Cops

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Saturday 8:00 PM on FOX Premiered Mar 11, 1989 In Season

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Cops

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Now known as the original reality series, COPS hit the airwaves in early 1989, putting camera crews in police cars all across the United States. Adopting the Cinema Verité style of documentary filming, COPS uses no narration, depending completely on the police officers and the footage shot as it happens to tell the story. Each COPS camera crew consists of a camera operator and a sound mixer. The officer is mic'd with a wireless mic directly to the camera and the sound mixer captures the suspects, witnesses and other officers with a boom mic. Multiple crews can be stationed in one area as well as crews working different cities across the country at the same time. Still one of the most popular television shows on the air, COPS continually wins its 8pm time slot Saturday nights on FOX. COPS can also be seen in syndication on TruTV.

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AIRED ON 5/4/2013

Season 25 : Episode 16

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    8.5
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  • Ryan Ayers If thay were two White Guys this would have never have happen,,he would have ask "do you need any help",and drove off...Now i know why people complane about RACIAL PROFILE,,I've been pulled over,,But never did A copmoreless

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    person: Ryan Ayers

    If thay were two White Guys this would have never have happen,,he would have ask "do you need any help",and drove off...Now i know why people complane about RACIAL PROFILE,,I've been pulled over,,But never did A cop do what this guy did

    ,I hope the guy got off,? MR AYERS is very out of shape,,This guy is going to get somebody killed,,ether BECAUSE he Can't back up his partner or he see someone smokeing a "MARY,JANE" i say MARYJANE because that the TIME ZONE he should live in,when the blacks were made to sit in the back of the bus,,,i have alot of respect for COPS,,But this guy is why people give cops a hard time,,Hopfuly he dos'nt get some other cop killed,,,The best part ,was when he tryed to jump over the fence or should I say crawl over,. that was very very funny I almost pee Myself..........docdolittle...moreless
  • This show was one of the original reality shows.

    8.0
    COPS!!! What can I say about this show??? I think that this is a good show. I think it is nice to see that in a world where so many crimes are commited and when it begins to look hopeless, there is a show that shows the "bad guys" getting what they deserve. And when they resist arrest or run away it gets worse. They get tackled, tased or bitten by a K9. Which in just about every case is exactly what they deserve. Thank you goes out to the FOX network for allowing COPS to stay on the air. Thanks also goes to the men and women of Law Enforcement for their valiant efforts to keep the citizens of the world safe. And allowing us to each week ride along and watch you do what you do.moreless
  • The original and the best.

    8.5
    There are a lot of these fly on the wall documentary series on television these days, especially ones about police officers, but I think the formula for COPS is superior to any that have followed in its footsteps. On other shows, so often the events are sensationalised, the narration annoying, and the stories disjointed - they'll withhold a dramatic ending until the end of the program to persuade you to keep watching. But not with COPS - there is no narration, the stories are real and unembellished and there is a connection with the police officers involved, for it is through there eyes and their words that we see events. I appreciate it for being a thoroughly honest portrayal of life as a police officer. I have to give a mention to the Bad Boys theme song too - I always feel a little cheated if I miss the start of the episode and don't get to hear that music.moreless
  • The very famous show COPS. Cops busting people for various crimes.

    2.5
    Personally, I used to like this show. Then it turned into one of those things that went from good to crap. After years and years of seeing the same type of things happen I just lost interest. First times watching it I thought "this is exciting!" but a few months of constant airing it just got old. Somethings can be good for a long period of time like The Simpsons. Other things need to stop, and this is one of them. After a while of watching the show you're likely to think you got deja vu, and it's not a re-run! There are only so many things that can be on this show, and they're there about every episode. Almost all episodes contain at least two of the following: an unintelligent man beating his wife, a semi high speed chase, young adult(s) smuggling drugs, or a man pulled over with a prostitute in his vehicle saying he was just going to give her a ride. I would have to say just try to avoid it if possible.moreless
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    • John Langley Talks About The Future Of COPS
      With the FOX Network pre-empting COPS for most of the 2012 season, what is the future of this still popular reality show? Executiv...
      03/12/13
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    • Cops is sexist
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcgnP6vq25kThe woman doesn't have a single mark on her, and yet they believe her story. Also, they ...
      02/20/12
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    • Pizza Guy?
      A friend of mine was telling me about an episode of Cops he saw and it sounded hilarious. He described it as a cop chasing a guy o...
      02/20/12
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    • Cops should come to Canada
      In my opinion i think cops should come to Canadian City's. If your American you may say or think we don't have crime in Canada or ...
      10/21/11
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    • sos can someone please help me
      ok well i need help finding the bad girl intro for the cops thing does anyone know where i can find it if so please tell mei need ...
      08/31/11
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    Drama, Game Show, Reality

    Themes

    cultural phenomenon, drug trafficking, failed crime, for men, good vs. evil