I remember too see this series in the late 80's (the other favorite of mine was WISEGUY) and i just simply was stick to the TV.This series was unique in the 80's because the style and the look of the 50's something like i never see before,the cars,the music,the girls,the food,the action,the cops,the criminals...Everyhting was handle with a great direction and the scripts was incredible.Of course the cast was amazing.Dennis Farina (RIP) was like always incredible,Bill Smitrovich,Steve Ryan,Bill Campbell and Stephen Lang was incredible too...The chemistry between this guys was amazing and still miss all this characters in the TV.Simply one of the best cop series i ever see in my life and when i mention to people if they remember this series EVERYONE says:"oh men!! what a AWESOME series!!! They don't make series like this!!!" and you know what?...They are right!!!

I saw the pilot and was hooked. I thought Miami Vice was over rated, but I really liked this one. It is a basic plot of a Chicago thug working his way up the ladder, with a cop who's obsessed with bringing him down.The realism of the characters was great. Dennis Farina is a former Chicago police officer and he was perfect. Anthony (Tony) Dennison is fantastic as the hot headed yet cool Ray Luca.The first season the best, but I gave it an 8 because the second season seemed to lose it's edge. First of all the show was about the rise of Ray Luca, now that he's on top, what now?Second, the production got lazy. Here's Torello driving his 1957 Chrysler and the road is full of mini vans, and he turns into the driveway full of 1960 Ford police cars or they steal scenes from other episodes and try to make them fit. How about Cori Luca watching 'Let's Make a Deal' and the winner wins a brand new 1970 something Cadillac. Come on guys...REALLY!One more thing, the show seemed to be watered down. God forbid! We better not offend a four year old! But there were some good episodes as well.Another fun thing is seeing some of the guest stars and they are famous today, like Julia Roberts.I got both seasons on DVD and I still enjoy them. It's T.V. at it's best, too bad we have to go to the cable channels so see good television today!

why this show only has 89 votes. It's one of my favorite shows of all time along with Twin Peaks, Arrested Development and Miami Vice. And anyone who loved Vice should love this. It's also by Michael Mann who as great as he is with movies is so much better with TV. This is actually where I fell in love with Andrew Dice Clay. That's right, you heard me. He played Max Goldman on the show and was great. Along with the wonderful Anthony John Denison, Dennis Farina and Stephen Lang. And in the pilot there is a super young David Caruso and the 4400's Billy Campbell plays one of the detectives. And let's not forget the super-cool don Manny Weisbord played by the legendary Joseph Weisman. And speaking of stars this was much like Miami Vice with a long list of guest stars. I remember Kevin Spacey playing a Kennedy type in one episode. They don't make shows like this anymore. It's a shame. We're fascinated when something like LOST is almost as good as TV used to be. If you like watching TV on DVD definitely give it a watch. It's better than everything on television right now.

This is a wonderful, entertaining crime drama. It moved its location from Chicago to Las Vegas. It is neat to see Vegas as it once was. Turello and his squad of hard working honest cops try to stop the mob. The man they are trying to stop is a hood on the rise, Ray Luca. This is a terrific show, with a dark style. It doesn't always wrap up in an hour, nor is the ending a happy one. Turello has sacrificed a lot to be a cop.