rsvp321
(Interesting how relatively few reviews there are for such a successful show!)I used to be a COPS junkie - watched it faithfully, and still enjoy it, but that has been waning considerably over the past few years.Interviews years ago with the show's producers revealed that they were under constant pressure from some special interest groups concerned that too much of the show featured certain demographic groups - unfairly, in their opinion, but the reasonable response was the most exciting and serious events were picked for each episode regardless of race, colour, or city/town location. Watching COPS now obviously indicates that they've caved in to that pressure. Now, it's mostly boring domestic disputes and impaired driving, of a different demographic, events seemingly now picked for appeasement to those aforementioned special interest groups?I'll still watch, but only maybe once a month, or two now. Very "pc", for the most part.
fireblazer666
old Cops used to be great once upon a time. Unfortunetely all they seem to cover is prostituted and minor drug offences. There's hardly ever a chase, or any real action, things which happen quite often in the real world. Watching Cops angers me because they spend so much time, money, and labor on prostitution... yet they neglect other critical areas of crime. I've been robbed and all the cops would say is to go to small claims court if I knew who it was. They refused to do anything. Had a bike stolen mid-day... did nothing. Had a spiteful neighbor accuse me of being loud, cops came, fined me, with no proof I had made noise and no one willing to go to court but the super, who hadn't heard a thing... That brings me to another thing. Cops have more important things to do than respond to noise complaints... anyway, I digress... Cops used to be really interesting, but all you get now is lame prostitution stings... I refuse to watch it on TV. I just pirate it, and skip around and see if there's anything interesting... and the last year... might get maybe 5 minutes a month worth watching.
fearfulofspiders
COPS is a pretty good show, that can go from boring to exciting between commercial breaks. The vast majority of episode descriptions deal with domestic disputes, which unless there's a brawl or chase, can make the next nine-minutes drag-by. The drug busts and stings are far more tense to watch than the prostitution stings, and it's mainly the newer episodes that are grittier -- even though there's times in the earlier seasons where we actually follow detectives solving a murder, break-in, etc. which makes for a very entertaining 30-minutes.All in all, there's only a select type of episode worth watching, and that's mainly when danger is involved -- if the cop is just talking, talking, talking, it makes for a tedious segment. I highly recommend anyone that intends on watching this show either know the episode description, or if there's just nothing else on.
rochelle-rochelle
Score - 9 out of 10 This show is just as good now as it was when it first came to us in 1989. It's surprising how stupid some criminals are, especially those who try to flee from the police. Idiots! So many people who were going to be pulled over or taken in for misdemeanors end up getting arrested for a felony for attempting to flee from police or lying to the police about something minor.This show is humorous, dramatic, intense, educational and entertaining. How many shows can you say that about? This show is simple and they haven't tried to change the formula or format of the show. If it's not broke, don't fix it. Cops rocks and I enjoying watching the reruns on court TV.Love it!!! Keep up the great work! Thanks to all the men and women in law enforcement! You are a hero!