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One of ABC’s signature dramas is staging a comeback. ABC has given a pilot production commitment to NYPD Blue, a new iteration of the iconic cop drama that will revolve around the son of Dennis Franz’s Detective Andy Sipowicz character from the original series. The reboot hails from NYPD Blue alums Matt Olmstead, Nick Wootton and Jesse Bochco. The pilot, a co-production between 20th Century Fox TV, which was behind the original series, and ABC Studios, is already casting its four main roles of NYPD cops, led by Theo. Unfortunately for all Andy Sipowitz fans, in the sequel his character...

"I was curious about the military service and went into the Army," said Franz. "[It] was a very traumatic, life-changing experience… I'm not as frivolous as I once was. I experienced death over there, and losing friends. I got as close to being shot as I care to. I could feel and hear bullets whizzing over my head, and that shakes you up quite a bit."

03-24-03 - This weeks Hall of Fame and Shame Awards And the winners and losers are:Hall of Fame - Dennis Franz of NYPD Blue for these comments: "Have these people (protesters) forgotten what happen on Sept. 11?" Franz wondered. "Don't they remember all those people - the women, the children - on those planes who were non-deserving of having their lives taken from them?

03-23-03 - We were beginning to think that we wouldn't have a nominee for this week's Hall of Fame Award, as there was no new news from Hollywood in support of the president. Today from www.thestate.com, we've been given a reprieve. Dennis Franz's, star of NYPD Blue, views were expressed in this article from The State:, One thing is certain. "NYPD Blue" hasn't reached that point yet. One reason audiences keep coming back is the series manages to remain topical. That was never more evident than the first episode of the 2001-02 season. Airing less than two months after the...

One thing is certain. "NYPD Blue" hasn't reached that point yet. One reason audiences keep coming back is the series manages to remain topical. That was never more evident than the first episode of the 2001-02 season. Airing less than two months after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center, the episode featured a poignant scene in which Sipowicz somberly gazes on the spot where the twin towers once stood. It's a moment Franz vividly remembers, and he said it makes it difficult for him to understand the protests against war with Iraq. "Have these people (protesters)...