Before it even appeared on the airwaves, NYPD BLUE was the most controversial show on television in 1993. The show broke new ground and, like its characters Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and Detective John Kelly (David Caruso), it didn't play by the rules. Weaving nudity and foul language into storylines that tackled issues such as vigilante violence, homosexuality, and prostitution, the cop series became a huge hit with an audience who craved reality. In the fourth season, Det. Adrianne Lesniak (Justine Miceli) is replaced by Det. Jill Kirkendall (Andrea Thompson), and James Martinez (Nicholas Turturro) meets his future wife, Gina Colon (Lourdes Benedicto).
DVD Features:
4-Disc Set - Keep Case
Anamorphic Full Frame - 1.33
Dual Side
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Disc 1/Side A: "Moby Greg," "Thick Stu," "Yes, We Have No Cannolis," "Where's 'Swaldo?"
Disc 1/Side B: "Where'd the Van Gogh?," "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"
Disc 2/Side A: "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventures," "Unembraceable You," "Caulksmanship," "My Wild Irish Nose"
Disc 2/Side B: "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore," "Upstairs, Downstairs"
Disc 3/Side A: "Tom and Geri," "A Remington Original," "Taillight's Last Gleaming," "What a Dump!"
Disc 3/Side B: "A Wrenching Experinece," "I Love Lucy"
Disc 4/Side A: "Bad Rap," "Emission Impossible," "Is Paris Burning?," "A Draining Experience"
Creator
Steven Bochco: American TV Producer/Writer
Guest Performer
Dean Winters: American Actor
Guest Performer
Ian Buchanan: Actor/"Double Exposure"
Guest Performer
Lisa Stahl: Supporting Actress
Guest Performer
Lourdes Benedicto: Supporting actor, NYPD/24
Review 1:
4 stars out of 5 -- "A wealth of new characters bring fresh blood: Andrea Thompson, in particular adds determined professionalism to the role of Detective Jill Kirkendall."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.89 08/01/2006
Review 2:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Season four sees a load of new characters, which ensures Steve Bochno and David Milch's acclaimed cop show remains upstanding and arresting viewing."
Source: Total Film
p.129 10/01/2006