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Cop dramas have existed from virtually the moment television began. “Barney Blake, Police Reporter,” premiered in 1948 and embraced a crime-of-the-week formula that would become a staple of the genre. “Stand By For Crime” premiered in 1949; Whereas the previous show established a key trend, this one’s approach was a bit of a dead end. The series aired…

When Brian Wilson went into the studio in early 1966, he wasn’t trying to write an epic rock anthem.

There’s no question that the ’80s were a golden age of TV sitcoms. Nearly every network pushed to find the perfect combination of cast, writers, and plot devices to strike gold with the format, and, in doing so, pushed the boundaries of television itself. While the decade saw plenty of ideas that missed the mark…