as@brunix.UUCP (Alex Stein) (02/27/84)
Everybody knows that Hill Street Blues is supposed to take place in Providence, RI. If the frequent shots of the Hospital Trust tower didn't give it away, then the constant references to "Heartland" and "Mayor Vincent (Buddy) Cianci" should have. At the very least you people should have noticed Frank's frequent comments about the Civic View Inn and Sgt. Phil Esterhouse's command to "be careful out there in the costume jewelry capital of the world."
rle@brunix.UUCP (Russ Ellsworth) (02/27/84)
I have found the "stupid" newsgroup so stupid recently that I refuse to submit any more articles. Don't try to talk me out of this. Well, maybe. If you all try real hard and all apologize and all that. Russ
rle@brunix.UUCP (Russ Ellsworth) (02/27/84)
Last article by me was supposed to be confined locally. Sorry about any confusion. It wasn't even a true follow up. Apologies to all.
rle@brunix.UUCP (Russ Ellsworth) (02/27/84)
Besides, everyone knows that Providence Police wear Brown uniforms, thus requiring a title like "Hill Street Browns", which most assuredly would cause ratings to plummet. Besides, with the Providence Police Department being the largest crime organization in the state, the whole structure of Hill Street Browns would have to be different. (for those not familar with our fair city, I cite this example: Brown University police wear green uniforms, which is often unnoticed by local residents. Whenever the Prov Police take exception to somebody for being minority or something and take it out on the person, local residents will complain about those guys in the brown uniforms from Brown (actually mistaken identity, since both groups in question drive brown cars) beating someone up.)
jsv@brunix.UUCP (Jeff Vitter) (02/27/84)
I thought you were going to spare us by not sending any more of your repartees to stupid. How bout a compromise: no more submissions for the rest of the semester? Too bad it's not Lent yet.
cje@brunix.UUCP (Catherine Engelke) (02/28/84)
Jeff, are you giving up Solid Gold for Lent? Actually, the shrewd strategy is to give up something you don't really like anyway: maybe you should give up CS 4?. Whoops, only kidding.
jsv@brunix.UUCP (Jeff Vitter) (02/28/84)
Thanks, Catherine. I was puzzling for months about how I could get every computer scientist in the world to think that I'm Catholic, watch Solid Gold, and hate teaching CS 4. Whew! I'm glad that problem is solved.