A ‘Fillmore!’ Revival Could Be the One Cop Show We All Still Enjoy

One of my favorite ways to pass the time has always been to turn on one of the many murder-mystery series or cop procedurals you can find on cable. Over the years, I transitioned from Murder She Wrote to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit to Chicago PD and found comfort in the idea that most presented conflicts could be resolved within the hour.  But we live in a different world now, with a very different social climate when it comes to police officers and how we interact with and perceive them. Our editor, Jordan Calhoun, wrote a powerful op-ed in The Atlantic about how that shift frames how we watch these shows through a new lens. I agree largely with these sentiments, and you should read the piece for yourself to form your own conclusions.  Meanwhile, I’m going to try and present a solution that could be a win for everyone by highlighting a show that gives off the vibe of a cop show but won’t leave you feeling dirty on the inside. In one of my many trips down memory lane, I remembered that there was once a show that operated as a cop procedural. While maintaining all of the good traits of the genre, it didn’t carry over the bad. It had compelling characters, interesting cases and loads of chase scenes. But you didn’t have to worry about someone throwing a suspect in a basement and violating their rights during an unethical and illegal search and interrogation. [Looking at you, every other episode of Chicago PD.]

I’m talking about Fillmore! 

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