English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, English 2.0 Surround, French 2.0
Surround, Spanish 2.0 Surround, Portuguese 2.0 Surround, Chinese
2.0 Surround, Korean 2.0 Surround, Thai 2.0 Surround
This six disc box set of NYPD Blue
contains every episode from the first season of the television show,
which had its debut in 1993.
Odds are if you decide to purchase this box set, then you're either
rich and bored, or a fan of the show and wouldn't listen to any
negative criticism. That aside, the episodes have that grainy effect
to it, giving the gritty feeling of the NYPD that I'm sure creator
Steven Bochco was out to accomplish. It's a little hard to notice any superiority
in sound, but the sound quality of the DVD is a little sharper than
watching it on cable or dish.
The special features offer only what a die-hard fan may find
interesting. The one-hour "Making of Season One" is
considerably dry, and listening to Bochco may be a new cure for
insomniacs. If you like romance between the characters, then there is
a featurette "Love on NYPD Blue" that may be of interest to
you. The "Cast Blotter" segment is almost annoying in the
sense that NYPD has launched a few actors to stardom, such as David
Schwimmer, Amy Brenneman and that old model chick on TV's "Just
Shoot Me". Not quite sure if these are A-list stars though. A few
other bonuses are offered which include commentaries on certain
episodes and comparisons of the alterations from script to screen.
In all, the special features are a little bland, unless you're a
die-hard fan. The audio/video quality is average and the episodes
still have that initial pretentious theme of a show purposely trying
to break the moral barriers of TV, which it did successfully ten years
ago.
