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...does media parodies too, and good ones. Nick Bakay has nailed the sensitive-macho posturing of NYPD Blue's David Caruso, and the show has lampooned everything from Forrest Gump to a dippy model turned TV host named Bagitta. But She TV's horizons are broader. That became clear its first week, in an inspired sketch called "What Do Women Want?" Ostensibly a parody of a game show, it turned into a sly satire of the gulf between the sexes; a lone male contestant is trapped in a world where the rules are fuzzy and he's the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: She Who Laughs Last ... | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

...erasing and changing some records. The military says countless password thefts and other tactics by outsiders haven't affected critical systems such as missile control, but they admit the hackers have cruised into sensitive areas like missile research and aircraft design.THE BEST OF THE TUBE? The controversial police drama "NYPD Blue" racked up a record-setting 26 Emmy nominations today, including Best Drama and two Best Actor nods for stars David Caruso and Dennis Franz. CBS beat out the other networks with its 91 nominations. Other standouts include "Star Trek: The Next Generation's" bid for Best Drama Series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HACKERS REACH THE PENTAGON | 7/21/1994 | See Source »

...seems that somebody at the Undergraduate Council has been watching a little too much "NYPD Blue...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: DART BOARD | 5/27/1994 | See Source »

Compared with the hard-nosed crime fighters in more realistic police shows like NYPD Blue and Law & Order, these detectives are easygoing dilettantes. For many, the job is just a sideline, sometimes a reluctant one. "I don't want to work," whines Cosby's character, who is trying to retire after winning the lottery. "I just want to stay here and sleep and play my clarinet." Van Dyke works in a metropolitan hospital, yet he seems to have unlimited time to run down clues in an effort to clear people falsely accused of murder -- people who, far too often...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Murder, They Wheezed | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

...Just a decade ago, "hell" and "damn" were the most offensive words permitted on broadcast TV; today the colloquialisms "butt" and "sucks" are in daily currency on all major networks. Characters on Fox sitcoms and MTV cartoon shows snicker about their erections, and the stars of NYPD Blue can call each other "asshole." Look at Montel Williams and Geraldo. Listen to Howard Stern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Las Vegas, U.S.A. | 1/10/1994 | See Source »

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