past. He was a co-creator, with Steven Bochco, of
the network police show, "NYPDBlue," which prompted protests in 1993 for its rude
language and exposure of David Caruso ... backside. That battle was won; "NYPDBlue"
overcame the howls of the American Family Association and an early blackout by some
ABC affiliates to become a huge hit that ended ... Bochco told Variety, "I don't
think today we could launch or sell 'NYPDBlue' in the form that it launched 12 years
ago." He's right. We're turning