The series dealt with real-life issues and employed professional jargon and slang to a greater extent than had been seen before on television.Įach week after roll call, from Season 1 until Michael Conrad's death, partway through Season 4, Sgt. Travanti) and public defender Joyce Davenport (Veronica Hamel) in a domestic situation, often in bed, discussing how their respective days went. From season three on, a "Previously on." montage of clips of up to six episodes preceded the roll call.Īlmost all episodes took place over the course of a single day, many concluding with Capt. Almost every episode began with a pre-credit sequence (or teaser) consisting of (mission) briefing and roll call to start the day shift. The series featured a strong focus on the workplace struggle between what is right and what works. The conflicts between the work lives and private lives of the characters were also significant. Each episode featured intertwined storylines, some of which were resolved within the episode, with others developing throughout a season. The writers were allowed freedom to create a series that brought together a number of fresh ideas in TV drama.
MTM Enterprises developed the series on behalf of NBC, appointing Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll as series writers.
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