TV Series
The Resume
(March 11, 1989- )
Airs on FOX
Filmed on location with the men and women of LAAAAAW enforcement
600th Episode aired April 23, 2005
Theme is 'Bad Boys'
Why Cops might be annoying
The producers seem to favor the western and southern United States.
FOX plugged it's ride along's in NYC and L.A. weeks before they aired, and when they did air, nothing spectacular happened.
Many officers ham it up for the camera.
It spawned a lot of inferior copycat police reality shows.
Running out of original material, it has begun piecing together old shows, and giving them new titles like, 'Bad Girls,' 'Shots Fired,' and 'COPS at Mardi Gras.'
It begs the question if the officers patience and courtesy towards suspects would be the same if the camera's weren't rolling.
Some complain that it re-enforces racial, cultural, and regional stereotypes.
The Black Panthers claim it is 'racist propaganda, designed to further demonize the black man in the white man's eyes.'
It has been criticized for only featuring petty crimes by blue-collar people (especially shirtless guys with mullets)!
The male suspects that are not shirtless are wearing 'wife beaters' (tank tops).
Why Cops might not be annoying
Burt Lancaster narrated the pilot episode.
It has a catchy theme, that even spent some time on the music charts in the mid-90's.
It shows that rural and small town police officers can have it just as rough as big city cops.
It sometimes shows bad guys getting what they deserve, (i.e. tasered, maced, or subdued by police dogs.)
It gives civilians some idea of the stress and danger of police work.
Some suspects tell hilarious lies a 5 year-old child can spot.
It filmed a series of episodes in London.
In it's 600+ episodes, it has shown some of the most precarious situations, trivial disputes, and funniest predicaments people can manage to get themselves into.
An episode featuring a cross dressing male truck driver that was robbed was voted one of the 10 funniest moments on TV by VH-1.
It reminds you that, 'Suspects are innocent until proven guilty, in a court of LAAAAAW.'
Credit: Melonhead
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Year In Review:
For 2021, as of last week, Out of 1989 Votes: 2.26% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1942 Votes: 41.35% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 62.26% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 77 Votes: 62.34% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 161 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 690 Votes: 42.46% Annoying
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