidentified inner city precinct. Daniel J. Travanti stars as Precinct Captain Frank Furillo, Michael Conrad delivers the show's trademark like “Let’s be careful out there” at the end of every morning roll call, Veronica Hamel and Barbara Bosson are women in Furillo's life, and the squad is filled out by Michael Warren, Charles Haid, Bruce Weitz, Joe Spano, Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Rene Enriquez, Betty Thomas, Ed Marinaro (who joins the cast mid-season) and James B. Sikking.

(1981-1982) The second season on the hill with the squad of Steven Bochco's groundbreaking cop drama, an ensemble serial set in an unidentified inner city precinct. Daniel J. Travanti presides over the house as the loyal, dedicated and protective Precinct Captain Frank Furillo, juggling his job with a (secret) romance with a hardcase DA (Veronica Hamel) and daily almost crises from his emotionally frayed ex-wife (Barbara Bosson). Michael Warren and Charles Haid are beat cop partners Hill and Renko, Michael Conrad is Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (who read the roll and blesses every episode with the trademark “Let’s be careful out there”), Bruce Weitz is the indefinable, cigar-chomping Det. Belker (Bruce Weitz), and the squad is filled out by Joe Spano, Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Rene Enriquez, Betty Thomas, Ed Marinaro and James B. Sikking. D18 episodes in a 3-disc box set of 2 thinpak cases.