True Blue: The Real Stories Behind NYPD Blue

If you love the T.V. show NYPD Blue this is the book to read. It is full of infmoration about the show & the crimes they use to get the story lines from. Very interesting & easy to read.

Bill Clark, former NYPD detective of numerous years, gives personal insight and beyond to how his real-life occurrences on the job inspired the creation of the series. David Milch explains how the storylines were developed upon Bill Clark's career experiences. You learn about Bill Clark's NYPD job experiences and how he and David Milch collaborated together to submit the fine drama we are pleasured to witness every week. Learn why a "skell" is called a "skell". Find out which favorite episodes are based on certain cases Bill Clark broke during his NYPD tenure. Thankyou gentlemen for the great six seasons so far, here's to many more!! If you are a Blue fan - THIS IS A MUST READ!

While many names pop up in the writing and production credits of every episode of "NYPD Blue," the show is essentially the work of two men: screenwriter Milch and ex-cop Clark. To truly understand the way they think and how that translates into Emmy-winning drama, this book is a must. It alternates between behind-the-scenes information from Milch -- with a heavy emphasis on Milch's feud with former star David Caruso during the first season -- and anecdotes from Clark's 25-year career as an NYPD cop and homicide detective. If you've never watched Blue and are only interested in the true-crime aspects, this probably isn't the book for you. And devout fans of Caruso should probably stay far away, as the book paints a very unflattering (and some would say unfair) portrait of the red-haired actor.

If you love NYPD Blue, you must get this book. David Milch explains the story behind most of NYPD Blue's storylines, and how characters and events were based on some of (former) Detective Bill Clark's experiences. Though this may not be as interesting to non-fans, it is a great insight into how television works, and how most times real life is more interesting than fiction.