Long differentiates these from geographic hermeneutic codes, saying environmental codes "often do appear on-screen, just briefly enough to leave audiences wanting to know more about them."
Johnson's analysis of Hill Street Blues depends heavily on Robert J. Thompson's history, From Hill Street Blues to ER: Television's Second Golden Age. Thompson notes that Hill Street Blues made use of a large ensemble cast and a wide variety of genre conventions along with the "narrative density" that Johnson is concerned with.
By comparison, the site hosts 1,486 pieces for Prison Break (FOX), 4,558 for Grey's Anatomy (ABC) and 4,170 for The West Wing (NBC). Retrieved 17 February 2008.
"[Co-executive producer Jeffrey] Reiner said, 'When we were looking for a real pastor, we used a real pastor from a church. When we do a church sequence, we are shooting a real church sequence. I'll even throw in the principal of the school – "OK, you're acting now." Even if that person might get cut out, it sets a tone. What it starts doing is, it starts lending this realism to the show, and the cast and the crew feel it.'" Maureen Ryan, "The revolutionary 'Friday Night Lights' makes all the right moves," Chicago Tribune.
Playmakers is a unique case – the first original dramatic series produced by ESPN, the show drew the ire of the National Football League for its unflattering portrayal of professional football players. It is widely acknowledged that ESPN cancelled the show under pressure from the NFL.
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