Hill Street Blues on NBC

Before "NYPD Blue" and "The Shield" came "Hill Street Blues," the series that revolutionized the TV cop show by giving television viewers a realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

An interview with Dennis Dugan, who played one of the best loved characters on the show, Captain Freedom, although the part lasted only four episodes before he was killed off. Each episode of this classic show chronicled a day-in-the-life of the cops on the beat, starting with the infamous morning roll call and ending with a recap of the day\'s events. The first hard-hitting series of its kind, Hill Street Blues garnered 26 Emmy Awards including four for Outstanding Drama.Own the Complete Second Season on DVD now.

Amid corruption, gang warfare, divorce and the murder of a promising young public defender, keeping the peace has never been this complicated or this chaotic for Captain Frank Furillo and Hill Street?s men and women in blue.

The TV cop show that gave television viewers a realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Amid corruption, gang warfare and murder, keeping the peace has never been this complicated for Hill Street's men and women in blue.