The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.The lives and work of the staff of an inner city police precinct.
- Won 26 Primetime Emmys
- 60 wins & 109 nominations total
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- TriviaThe theme music, written by Mike Post, became a hit song on its own and won a Grammy. Post said that when he was writing the theme, he first wanted the music to match the gritty visuals he was shown. He then decided to do the opposite, to create a theme that was beautiful and serene, that "took you away" from what you were seeing.
- GoofsWhen the various characters speak into the radio microphone in their patrol cars, they seldom press the "transmit" switch, and Andy Renko is occasionally seen speaking into the back of the microphone.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Sergeant Phil Esterhaus: [at end of roll call] All right, that's it, let's roll. And Hey!... let's be careful out there.
- Crazy creditsAfter the credits it shows the MTM kitten wearing a policeman's hat to match this show.
- ConnectionsEdited into Roll Call: Looking Back on Hill Street Blues (2006)
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Best show of its time - by a long way.
In the days of E.R and NYPD Blue, it's hard to remember just how ground-breaking a show HSB was. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. The quality of the acting and writing, the documentary look and feel, the seedy broken down environment, the brutally frank situations and language (for the time), the fact that the "bad" guys got away with it as often as not, the huge ensemble cast, the long one-take scenes, the unhappy endings etc. etc.
Needless to say, the American people wanted nothing to do with such quality at first - until it won a record number of Emmys and they couldn't ignore it anymore. If nothing else, this series proved to the networks that quality can sell soap after all.
If you like your E.R. think a kind thought for Hill Street Blues - the series that made it all possible.
Needless to say, the American people wanted nothing to do with such quality at first - until it won a record number of Emmys and they couldn't ignore it anymore. If nothing else, this series proved to the networks that quality can sell soap after all.
If you like your E.R. think a kind thought for Hill Street Blues - the series that made it all possible.
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