The advent of the Internet has eliminated the element of surprise these days, but not knowing about special guests or cameos more than a week in advance added to the anticipation of watching a show each week during the ‘90s. Wolf's time on Miami Vice’s set familiarized him with the concept of the "cool" cop show, and part of what made New York Undercover attractive was its guest stars. What truly set the series apart from others in the same vein was its appeal. But heart and character strength aside, the show excelled by keeping its finger on the pulse of popular culture. The relationships that the primary characters had with each other drove the show, as it went beyond simply clearing cases within an hour each week. The entire unit’s response to the crime was key to her daughter's safe return. Virginia Cooper ( Patti D’Arbanville Quinn), during the show’s second season when her daughter was abducted by a pedophile she met via dial-up era Internet. Nina Moreno ( Lauren Velez), Eddie’s eventual wife. Some of that stress was alleviated during the second season through the addition of Det. Eddie dealt with his own family struggles, including his mother’s illness during the show’s opening season and his father’s struggle with drugs. was raising his son, "G" ( George Gore lll), as a single father in conjunction with ex-girlfriend, Chantel ( Fatima Fayole). and Eddie’s lives off the job were just as compelling as the danger they faced in the line of duty while working for the city's Fourth Precinct. Unlike Law & Order, New York Undercover went beyond the process, and did so with more personality than any other cop show of that period. Viewers felt like legal experts because they watched the system work in accelerated fashion on a weekly (and daily, once the show became syndicated) basis. Despite the original Law & Order’s near-record breaking longevity, it followed a formulaic path to solving crime. Wolf, who cut his teeth on Miami Vice, is the mind behind NBC’s Law & Order and its many spin-offs. New York Undercover became that show-one which differed greatly from more well-known projects that Wolf was involved in. "We felt there was a huge minority audience out there that did not have a show to identify with," he told the New York Times in 1996. Dick Wolf, the show’s co-executive producer, knew exactly what he was doing. An entire demographic which had been largely ignored at the time was given a cop show with characters who looked like them in the two lead roles. Eddie Torres ( Michael DeLorenzo) was Puerto Rican. Williams ( Malik Yoba) was black, while Det. The final piece of that puzzle, Undercover offered its audience a program about law enforcement where both leads were played by minorities: Det. Netflix will be the one bringing the month to a close on a high note, as it releases the first season of the live-action One Piece series on August 31st.When New York Undercover premiered on Fox in the fall of 1994, it joined Martin and Living Single, completing the network’s Thursday night triumvirate of excellence for minority viewers. On August 8th, Hulu will unveil the first episode from Only Murders in the Building Season 3. Hulu has a few big shows coming in August, with FX titles like Breeders, Reservation Dogs, and Archer all set to release their final seasons next month. Disney+ will release the first two episodes of Star Wars: Ahsoka on August 23rd, taking fans of the long-running franchise back to a galaxy far, far away. This is going to be a big month for original shows, with most of the big services debuting a new project or bringing back a popular series for a new season. Netflix, Disney+, Max, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+, and Amazon's Prime Video all have plenty of new additions in store, and they've all released the full lists of upcoming titles so that we know what's on the way. The start of a new month always means new content, and August is no exception. August is finally upon us and every major streaming service has big plans for their subscribers in the month ahead.
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