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Seven of my all-time favorite cop shows

An NYPD motorcycle officer by his car - don't ask why a carPolice stories make for some of the best stories either in real life or on television. I've been lucky enough to know cops over the years (not in a criminal sense, mind you) and find that it's sometimes a mutual macabre or jaded sense of humor we share. There are the by-the-book cops, the hot-doggers, the idealists, the cynical, the naive, the jaded, the good, the bad, and the "I want to get through my twenty and retire" kind of cops.

My favorite cop television shows over the years often reflect those characters and it's sometimes a bit surprising how close they come to actual police I know ... or how far they stray from the reality of police work.

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The five best lineups in TV history

Carol BurnettWelcome to TV Squad Lists (formerly 'The Five'), a feature where each blogger has a chance to list his or her own rundown of things in television that stand out from the rest, both good and bad.

Even before "Must-See TV" networks made an attempt to capture a particular demographic with a killer lineup of TV shows. (Bob's done one of these lists in the past.) What follows is a list of the best TV lineups in history.

1. CBS Saturday, 1973: All in the Family, M*A*S*H*, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, The Carol Burnett Show. All classics. If this lineup were on today, it would still get huge ratings. It's hard for most folks to remember when these shows were originally on and it's even harder to believe that they were once all on in the same night. It makes me wonder what the other networks were showing or why they even bothered.

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The Onion picks the openings that fit their shows perfectly - VIDEO

Get Smart openingOne of the saddest changes in the television landscape has been the disappearance of the theme song. They're really not that important to the people who create TV shows now (or the networks who want to get more commercials in). Lost has just a single note as their theme song, ER has changed and shortened their theme song, Jericho has static, and Heroes doesn't have a theme song or credits either.

Luckily, the shows that still have theme songs also have opening credits. Shows like The Office and Dexter all have theme songs and opening credits. They're classic TV openings. Of course, it's nothing like years gone by, where almost all shows had theme song and opening credits. The Onion has picked 22 that they feel fit their shows perfectly. I don't know if that is the same as "best opening sequences," but the choices are interesting, quirky, a little maddening, and they left out a few, as I'm sure you'll agree.

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New TV on DVD releases today

Every Tuesday here on TV Squad , we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today, May 16, 2006:

  • that girl Beat Club - Volume 1; Volume 2
  • The Big Valley - Season 1
  • Grounded for Life - Season 2
  • Here Come the Brides - The Complete 1st Season
  • Hill Street Blues - The Complete 2nd Season
  • Home Movies - Season 4
  • Monarch of the Glen - Series 4
  • Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Collection: Volume 9
  • Supernanny - Season 1
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Volume 21: Hun On The Run
  • That Girl - Season 1

New TV on DVD releases today

Every Tuesday here on TV Squad , we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today, January 31, 2006:

  • hill street blues All-American Girl - Complete Series
  • Archie Bunker's Place - The Complete 1st Season
  • The A-Team - Season 3
  • The Benny Hill Show - Benny Hill, Complete And Unadulterated: The Hill's Angels Years - Set 4
  • Dark Shadows - DVD Collection 22
  • Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete 2nd Season
  • Gastineau Girls - The Complete 1st Season
  • Here Comes the Grump - Here Comes The Grump
  • Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - The Complete 3rd Series
  • Hill Street Blues - The Complete 1st Season
  • Inked - The Best of Season 1
  • Knight Rider - Season 3
  • Magnum, P.I. - The Complete 3rd Season
  • MI-5 - Volume 3
  • The Pink Panther Show - Classic Cartoon Collection
  • The Rat Patrol - The Complete 1st Season
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Volume 20: Turtles Against H.A.T.E.
  • Two's Company - Series 4
  • The X-Files - Season 1 (New); Season 2 (New); Season 3 (New)

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