http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/cagney-lacey-only-one-of-the-best-television-shows.html Cozy Mystery (and Other Favorite) Books and DVDs Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:04:41 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/cagney-lacey-only-one-of-the-best-television-shows.html/comment-page-1#comment-24436 Jill Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:47:13 +0000 http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/cagney-lacey-only-one-of-the-best-television-shows.html#comment-24436 I also remember "Cagney and Lacey" very fondly, athough I haven't revisited the series in years. It was one of the first shows to put "real" women into the key roles. Daly and Gless were not model types or what you would describe as conventionally pretty. But they were, nevertheless, attractive women in their own ways--who became more and more attractive as their characters evolved. As a former New Yorker, I recall its being very much a New York show--in terms of plot and dialogue. But its appeal definitely extended well beyond those boundaries. One of C&L's strong points was that these characters didn't start out being brilliant detectives. They often stumbled along the way--and grew into being highly skilled professionals (as well as more enlightened human beings) over the course of the series. At the time it was made, that represented a refreshing change from the hero who always gets it right. The series was followed--much later--by a Cagney & Lacey TV movie. That was a terrible disappointment. They should have left well enough alone. I also remember "Cagney and Lacey" very fondly, athough I haven't revisited the series in years. It was one of the first shows to put "real" women into the key roles. Daly and Gless were not model types or what you would describe as conventionally pretty. But they were, nevertheless, attractive women in their own ways–who became more and more attractive as their characters evolved. As a former New Yorker, I recall its being very much a New York show–in terms of plot and dialogue. But its appeal definitely extended well beyond those boundaries. One of C&L's strong points was that these characters didn't start out being brilliant detectives. They often stumbled along the way–and grew into being highly skilled professionals (as well as more enlightened human beings) over the course of the series. At the time it was made, that represented a refreshing change from the hero who always gets it right. The series was followed–much later–by a Cagney & Lacey TV movie. That was a terrible disappointment. They should have left well enough alone.

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