"Dialogue on Film: Steven Bochco"
Interview
By: Steven Bochco
Date: July–August 1988
Source: Bochco, Steven. "Dialogue on Film: Steven Bochco." American Film, July–August 1988, 14, 16–18.
About the Author: Steven Bochco (1943–) was born in Manhattan, New York and trained as a classical musician. He attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he received a degree in theater. Bochco has used his combined talents to create, write, and produce television shows which break the rules of genre television.
Introduction
In the 1970s, cop shows were about detectives in trenchcoats or comedic cops chasing cars. However, the king of the television genre at this time was the sitcom, not the drama. Shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Barney Miller, and M*A*S*H were the hits on the three main network channels. In the 1980s, quick-paced dramas based on the more...
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1980's Media Primary Sources
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