Character driven cop shows

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 16:44

I'm after suggestions on some cop shows that mostly revolve around the cops, their lives and how the job affects them. Currently i'm watching 19-2 a Canadian show and i think it's great, it's an English remake of another Canadian show of the same name that was in French, only have a few episode left though. I'm not so much interested in the episodic cases but rather the main characters themselves and how they evolve and adapt.

I'm looking for things like this, Southland, Rookie Blue etc. I've already seen :

The Wire
The shield
Southland
Rookie Blue
NYPD Blue
Dexter
Probably a few others i can't remember

I have Homicide Life on the Street DVD ordered too but struggling to find other shows.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 17:14

Lol yeah i thought i'd get them out of the way as having watched first seeing as the first two are the most suggested in any TV thread.

I've seen Fargo, True Detective and Hannibal. Love all of them. I haven't watched Fortitude though, i noticed it when it was airing but looked at the imdb blurb and forgot about it.

Speaking of which, The Wire Bluray... drool.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 17:40

hyperseven said:
Banshee, he's sort of a cop ?!?

I already watch that.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 17:43

Avathar77 said:
Chicago PD
Law & Order : SVU
Law & Order : Criminal Intent

Chicago PD i watch, started out with Chicago Fire then when the pilot crossover episode appeared for PD i switched to that and stopped watching Fire as i was getting bored with that one.

SVU I remember watching some episodes of one season when Christpher Meloni was in it and liking it, seen a couple of crossovers with it and Chicago PD alsoo so will give it a try, cheers.

Law & Order, isn't that more courtroom drama?

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 19:34

Eames said:
op I think you would like the film End of Watch.

Thanks for the suggestion. Mid way through it just now and the over use of being filmed by cam thing is getting annoying.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 19:36

Tombstone said:
How about the tv show Blue Bloods, with Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg. Thats about a family of cops and very much focuses on how the jobs they do affects them

I watched it up until around a season ago. I didn't get bored but just had too many shows to watch at the time.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 20:11

I found that Blue Bloods goes in waves of good and ok.

TheVoice said:
Longmire is very good too and hugely underrated.

I've started that show twice and never got past a few episodes. It's not because i didn't like what i saw but rather, again, that i had too many other shows at the time to get into it. Is it worth it and is Starbuck good in it?

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 20:40

It used to be on Netflix but now i can't find it.

NexusK · 28 May 2015 at 21:49

Eames said:
op I think you would like the film End of Watch.

NexusK said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Mid way through it just now and the over use of being filmed by cam thing is getting annoying.

I take it back. I said that maybe 20-30mins in, went for a walk then came back and watched the rest. I liked it but thought it should have been a portion on a TV series, it didn't quite work as a movie.