it s just pure science fiction. that s probably what i like most about it. it changed the way people watched television. you could sense the successful creators trying to see how they could do things different five or ten years ago. sometimes that led to really challenging network television that was cool and fun to watch. and sometimes it seemed to fall off the edge a little bit. let s be careful out there at the time, steven bochco was a very successful producer of hour dramas and wanted to try something brand-new. we re the police! we have a warrant for your arrest. so his idea was to combine a gritty cop show with a broadway musical. i saw one in which a bunch of gang bangers were in jail. they began to sing. life in the hood ain t no pizza pie, everybody die when the
bullets fly. life in the hood ain t no pizza pie, people die when bullets fly and i said wait a minute. i thought this is it. this is great. this is going to be as innovative as anything i have ever done. he is guilty, he is guilty, judge, you can see it in his eyes he did the crime and now he s got to pay it circled the drain. i will give credit to anybody who goes outside the box and swings really hard for the fences. i worked real hard and i got my education i m creatively proud of it. still. i m very glad we tried it. i don t think i d want to do it again.
at the time, steven bochco was a very successful producer of hour dramas and wanted to try something brand-new. we re the police! we have a warrant for your arrest. so his idea was to combine a gritty cop show with a broadway musical. i saw one in which a bunch of gang bangers were in jail. they began to sing. life in the hood ain t no pizza pie, everybody die when the bullets fly. life in the hood ain t no pizza pie, people die when bullets fly and i said wait a minute. i thought this is it. this is great. this is going to be as innovative as anything i have ever done. he is guilty, he is guilty, judge, you can see it in his eyes he did the crime and now he s
let s be careful out there at the time, steven bochco was a very successful producer of hour dramas and wanted to try something brand-new. we re the police! we have a warrant for your arrest. and so, his idea was to combine a gritty cop show with a broadway musical. i saw one in which a bunch of gang bangers were in jail. and they began to sing life in the hood ain t no pizza pie everybody can die wihen the bullets fly and i said wait a minute. i thought this is it. this is great. this is going to be as innovative as anything i have ever done. he is guilty, he is guilty, judge, you can see it in his eyes he did the crime and now he s
and wanted to try something new. they were in jail and began to sing life in the hood ain t no pizza pie. everybody die when the bullets fly. i said wait a minute. i thought, well, this is it. this is going to be great. this is going to be as innovative as anything i ve ever done. he did the crime and now he s got to pay it just it circled the drain.