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Which T.V. show is the most realistic?
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At first I didn't get why the Wire wasn't on the list. best cop show ever IMO
but than I read the trivia that apart from one cop with a negligent discharge(actually 3 different ones) the police officers never actually fire their guns, very seldom even draw them.
I for one atleast hope that that is the case for most policeofficers, and the reality? so realistic by default?
but than I read the trivia that apart from one cop with a negligent discharge(actually 3 different ones) the police officers never actually fire their guns, very seldom even draw them.
I for one atleast hope that that is the case for most policeofficers, and the reality? so realistic by default?
Wasn't it Barney Fife who only was allowed to carry one bullet?
My all-time favorite crime show is The Wire. The focus, of course, was not shootouts. It may not follow police procedure accurately -- I'm not an officer, so I wouldn't know -- but it was well-acted.
A cable station has been rerunning Miami Vice and while nothing they do could remotely follow real police procedure, it sure is a trip in the WABAC machine. Watching the two female officers heading to a crime or chasing bad guys in long skirts and heels is hilarious, as are the clothes Crockett wears and the sawed-off shotgun Tubbs carries, in violation, I'm sure, of the rules of every police department in the country.
In one of the episodes I watched last week, one of the secondary characters is chasing a baddie into a building. He fires one round and the gun goes to slide lock while he continues firing. Kudos to the sound effects tech ...
My all-time favorite crime show is The Wire. The focus, of course, was not shootouts. It may not follow police procedure accurately -- I'm not an officer, so I wouldn't know -- but it was well-acted.
A cable station has been rerunning Miami Vice and while nothing they do could remotely follow real police procedure, it sure is a trip in the WABAC machine. Watching the two female officers heading to a crime or chasing bad guys in long skirts and heels is hilarious, as are the clothes Crockett wears and the sawed-off shotgun Tubbs carries, in violation, I'm sure, of the rules of every police department in the country.
In one of the episodes I watched last week, one of the secondary characters is chasing a baddie into a building. He fires one round and the gun goes to slide lock while he continues firing. Kudos to the sound effects tech ...
Dragline45
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Eagleheart is easily the most realistic. Just look how they handled this hostage situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNdYatys2dw
I agree, nothing captures the BS politics of it all like the Wire does, awesome show.
At first I didn't get why the Wire wasn't on the list. best cop show ever IMO
I agree, nothing captures the BS politics of it all like the Wire does, awesome show.
Pond James Pond
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I didn't get why the Wire wasn't on the list. best cop show ever IMO
My thought too when I first saw the list.
but than I read the trivia that apart from one cop with a negligent discharge(actually 3 different ones) the police officers never actually fire their guns, very seldom even draw them.
I for one atleast hope that that is the case for most policeofficers, and the reality? so realistic by default?
I think you nail it with your closing sentence: if we are talking about realism related to guns, then it should feature as, based on what people here have written or what I have read/heard from actual LEOs, most have very seldom had to draw, let alone fire, their weapons.
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