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This Show Save My Life... Literally

I realize how melodramatic that sounds but it absolutely true. When I was a pre-teen / teenager, I battled with depression and suicidal tendencies. At the time, I didn't know it, but I was bi-polar. That fact didn't come out until years later. In the 1980's, I was just considered another teen filled with angst and hormones. While I had a solid group of friends and family, I still had trouble finding joy in my life... except when it came to Monday's at 10 PM on CBS. I'm not sure what attracted me to the show aside from the obvious - great scripts preformed and executed brilliantly by a talented group of people. While most people my age were watching night time soaps and action shows, I watched two middle aged women trying to make the world a better place. Why? Who's to say? All I know is there were times I thought about ending my life, but I didn't. And the reason is I had to find out 'what happened next week'. To say I lived for the 'next time teaser' wasn't an understatement some weeks.

During the summers, I'd watch re-runs and wait for the next season to begin. I couldn't 'leave' because I had to know what would happen next season for Chris and Mary Beth. Growing up I really looked up to Christine, but in the end, I found my own 'Harvey' and had a child of my own. But I know that without Cagney and Lacey... it's quite possible I wouldn't have lived to see that.

As I got older I still gravitated to strong women shows - particularly Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. Lately, I've been watching Rizzoli and Isles and love their banter. I think it takes me back to 1986 in some ways. Without C & L, I don't think any of my newer favorites would have seen the light of day. Gless and Daly proved women could command a complete hour of television that women (and men) could enjoy.

When I saw the sites that were out there on the web (and even the official site), I knew I need someone to make a site that gave the show the respect and 'look' it deserved. I hope this site lives up to that and if the 'C&L powers that be' wants this site for the official site, it's theirs. All they need to do is ask. After all, they saved my life... handing over a java-scripted flashy website is the least I can do to say many thanks. :)

Little Known Fact

This show shaped a generation
When Cagney and Lacey first began in 1982 I was 11 years old. When it ended in 1988, when I was 17, it was like saying goodbye to an old friend. However, the reunion movies in the 1990's weren't just a reunion for the stars. It was a reunion for this fan too... Too bad it didn't keep going although the staff and stars were on board.

According to an article in the NY Daily News: "Producer Barney Rosenzweig, who resurrected the popular '80s police drama as a series of four telepics last season, released a statement saying that he feels dissed by CBS... The network, he said, just hasn't given "Cagney & Lacey," still starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly, the support that he feels it deserves, based on its solid ratings last year. "We felt we were an important asset [to CBS]. We wanted to be treated as such," Rosenzweig said in a statement issued to the TV critics and reporters gathered here for press conferences. "When it became clear," he went on, "that it would be a year-to-year decision by the network... we decided to take our act elsewhere."

CBS did not just sit back and take such a square hit. On Saturday, Entertainment Division President Leslie Moonves dismissed Rosenzweig's self-cancellation. "I think Barney Rosenzweig... never mind," Moonves started out. Then he continued. "Put it this way: Barney Rosenzweig came into my office and demanded 10 more 'Cagney & Laceys.' I said no"."

What's the truth? Who knows? I'm just happy to see the friendship of Chris and Mary Beth endured beyond their days at the 14th.