History Trivia / NYPDBlue

* DuelingShows: with ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''

* HostilityOnTheSet: One of television's most notorious examples. Creator/DavidCaruso was a headache to the showrunners and costars from Day One; Creator/StevenBochco [[https://www.looper.com/60766/real-reason-dont-hear-david-caruso-anymore referred]] to his behavior as "cancerous" and alleged that Caruso "was the source of all the discontent [on set], and it empowered him." Creator/DavidMilch even had a heart attack after a particularly intense argument with Caruso. Creator/DennisFranz and Creator/GordonClapp each [[https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/nypd-blue-25-anniversary-dennis-franz-amy-brenneman-gordon-clapp-1202943540/ said]] that while Caruso could be a charming guy off the set, during filming he became extremely competitive with his costars which created a lot of tension. After the first season, Caruso famously [[https://tvline.com/2016/08/18/david-caruso-nypd-blue-exit-controversy-steven-bochco-memoir/ demanded]] an exorbitant salary hike along with other preferential treatment, and walked off the show to try a film career after ABC refused.

* HostilityOnTheSet: One of television's most notorious examples. Creator/DavidCaruso was a headache to the showrunners and costars from Day One; Creator/StevenBochco [[https://www.looper.com/60766/real-reason-dont-hear-david-caruso-anymore referred]] to his behavior as "cancerous" and alleged that Caruso "was the source of all the discontent [on set], and it empowered him." Creator/DavidMilch even had a heart attack after a particularly intense argument with Caruso. Creator/DennisFranz and Creator/GordonClapp each [[https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/nypd-blue-25-anniversary-dennis-franz-amy-brenneman-gordon-clapp-1202943540/ said]] that while Caruso could be a charming guy off the set, during filming he became extremely competitive with his costars which created a lot of tension. After the first season, Caruso famously [[https://tvline.com/2016/08/18/david-caruso-nypd-blue-exit-controversy-steven-bochco-memoir/ demanded]] an exorbitant salary hike along with other demands, and walked off the show to try a film career after ABC refused.

* HostilityOnTheSet: One of television's most notorious examples. Creator/DavidCaruso was a headache to the showrunners and costars from Day One; Creator/StevenBochco [[https://www.looper.com/60766/real-reason-dont-hear-david-caruso-anymore referred]] to his behavior as "cancerous" and alleged that Caruso "was the source of all the discontent [on set], and it empowered him." Creator/DavidMilch even had a heart attack after a particularly intense argument with Caruso. Creator/DennisFranz and Creator/GordonClapp each [[https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/nypd-blue-25-anniversary-dennis-franz-amy-brenneman-gordon-clapp-1202943540/ said]] that while Caruso could be a charming guy off the set, during filming he became extremely competitive with his costars which created a lot of tension (which wasn't inappropriate for their characters). After the first season, Caruso famously [[https://tvline.com/2016/08/18/david-caruso-nypd-blue-exit-controversy-steven-bochco-memoir/ demanded]] an exorbitant salary hike along with other " and walked off the show to try his film career after ABC refused.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The fact that cars and fashions in the first six seasons are typical for TheNineties is not unexpected. There are also cultural references (for instance, billboards for ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' and ''Theatre/MissSaigon'' are visible in the original opening credits) that place the early seasons, in particular, into a particular timeframe. However, the show also documents [[TechnologyMarchesOn the cellphone revolution]]: In the first seasons, the detectives don't have cellphones but have to look for payphones if they are not carrying a walkie-talkie. The squad later gets ''one'' cellphone that has to be checked out if a detective needs it, and towards the end of the series everybody has their own personal cellphone.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The fact that cars and fashions in the first six seasons are typical for TheNineties is not unexpected. However, the show also documents [[TechnologyMarchesOn the cellphone revolution]]: In the first seasons, the detectives don't have cellphones but have to look for payphones if they are not carrying a walkie-talkie. The squad later gets ''one'' cellphone that has to be checked out if a detective needs it, and towards the end of the series everybody has their own personal cellphone.

* CastTheExpert: Consultant and former New York detective Bill Clark was seen a few times as a cop.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The series was often written on set during filming due to head writer David Milch's drug use. "OK, you [Sipowitz] say this, and then you [Simone] say this in response." Actors wrote down their lines on scraps of paper in the squad room. Jimmy Smits and other actors quit over the hectic scheduling.

** Charlotte Ross appeared in a couple of episodes in season five as a cop's battered wife before returning in season eight as Connie [=McDowell=].

* RealLifeRelative: Lola Glaudini played the squad's secretary, Dolores Mayo. Glaudini's father, Robert Glaudini, played Dolores's father, Jimmy Mayo.

* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: David Milch did this a lot, often coming up with dialogue right there on set. A number of cast members found this enormously frustrating, with a few even quitting the show as a result.

** Creator/SilasWeirMitchell as an abusive boyfriend in one episode, and later as a crime scene witness.

* ActorSharedBackground: Dennis Franz, like Sipowicz, is a Vietnam veteran.

* ActorSharedBackground: Dennis Franz, like Sipowicz, is/was a Vietnam veteran.

* MoralGuardians: The show was frequently rapped for its language and nudity, but rarely for the much more frequently occurring violence.

* MoralGuardians: The show was frequently rapped for its language and nudity, but rarely for the much more frequently occuring violence.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Lt. Fancy's younger brother was Film/BlackDynamite.
** Donna's sister was [[Series/WillAndGrace Grace]].
** [[Series/{{Castle}} Captain Montgomery]] used to be a homeless guy named Otis.

** Charlotte Ross appeared in a couple of episodes in season five as a cop's battered wife before returning in season eight as Connie [=McDowell=].

* YouLookFamiliar: Charlotte Ross appeared in a couple of episodes in season five as a cop's battered wife before returning in season eight as Connie [=McDowell=].

* YouLookFamiliar: Charlotte Ross appeared in a couple of episodes in season five as a cop's battered wife before returning in season eight as Connie [=McDowell=].

* RealLifeRelative: Lola Glaudini played the squad's secretary, Dolores Mayo. Glaudini's father, Robert Glaudini, played Dolores's father, Jimmy Mayo.