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* [[Scenery Porn]]: filming on location in South Florida helps. |
* [[Scenery Porn]]: filming on location in South Florida helps. |
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* [[Shoot Your Mate]] |
* [[Shoot Your Mate]] |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Several episodes of the show "borrowed" plots from various movies, such as ''[[High Noon]]'' or ''[[The Trouble with Harry]]''. Season 3's "Shadow in the Dark" was pretty much one giant allusion to ''[[Manhunter (film)|Manhunter]]'', which Michael Mann himself directed. |
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** In Season 2's "Out Where the Buses Don't Run", Weldon's computer is named after his ex-wife, Lorraine. It also happened to be the name of the Amiga prototype that appeared at the 1984 Consumer Electronics Show. The Amiga prototype took its name from the motherboard, which was named Lorraine, after the company president's wife. |
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* [[Special Guest]]: Many now-famous actors (Ed O'Neill, Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts), musicians ([[James Brown]], [[Phil Collins]], Sheena Easton) and other notable people (G. Gordon Liddy) appeared in bit parts throughout the series, [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|regardless if they fit the role or not]]. |
* [[Special Guest]]: Many now-famous actors (Ed O'Neill, Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts), musicians ([[James Brown]], [[Phil Collins]], Sheena Easton) and other notable people (G. Gordon Liddy) appeared in bit parts throughout the series, [[What the Hell, Casting Agency?|regardless if they fit the role or not]]. |
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** Pam Grier deserves a special mention as Valerie... Tubbs' on again, off again true love. One of the few guests to reappear in several episodes, including a feature length. |
** Pam Grier deserves a special mention as Valerie... Tubbs' on again, off again true love. One of the few guests to reappear in several episodes, including a feature length. |
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