Can we talk the 'Cop Rock' (1990) finale?

[chazraps]

Notoriously one of the absolute worst bombs in TV history, I started watching the entire first (only) season with my good friend Katherine prior to the pandemic and finally tonight, some three years later, we were able to finish it.

I know there's plenty of ways to discuss 'Cop Rock', but I really want to analyze the finale.

No judgment: has anyone else on this board even gone through the entire season of 'Cop Rock?'

Sorry if this post sounds more disjointed than usual, I just finished the first and only season of 'Cop Rock.'

[thechase]

I had strongly considered giving my brother this for a birthday gift, but he got really annoyed with my tradition of trolling him with lame-ass presents every year. The complete series of Automan was the last straw.

[Mozenrath]

Allison Pregler's video on it sums it up well. I've seen a few episodes for funsies, but cop dramas aren't my thing, anyway, much less bizarre ones that play such a premise straight.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Bring that shit back. I’m fully serious.

[Paul]

This seems like a show I need to see for myself.

[Mozenrath]

Jul 19, 2022 4:54:11 GMT -5 Paul said:

This seems like a show I need to see for myself.

It's one of those things that both sounds worse than it is and more novel. Like, the song gimmick is really strange, and does lead to very jarring scenes, but it's also written by people with a pedigree for cop dramas, so a lot of it is pretty standard. It's nowhere near as comedic as you'd probably expect. The finale is interesting in that it's one of those ones that was made with knowledge the show would not be renewed, so it gets meta.

[dav]

Honestly, with a few tweaks, you'd probably manage to make it into a Phoenix Wright rhythm game.