Television series
Rod Lott
Far too young to catch it when it debuted in 1973, I’ve literally waited decades to set my eyes on “Police Story,” the NBC anthology series that broke the mold for cops on the tube by adding realism. Reading creator Joseph Wambaugh’s recent episodic novels about Hollywood cops only strengthened my thirst.

Television series
Rod Lott
Angie Dickinson broke ground by starring as Sgt. Pepper Anderson in “Police Woman,” as it was the first hour drama fronted by a woman to become a hit.