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Right from the movie’s opening—in which slow, elegantly-lit tracking shots reveal a precinct office full of terrified policemen, a sign that reads “Crime Busters,” and a projectile human body that effectively “busts” the sign—one gets the impression that endless hours of care went into the construction of each sight...
...that shows a man on a park bench reading the issue while an infant nearby stares at Lisa's picture. "Every time one of those ads runs," says Lisa's father William, 34, a New York City policeman, "we get phone calls from friends, and the guys at the precinct will say, 'Hey, I saw Lisa on TV again last night...
...SHIELD (FX, TUESDAYS, 10 P.M. E.T.) If you're suffering NYPD Blue withdrawal, this is its 21st century equivalent. The fourth season introduces Glenn Close as the new captain of the precinct, which allows new viewers to discover story lines and departmental politics along with her. While star Michael Chiklis garners all the awards hardware, The Shield boasts one of TV's best ensembles, including the cool, controlled C.C.H. Pounder as the straight-arrow detective (and would-be captain) whom Close has outmaneuvered...
...book, is a cop named Jim Corrigan who was murdered by gangsters, but reincarnated to punish evil as God’s spirit of Vengeance (yes, comics occasionally acknowledge the theological conundrums posed by a world of Übermenschen). This story delves into what a police precinct would be like with one of the detectives secretly parading around as the Spirit of Vengeance: the supply person who forgets to order a three-ring hole punch has giant holes punched into his body; the guy wasting paper is changed into a giant tree that is cut down by the Spectre...
Screenwriter James DeMonaco peoples the precinct with a Grand Hotel's worth of character clich??s: the grizzled patrolman (Brian Dennehy) who's ready to retire; the woman cop (Drea de Matteo) who can out-tough the macho men; the motormouth con (John Leguizamo) who sees ways of escape in the encroaching anarchy. This bunch could start a brawl in a bus line. But they need to become a community fast to fight an enemy whose siege tactics are as unfathomable as they are unstoppable...