A New Love.

Well, I'm over "Judging Amy". Every sweet episode ever created has passed before my eyes and since the show was so harshly canceled by CBS, I feel that it's too difficult to watch knowing that I'll never really know what happened to Maxine, Amy and the rest of the clan. I'll never know if Maxine ends up with Cheech's character, or if Lauren will EVER STOP TALKING LIKE THAT, or if Amy will run for the state Senate. But, the nice thing that came out of it is that Dan Futterman ("Vincent Gray") wrote an awesome screenplay called "Capote", which is sure to get an Oscar nod in a few months.

Due to this hole in my tv schedule and in my heart, I've had to search for another show to glom onto. Another distraction or background noise that I can have on while I write or clean the apartment. My main criteria are that it has to be a decent show, it's on daily and it has to be a show that has run it's course and is no longer in the first run mode. After much consideration, debate and sleepless nights, I've decided on "NYPD Blue". I have watched an episode here and there to see if it could be a good match for me, but I've never given it the attention that I gave to "Judging Amy".

Now, I know there's disappointment in the room and believeyoume, this decision wasn't easy at all. I spent many-a-night pacing around my apartment and wandering the streets of Ravenswood hoping to get some sort of sign. I even auditioned some shows like "Law & Order" (too many versions and Fred Dalton Thompson), "Charmed" (another Aaron Spelling/Shannon Doherty concoction...Need I say more?), "7th Heaven" (too churchy) and "Elimidate" (oh the humanity!). "NYPD" captured my attention because everyday TNT airs a two-fer. This is good because it takes me a bit to get settled into the story due to the cinema verite camera move and editing. Sometimes it works and sometimes, well, they don't quite hit it. Since I notice every little cinematic detail, I get somewhat incredulous when there's a bad cut, a whip pan that captures a crew member or a boom in the shot and it takes me awhile to calm down. By that time, I may have missed an important story point, but never fear, another episode is coming up within a few minutes or the next day. Phew! I don't lose that much!

I started watching it right after the Victor Sifuentes er, I mean Jimmy Smits's character died, so I am a bit lost. But, I think he was Sipowicz's partner or something and was married to the girl who used to play Jenny on "All My Children". This is good, really. The one thing that worries me is that it seems that those who Sipowicz is close to seem to either die or get real hurt. I hope that won't dampen my enthusiasm. He does seem to get all of the hot women know, which I'm sure I'll either never understand or develop a serious crush on him soon. I'll let you know if I buy any Sipowicz memorabilia.