NYPD Blue - Season 3 (DVD, 2006, 4-Disc Set)

As one of the first shows to broach nudity during prime time network television NYPD BLUE delivers. You get to see tremendous cliff hangers like "Whose hands were those in the bathroom in the third season finale?" Also, you'll see each gripping episode and who in the cast wears the Emperor's clothes for a oh so brief but tantalizing second...
Each week viewers see the gritty reality of life in a New York City Police unit that apparently only employs officers who like to show off their derriere. As the officers go about their work with a grim determination and sometimes a smile on their cheeks...Two partners, Detectives Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) and John Kelley (David Caruso) (later replaced by Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits)), are the central disrobing characters in this weekly police drama, and personify very different approaches to their difficult job of deciding which cheek to bare. Sipowicz's brash gruffness (covers a huge emotional vulnerability, especially when in various states of undress) which is tempered by the precise and controlled nakedness of the two partners with whom he has worked. :)

Ok, by now I'm sure you've figured out that I've been joking. In all seriousness this is a fantastic year for NYPD BLUE...

Actors: Dennis Franz, David Caruso, James McDaniel, Sherry Stringfield, Amy Brenneman, Jimmy Smits
Directors: Carol Banker, Ed Begley Jr.
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Number of discs: 4
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Release Date: February 21, 2006
Run Time: 990 minutes
DVD Features:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround)
Commentary on 2 episodes
"Life in the 15th Precinct" featurette
"Father and Son" featurette
"Women of NYPD Blue" featurette

We are fans of NYPD Blue. We were pleased to see the 3rd season had finally come out for purchase. It comes in a nice sized boxed set with nice detail that doesn't take up alot of room. After the purchase and watching several of the episodes, we are thoroughly enjoying ourselves rehashing the 3rd season. We are pleased with the purchase and look forward the the 4th season. It was a great show and it's great to be able to watch the episodes all over again. One of the best thing is, no commercials!

Loved it. But then who wouldn't love having it on DVD at home. With an all star cast and some fo the best writing in to ever have been on TV, you can't help but love each and ever moment. From the light and funny to the sensitve, to the out right heart breaking, it's all there. Who could ask for more? Having the entire series, you get to see all those wonderful episodes that you missed when it was in prime time.

Whilst the constant, almost disarmingly jerky and spasmodic movement of the camera might seem initially offputting, this series fully deserves the acclaim it has received.
As the burgeoning relationship between Simone (Jimmy Smits) and Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) develops further into deep friendship, there are plenty of examples of the more inflammatory nature of both individuals as they clash over principles - which serve only to make the series even more compelling.
The smell of testosterone that lingers over the predominantly male squad is wonderfully offset by some of the more tender moments, as Sylvia's pregnancy is closely monitored. For a series that has never been afraid to sail very close to the wind, the storylines border on the downright obtrusive at times, but the ability to capture the very raw emotions involved within a family relationship only cause the series to rise further above the mediocrity of many similar programmes.
Few directors at the time, never mind in the more politically-correct days we are currently in, would have dared to tackle issues such as lesbianism - and probably even fewer would have moved on into the actual "turning" of one.
While a great number of TV shows would claim to deal with "the real world", or "actual family life", many still fall far short into an idealised, we-always-seem-to-have-money scenarios that are played out so many times a week on our screens. Thank goodness for a series that sits up right in your face and almnost dares you into dealing with it.

I loved the series NYPD Blue and was sorry to see the show go off the air. I am SO happy the the series is now out on DVD and I know I will purchase the entire set.