<i><b>Dragnet</b></i> was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.<br /><i></i><br /><i>Dragnet</i> is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. <i>Dragnet</i> earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in <i>Dragnet</i> were for realism and unpretentious acting.<br /><br />He achieved both goals, and <i>Dragnet</i> remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.
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<i><b>Dragnet</b></i> was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.<br /><i></i><br /><i>Dragnet</i> is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. <i>Dragnet</i> earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a>Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in <i>Dragnet</i> were for realism and unpretentious acting.<br /><br />He achieved both goals, and <i>Dragnet</i> remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.
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September 3, 2023
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<b>The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.</b>
September 3, 2023
The_Big_Boys
<b>The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.</b>
September 3, 2023
The_Big_Bomb
<b>The origins of Dragnet can be traced to a semi-documentary film, "He Walked by Night" from 1948, in which Webb had a small role. Both employed the same Los Angeles Police Department technical adviser, used actual police cases and presented the case in "just the facts" manner that became a hallmark of Dragnet. It is interesting to note that Webb employed that format in other radio series, some pre-dating the film mentioned above.</b>
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