Growing up watching all the tv shows and movies of the 70s when this show came to classic TV I nearly fainted during every episode. Dustin Hoffman's first role I knew of was in 1967. Yet, here he is ten years earlier! Then, there were episodes with Jon Voigt and Christopher Walken as teens. It was a Who's Who of nearly every future star.
The other thing I like is, although I was not born in the 1950s, I knew that Happy Day and American Graffiti romanticized the decade. This TV Show was gritty. It showed destitution, poverty, and hardship that most nostalga movies and tv shows completely overlook.
The stories were great. I really liked the one where the city is on strike, and all police are sleeping on cots at the station with very little time to rest. That seems very real World to me. So, The Naked City is great because nearly episode has guest stars that were virtually unknown at the time, but now legends. Also, it was very real. You can see how it influenced later cop shows.
The other thing I like is, although I was not born in the 1950s, I knew that Happy Day and American Graffiti romanticized the decade. This TV Show was gritty. It showed destitution, poverty, and hardship that most nostalga movies and tv shows completely overlook.
The stories were great. I really liked the one where the city is on strike, and all police are sleeping on cots at the station with very little time to rest. That seems very real World to me. So, The Naked City is great because nearly episode has guest stars that were virtually unknown at the time, but now legends. Also, it was very real. You can see how it influenced later cop shows.