Nikademis_Von_Hisson I agree with the post, but lets not forget Hill Street Blues, Spenser for Hire, Miami Vice, Hunter (i said Hunter not TJ Hooker, thought that wasn't to bad of a show) and Barney Miller. That was when TV was real..no reality shows. Shows like numbers, monk desperate house wives and the office suck. The cop shows of today are good for the most part, but nothing can compare to the shows of the 80's. What has happened to Hollywood? Have they gone lame with ideas? Have they lost their sense to entertain us? Or has the people of today gotten stupid falling for any dribble the networks will air. We need TV to be simple enough to enjoy, but lose the high tech talk and gadgets they use. The women in the 80's shows acted sexy, maybe a little provocative, but not like tramps of today. They had class and that is what I miss about those shows. Not like the women portrayed in shows of today.

Paul_in_NJ I haven't seen the show since it aired back in '84, but that was the era when personal computers was being introduced. The 'computers' and geek-speak on Riptide fascinated me, as we were already using the IBM PC at our business, and Riptide tried to use computers as a supporting element in the show.Unfortunately, the world of real computers was just a little too new for the writers. I recall Boz explaining how he'd obtained some vital bit of information to the guys: "Well, I downloaded it using ASCII..." But, hey, they tried.I don't think one mystery was ever explained: where did these Magnum/Airwolf wanna-be PIs get the cash to run both a yacht AND a helicopter?

dpowers25 In the 80's private investigators ruled the airwaves. Magnum, Simon&Simon, Remington Steele, Matt Houston and even Knight Rider could be considered a detective show, but this was the best of the era. The characters of Nick Ryder played by Joe Penny, Cody Allen played by Perry King, and Murray Bozinski played by Thom Bray were huge role models for me. I was in my mid teens when this show was on {3 seasons on The NBC network Jan. 84- Aug of 86} The friendship these guys shared from serving in Vietnam to working together in their own private investigator business was something that everybody wanted, lifelong friendships. The show performed very well in the ratings it's first two seasons Tuesday nights at 9:00 pm following The A-Team, but was killed by Moonligthing in the 85-86 season. To this day I dis-like Bruce Willis for that. I think NBC gave up on Riptide way to early because the re-runs of Riptide ran on The USA network with very good success for three years 86-89, and Riptide's successors on NBC, Crimestory, and JJ Starbuck were not very good Television. I just hope that someday soon this great show will be released on DVD

mattkratz This detective show was one of my favorite shows. The exploits of Vietnam vets turned detective team Cody, Nick, and Murray (the computer expert) were followed in this fun, action packed show which I watched regularly. Adding to the fun, they lived on a yacht! I liked it.