Product Description

You have the right to go behind the scenes of TV's original reality show with the ultimate insider's guide to Cops! Packed with the wildest raunchiest most outrageous highlights from the past twenty seasons this 2-disc set includes hours of death-defying car chases dangerous take-downs and bizarre confrontations -- plus all-new commentaries revealing interviews and exclusive featurettes. It would be a crime to miss it!System Requirements:Running Time: 388 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 024543488149 Manufacturer No: 2248814

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4355 in DVD
• Brand: TCFHE
• Released on: 2008-02-19
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Formats: Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French, Spanish
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .40 pounds
• Running time: 30 minutes

Customer Reviews

This definitive edition ROCKS!
This is without doubt the best "Cops" collection ever! Bonus
material galore! Behind-the-scenes secrets and sizzling scenes
in the history of the show, plus parodies and tributes and highlights
and amazing footage drawn from 20 seasons! DON'T MISS IT, whether
you're a fan of the show or not. Check out the famous FAN FAVORITES
to see and hear what celebrity fans have to say, from Dick Donner
("Superman" & "The Goonies") to Luke Wilson and Pete Sampras. Or take
a gander at "Cops on 'Cops'" for a unique insight into the sometimes
bizarre nature of law enforcement. And in a special bonus section
check out the parodies, which are hilarious (including "Troops" and
the "Reno 911" cast). The two-disc set also includes segments from
all 20 seasons, plus the specials "20th Season Anniversary" and "Las
Vegas Heat," which was orginally aired as a spinoff series that focused
exclusively on Las Vegas. Add to that an entertaining feature on the
history of the show, and you get HOURS of informative and entertaining
material drawn from the programs incredible 20 year run. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT and GREAT VALUE!

Great Value
I've been a fairly regular viewer of "Cops" for some time now, so I was curious to see what they'd do with this 20th anniversary double DVD edition.

It's excellent value. The selection of incidents from the show's seasons is absorbing and informative. The special features, including the pilot show, are very good.

I always marvel at how patient and good-humored the officers shown are. Of course, they might not be when the cameras aren't there...

Thoroughly recommended.

20 YEARS OF FIGHTING CRIME
Can it truly be 20 years since the first episode of COPS ran of the newly found Fox Network? Three years into the network's existence came a reality show unlike any other and it stuck a nerve with the viewing public. So much so that we now celebrate its 20th anniversary with the release of COPS 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

This collection contains several items of interest as well as a 20 year retrospective of the series. One disc contains the original pilot for the series and a special Las Vegas Heat show. A look back at the series by now famous fans including Luke Wilson, director Richard Donner and more as well as a collection of parodies of the show and other shows that have included spots revolving around the series is included as well. Remember the episode of X-FILES that was shot on video and told from the perspective of the COPS filming crew?

But for fans of the series, the highlight will be the look back at highlights from all 20 years. A selection from each on is presented, offering different types of moments seen over all those years. Everything from simple traffic stops to domestic disputes is seen. Perhaps not so amazing is the fact that during a 20 year period, people still commit crime and police are still needed to deal with each and every one of them.

Another section of this two disc collection contains fan favorites from the series. Trust me when I say that there has to be at least one you remember. If not, you've at least heard about them from someone else who watched the show.

I think the longevity of the series stems from several items. One is the glimpse at real life drama as it unfolds. Sure, the pieces are edited together to give us a heightened look behind the scenes. But you're never quite sure what will happen next or who will be involved.

The show also gave us a look at the people behind the badge. For once they are seen as real people as opposed to the radical's views of police as baton bashing, taser shooting cowboys with no concern for the people they have been hired to protect. In a time when police receive a bad name via Hollywood that wants to portray them as almost all corrupt and a media campaign to make them appear to be persecutors rather than protectors, COPS gave us the chance to see what it was they have to deal with daily. We may not understand why they pull us over and treat us as suspects, but with this series, we got the chance to see the weapons, drugs and more that people had on them when stopped for nothing more than a broken tail light.

COPS is a phenomenon that fun TV series have achieved. It has remained on the air for 20 years now and still seems to be going strong. We are all still interested in the real life adventures of police apprehending criminals or dealing with those domestic disturbances. Chances are we will never tire of it. And as long as this series presents it in the honest and understanding way that they have, this series could go on for another 20 years or more.