It's the last Thursday of the month. This is the time when Thursday Movie Picks, hosted by Wanderer at Wandering Through the Shelves, turns into Thursday TV picks. The subject this time around is workplace shows. Hmmmm...there have always been a good number of those around so it'll be interesting to see what everyone comes up with. Me? I'm going with these...
Barney Miller
(1974-1982)
Like hundreds, if not thousands, before and after it, Barney Miller is a cop show. However, it's also quite unlike that same set of shows. This isn't about huge, dramatic cases. This is a sitcom about a bunch of guys in a precinct just doing their jobs. They're just local cops, handling local cases. Rarely, if ever, did anything rise to the level of a life-or-death situation. It was just mostly about the camaraderie shared by these guys, and it was funny.
Night Court
(1984-1992)
As Barney Miller is unlike other cop shows, Night Court is unlike other TV courtroom shows. We spend every episode in Judge Harry T. Stone's courtroom with him and the other zany officers of what is an after-hours court. Occasionally, some crazy puts everyone at danger, but like Miller, the show is about the relationships shared by our main characters.
Cheers
(1982-1993)
We finish with another that's about the brotherhood of its characters. In this case, the location serves as a workplace for some and a place of recreation for others. That's because it's a bar. Where everybody knows your name. Owned by main character and ex-pro baseball player Sam I'll say nothing else, other than that this is one of my all-time favorite television shows.
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