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From: john@cisden.UUCP (John Woolley)
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Subject: Re: Hill Street Blues; Who's the best Co
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Date: Thu, 26-Dec-85 18:06:10 EST
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Summary: Washington, that's who.

In article <4040001@csd2.UUCP> krantz@csd2.UUCP (Michaelntz) writes:
>> ...WHO IS THE BEST COP IN THE HILL STREET STATION, AND WHY?
>As a longtime "Hill Street" freak:
>
>First, as regards Lieutenant Buntz.  Don't you think it's time 
>that we had a cop on the Hill whom we really disliked?  Buntz
>is hardly an angel; in fact he's probably a criminal - or will
>be, soon.  
>                                        Right?  So ease up on
>him.  We'll see what the writers decide next year.

I absolutely agree.  With any luck here, we'll go on getting some
treatment of the inherent conflict between being a good guy (Furillo,
Goldblum) and an effective cop.  How many of us down underneath were
cheering for Buntz to waste that scum Joyce got let out a few weeks
ago?  Most of us, I'd bet.  And I thought he was absolutely terrific
in the episode where he and the other guy were being held by a crazed
murderer.  Scared to death, but controlling it -- pretty well.

>In summation (harrumph, harrumph), I'd have to say that Neil
>Washington is the best cop on the Hill.  Completely together,
>very sharp, very canny, quite ethical, cucumber-cool in the
>clutch.   

More absolute agreement.  I've been saying for years that the greatest
tragedy in television-land is that a guy like Washington is so loyal to
his old friend that he's bound to get his own career destroyed by J.D.
One of these days, J.D. will sell Neil to a slaver, or something.

Does anyone but me miss Patsy Mayo?  I thought she was great -- pretty,
smart, polite, tough.

Does anyone but me get totally tired of Joyce?  I mean, really...
-- 
				Peace and Good!,
				      Fr. John Woolley
"The heart has its reasons that the mind does not know." -- Blaise Pascal