Some episodes in the early seasons were pretty good, and the chemistry between Smits and Franz was very solid and believable. Most of what I liked about the show was Dennis Franz work as Andy Sipowicz, a character who I find considerable empathy with. More's the pity.

Not bad television but strangely and wildly overpraised. . .gave us a generation of television and film directors who think that shaking the camera and showing half of a man's ass makes for gutty and 'realistic' tough drama. . .

Before there was Andy Sipowicz, there was Norman Buntz on Hill Street Blues. Still, all due credit to Dennis Frantz--great character actor.

Love this genre of shows, but this was always a little bit too gritty for me.

Boooooooring!

NYPD Blue was an extraordinary show that really sparked alot of debate over it's use of language and nudity on television. In my opinion, it set new standards and opened the door for alot of shows to follow. It is one of the best all-time police dramas to have graced our television screens. I, for one, truly miss the show and all the great characters depicted on it.

If you are like me, and want to see the entire 12 seasons, on DVD, please sign a petition I found at:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?n ypdblue&1

I am truly frustrated that I have four seasons of this show on DVD, and FOX has no plans of distributing any future seasons, according to their reply of my email inquiry.

again, another show i got into after the fact. but did watch an episode when andy said ass on channel 7...my friend and i thought it was great. i think we were like 16 lol

Dennis Franz is a GREAT actor. But how come everybody knows and likes his Andy Sipowicz character and didn't know or give a sh*t about his Norm Buntz character on Hill Street Blues? Basically the same guy...guess it must be the "If it's about NYC, it's GOT to be good" factor...

The 5 second nudity was really unneccessary. The show was well written with interesting characters like Sipowitz. There was no reason to see brief snipits of nudity at the end of the episodes.

Loved the Jimmy Smits/Kim Delaney years. The show inevitably got stale the last couple of years.

this was one of my favorites from the start and it kept me entertained until the final show this year. i loved the characters. it was truly one of the best cop shows on tv

This was the best drama on tv in its day. Amazing how the quality didnt change when Smits came aboard, then Rick Schroeder. I think it came to a dignified end. Sipowicz character one of the best in television history.

Once again proving that all America really wants is swearing and the occasional stray nude body part.

Once again a show gets really good for it's last season. I've been a fan off and on since the beginning.

I was not a big cop show watcher until I happened to be channel surfing and stopped a few minutes to check out NYPD Blue. I was hooked from that moment. I enjoy watching the show, and often find myself clearing my schedule to just watch the show. Dennis Franz and Rick Schroeder, now Mark Paul Gosseler are very talented actors in my opinion. I will continue to watch the show and encourage others to check it out also.

Great show, I don't think it gets the credit it deserves!

Probably one of if not the best cop show ever seen on TV. Even with all the cast changes over the years the show has remained fresh and entralling. The shows writers are great unfortunatly the show will begin its last season this fall.

Just as the horribly-overrated All in the Family led to the decline of sitcoms, the completely useless NYPD Blue has led to the decline of the primetime mystery shows. Unlike Murder She Wrote or Matlock, this show has evil cops and all kinds of stupid, headache-inducing angst. It also introduced yet another profanity into primetime as well as rear male nudity. The violence is also extreme, and really goes to show what few limits broadcast television actually has left on it. Add to that, terrible acting and awful writing and you have yourself a completely awful show.

Best show on TV. Great writing. Great actors. I don't watch much TV but when Blue comes on it's a popcorn night!

Good quality show

The most superbly written shoow on television. Even with some of the frequent character changes (I miss Bobby) it stays on top in my book. The emotions it evokes is over the top. Its a very thought-provoking show. Will think about episodes for days. Dennis Franz is such a talented actor. Actually I can't think of one person on the show that isn't talented to the max.

Some good cases but not as exiting as CSI or Law and Order.

One of the best shows on TV. Excellent story lines and acting. Sipowicz is the MAN! Have been a fan for years....hope it never ends. I do miss Jimmy Smits. Although both Rick Shroeder and Mark Paul-Gossalear have done a great job.

Best cop show on TV. Here we have a hero that is a very fallible man and is not afraid to let his fellings get control of him and then him of them.

Dennis Franz is an overrated actor. He plays a grizzled Chicago cop on Hill Street Blues, now he plays a grizzled Chicago cop working in NYC on NYPD Blue. What a stretch, Master Thespian!

It's had its moments, but its best days are behind it. Dennis Franz, whom I never liked in his earlier work for Bochco, took some getting used to for me (for one thing, he's a New York cop with a pronounced Chicago accent -- what's up with that?) but he's now the sturdy foundation on which the show sits. The rest of the cast is shifting sand, but there are some welcome new faces (particularly Jacqueline Obradors, who should be given more to do.)

I have been watching this show since its beginning. I really, really love Dennis Franz. He so capably portrays a native New Yorker, and his character remains true to himself. The character Sipowicz demonstrates some remarkable feelings and is an excellent detective, too!

I am a die-hard NYPD Blue fan all the way. I just wish they didn't have to do so many scenes of the naked dead women. I understand that rape is a crime that NYPD deal with, as well as murder, but I don't think it is necessary to show the body more than once, and only for a few seconds. Unlike others, though, I'm not going anywhere just because I don't agree with the cinematography! Excellent show.

NYPD Blue has lost two fans. My husband and I have enjoyed it weekly but will not watch anymore. Suddenly, NYPD Blue writers insist upon adding a dead, naked,raped woman, with a perfect body of course, to each episode, and panning in on her several times for effect. I find this blatant attempt at titillation of viewers disgusting. Sexual violence towards women is real and rampant. NYPD Blues exploitation of that fact to sell TV is terribly disappointing and sick. What a loss of a great show. Susan Quigley

THE RATING SYSTEM YOU HAVE DOESNT DO NYPD BLUE JUSTICE ITS BETTER THAN A 5 GREAT. ITS A SHOW THAT DEALS WITH ADVERSITIES, ISSUES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND MANY PROS/CONS OF SOCIETY TODAY. IT SHOW HOW TO BRING UP SENSITIVE ISSUES AND DEAL WITH THEM OPENLY HELPING VIEWERS THAT DONT AND CANT SEE THEM UNTIL THEY ARE FACE TO FACE WITH THEM. CONGRADULATIONS I JUST LOVE OT WATCH THIS SHOW. ONLY DISLIKE I HAVE IS RICK SCHRODER HE JUST DOESNT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A NYPD BLUE INDIVIDUAL.

The show just keeps on getting better, season after season. The cast is always fresh and one of drama's best on television in recent years. In my opinion throughout the years it will only get stronger.

First I loved it (Caruso) then I slowly started to hate it (Smits) then I loved it again (Schroeder) but slowly started to not like it so much (Schroeder) now it Ok, not great, but Ok (however you spell that 'Saved by the Bell' kids name

I like this show a lot. I think it has a good plot and can keep you watching. What bugs me is that they sometimes have the same type of plots, and it gets boring. It's always the same type of crimes over and over. If they were to mix it up, and find more interesting things to put in it, it would be better.

It used to be a very very good series, that was until Rick left the series, and left Dennis to acrry the whole thing.

Give up the ghost already. What a show this was the first year. Then Jimmy Smits came in and it was just as good, maybe even better. Then Rick Schroeder came in and it was still compelling. Then the kid from "Saved By The Bell" came in... Come on. Show mercy. Pull the plug and stop poor Sipowicz's suffering. I mean, this guy is becoming a one man pariah, everyone he cares about dies... Except Medavoy... =o)

Who was the woman who played Noelle on 5/15/01? She is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life. She was the woman "who got away with murder." Added later - turns out her name is Jamie Brown. Anyone know anything about her?

I am getting a bit tired of Sorenson's angst and Sipowitz' mishandling of his private life-bring on more of Esai Morales and MCDowell and "D"-savvy characters, and we need more crime solving here, not too much of the private lives.

The very worst episode of NYPD Blue is far better than the very best episode of any other television program.Blue is my one and only "can't miss" series. Dennis Franz is an amazingly talented, gifted performer, and most of the ensemble cast is magnificent. Crap seems to be the favored programming for all the networks, but NYPD Blue is the silk purse made out of a sow's ear.

NYPD Blue is by far the best nightime drama series. I have not missed and episode since the show first began. My Tuesday nights are scheduled around the show. The stories are excellent and all the characters are great. Especially Dennis Franz. He is a wonderful and talented actor.

I would rate it a 5 but I'm getting tired of Dennis Franz. I never really liked his down in the mouth attitude but the rest of the cast and the story line carried him. His double negatives and his mispronunciation of the word "prostate" does not represent what detectives are really like.It is Amazing to me how such an unappealing character can be so successful, especially in romantic situations. I guess we're stuck with him but I wish he would stop showing his tongue so much.

Wow, I can't believe LT. Fancy is leaving the show! His character's integrity, smarts, ethics and leadership helped to balance the show's other characters. I think the new boss will put some spice and vigor into the show. I'm glad the writers are bringing the NYPD into the 21 century by adding laudble minority and non traditional characters with depth!LT FANCY WILL BE MISSED BY ALL who are progressive, open minded and dynamic!

oh this is still the best show yet on the air I do miss Bobby but life goes on and yes it is said that the put Danny and Bobbies wife together please but overall good story the should make a story line with the gay guy think you very much keep up the good work

What is the name of the blonde actress playing the part of the newly assigned detective? She is very familiar but I do not remember if she has been in movies or soap operas, or both? Thanks.

i work nights this is the first time i ever watched the show. rick has grown up every one is great

Tell me who would be afraid of a Rickie Schroeder?He doesn't pack the horsepower of Kelly or Simmone. Kelly and Simmone gave credibility to the job, Schroeder is a wimp. The ever suffering, guilt ridden brother makes me puke.The love aspect with Kim Delaney, give me a break, Schroeder looks more like a bed wetter than he lover. Delaney reminds me of David Jansen, one facial expression for all evens...she stinks. And keep Fancy, he gives the show stability. Bring back Kelly, even as a private eye.

Great acting, great writing, great photography, great editing, great music. I can't get enough of this show...in fact it's the only one I watch.

Used to love the show. Now, with Bobby gone, it ain't the same. And they're taking themselves WAY too seriously.

I used to be a huge fan of NYPD and it would seem odd to miss it. However, the strength of acting has deteriorated with the script being very coded and at time nonsensical. Diane has lost her looks and become embittered. The whole show is now reliant on the excellent Dennis Franz. It needs more than that to stand out. Perhaps it has overstayed its time.

Show needs to toughen up Andy a little more. He's getting too soft

My favorite TV show. Wouldn't miss it. How realistic is it for a woman to kick Rich Schroeder out of bed? Detective Russell needs her head examined. They are great together And isn't it about time for Aunt Katie to have a gentleman friend?