Poll: Fighting crime on TV...and in the movies?
Denzel Washington's latest is a version of The Equalizer (1985) TV show starring Edward Woodward as a private detective helping his clients seek justice. Which of these TV crime fighters (no super heroes, please) who haven't already appeared in a film would make the most compelling leap to the big screen? Discuss the list here
Vote:
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Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
Barney Miller (1975) and the detectives of the 12th Precinct -
David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel in Bones (2005)
Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth from Bones (2005) -
Dean Norris in Breaking Bad (2008)
Hank Schrader from Breaking Bad (2008) -
Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Andy Samberg, Chelsea Peretti, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Jake Peralta, Captain Ray Holt and the misfits of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) -
Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
Richard Castle and Kate Beckett from Castle (2009) -
Kevin Bacon in The Following (2013)
Ryan Hardy from The Following (2013) -
Joshua Jackson, John Noble, and Anna Torv in Fringe (2008)
Dr. Walter Bishop, Peter Bishop and Olivia Dunham from Fringe (2008) -
Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park, and Alex O'Loughlin in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams and the Hawaii Five-0 (2010) Task Force -
Claire Danes in Homeland (2011)
Carrie Mathison and the CIA from Homeland (2011) -
Yaphet Kotto, Kyle Secor, and Andre Braugher in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Al Giardello, Frank Pembleton and the detectives of Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) -
Jerry Orbach © 1987 Gene Trindl
Lennie Briscoe and the gang from the Law & Order (1990) shows -
Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
Nathan Ford and the Robin Hood-like gang from Leverage (2008) -
Bailey Chase and Robert Taylor in Longmire (2012)
Walt Longmire (2012) and the rest of the Absaroka County Sheriff's Office -
Idris Elba in Luther (2010)
Luther (2010) -
Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Magnum, P.I. (1980) -
Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
Monk (2002) -
Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote (1984) -
Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson in Person of Interest (2011)
John Reese and Michael Emerson from Person of Interest (2011) -
Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)
Spencer Shaw and Burton 'Gus' Guster from Psych (2006) -
James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
Jim Rockford from The Rockford Files (1974) -
Michael Chiklis, Walton Goggins, Kenny Johnson, and David Rees Snell in The Shield (2002)
Vic Mackey and the squad from The Shield (2002) -
Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay in White Collar (2009)
Peter Burke and Neal Caffrey from White Collar (2009) -
Doug Olear, Sonja Sohn and Dominic West in HBO's "The Wire."
Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty and the squad from The Wire (2002)