I have a background in TV production and technical aspects, and I do love a good cop show. I think several factors helped HI become one of the best ever.First in my mind was the involvement of Steven Spielberg. Look at the man's early work and his great use of pacing for the stories, but often with a well-positioned 'BOO!!!' at some point in the show. HI often had more action before the opening credits than other shows had in their first half hour with many instances coming from the 'total shock' department.Next, the Technical work was magnificent! From the precision driving to the firearms aspects to the lighting of suspenseful scenes, this series rocked! The series made use of special cutaway Crown Vic Police cars that enabled seamless camera transitions from in-car to exterior camera work, perhaps another Spielberg method...Casting was magnificent! Louis Mustillo as Russell Topps was and remains one of my favorite characters ever! R Lee Ermey as the female officer's retired Marine father in ep 2 was a masterstroke! The sense of history, the San Fernando Valley quirkiness, the frequent onset of genuinely funny and sweet comments from even minor characters was just about perfect. ('Richard, you were the best of them all!') Officer Topps in particular was put in many situations that showed the humanity of the character. With the second season Lindsay Frost was added to the cast, and I'd watch Ms. Frost read the phone book!Much was made of the final episode, 'Shootout' written by Ann Donahue after the infamous North Hollywood bank robbery shootout. Better fare has never been shown on TV! It had everything, and was a fitting sendoff to a great series that ended many seasons too early. H.I. should rank with 'Boomtown' and 'NYPD Blue' as the best ever. Ms. Donahue's reward for her work on HI was her EP gig for the various CSI series, and many of the cast went on to greatness. Wonderful work!

"High Incident" left viewers with practically the worst unresolved cliffhanger in the history of television! Ratings and network politics are way beyond me. I mean, was upset that it didn't get picked up for another season, but seriously, to leave us like that with no resolution was downright cruel. Someone needs to film a closure episode or something, please!

I could not believe that this one ended the way it did. This show was one of the only redeeming things about television while it was on. The actors meshed well and it blended nicely the humor and seriousness it was portraying. I was in disbelief when I heard it wouldn't be back after the second season. This is a show that should NOT have been taken off TV because it was good, and when shows like the Nanny can be on for like 8 seasons or whatever this one deserved more than it got. One of the best TV shows ever.

The best and most realistic show to EVER cross the television show threshold. It really puts in perspective the attitudes and IQs of the general American public when a show this fantastic gets canned while a piece of garbage called "NYPD Blue" can continue. "High Incident" perceived life as it truly is - with all it's absurdities and mind-boggling events - and maybe that's why it was canceled. America probably couldn't handle the fact that some producers DARED to air a show that was believable. When the show "Survivor" shot ratings through the roof I came to the inevitable conclusion that we don't live in a Democracy, we live in a HYPOCRISY! PUT "HIGH INCIDENT" BACK ON THE AIR --- SOMEBODY!