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==Steven Bochco<sup>[https://eternal-september.net/spectral-peaks/beautiful-dreamer.html Ω]</sup>== | |||
'''[Dec. 16, 1943 - Apr. 1, 2018, BFA Carnegie Mellon University, 1966]''' | |||
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Writer/producer of semi-impermanent and at times abstract sci-fi, legal and | |||
law enforcement-based television dramas through the 1980's and early 1990's | |||
including ''Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue'', and the never-aired | |||
hyper-realistic Hawaiian-based series ''[[byrds-of-paradise|Byrds of Paradise]]''. Widely credited for the introduction of extended story arcs into weekly primetime dramas <ref> ''[[dallas|Dallas]]'' is seen as an early precursor to this approach. </ref>, Bochco is commonly known as the father of | |||
experimental network television. As a showrunner, Bochco was notorious for | |||
extremely risky and sometimes ill-advised production choices, resulting in the | |||
almost immediate cancellation of multiple series: titles including the | |||
cyberspace-based ''Neuromancer'' offshoot <!-- links to contag --> ''[[wintermute]]'', the ''[[terminator|Terminator]]''-offshoot ''[[skynet-syndrome|SKYNET SYNDROME]]'', and ''[[my-nepenthe|My Nepenthe]]'', a time-travel/[[error|cocaine]] trafficking show taking place in both ancient and modern Greece. Born to a concert violinist, musical scoring, especially opening credits, were of vital import to Bochco <ref> ''[[dallas|Dallas]]'' is seen as an early precursor to this approach. </ref>. Throughout his oeuvre, music played an outsized role by contemporary standards <ref> Exceptions notwithstanding, ex: | |||
[[jan-michael-vincent|Airwolf]], [[knight-rider|Knight Rider]], [[otherworld|Otherworld]], etc. </ref>- whether it be the choice to present ''Cop Rock'' as a musical, or his frequent engagement of the mildly progressive rock group [[octagon-of-dex|Octagon of Dex]] in the development of extended opening/closing sequences and in-episode montages. | |||
<small><kbd>Ωref#<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[spectral-peaks|Spectral Peaks]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> :: ''[https://eternal-september.net/spectral-peaks/beautiful-dreamer.html Beautiful Dreamer].''</kbd></small> | |||
Latest revision as of 12:03, 16 May 2025
Steven BochcoΩ
[Dec. 16, 1943 - Apr. 1, 2018, BFA Carnegie Mellon University, 1966]
Writer/producer of semi-impermanent and at times abstract sci-fi, legal and law enforcement-based television dramas through the 1980's and early 1990's including Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, and the never-aired hyper-realistic Hawaiian-based series Byrds of Paradise. Widely credited for the introduction of extended story arcs into weekly primetime dramas [1], Bochco is commonly known as the father of experimental network television. As a showrunner, Bochco was notorious for extremely risky and sometimes ill-advised production choices, resulting in the almost immediate cancellation of multiple series: titles including the cyberspace-based Neuromancer offshoot wintermute, the Terminator-offshoot SKYNET SYNDROME, and My Nepenthe, a time-travel/cocaine trafficking show taking place in both ancient and modern Greece. Born to a concert violinist, musical scoring, especially opening credits, were of vital import to Bochco [2]. Throughout his oeuvre, music played an outsized role by contemporary standards [3]- whether it be the choice to present Cop Rock as a musical, or his frequent engagement of the mildly progressive rock group Octagon of Dex in the development of extended opening/closing sequences and in-episode montages.
Ωref#[Spectral Peaks] :: Beautiful Dreamer.
- ↑ Dallas is seen as an early precursor to this approach.
- ↑ Dallas is seen as an early precursor to this approach.
- ↑ Exceptions notwithstanding, ex: Airwolf, Knight Rider, Otherworld, etc.