TV COPS WEEKEND ~ COPS & BOSSES!MY FINAL GUEST BLOG IS UP ON THE TAINTED ARCHIVE AS PART OF THE BIG TV COP WEEKEND. THIS TIME, I TAKE ON THOSE FRUSTRATED AND RAGE FILLED CHARACTERS WHO TRY TO POLICE THE POLICE . . .
A standard ingredient of almost every ‘70s cop show was the boss of the hero cops who were the main stars of each show. The sole purpose for the higher ranking character appeared to be to yell and scream at the hero cops, threatening to pull their badges and throw them off the force.
This was a thankless job. Viewers loved the hero cops, cheering their take no prisoners tactics, while hissing at their impotent bosses. There was even perverse pleasure when the hero cops got their man despite their bosses efforts to hinder them.
Think Tige Andrews from The Mod Squad . . .
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