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New york undercover ice t episode11/2/2023 ![]() The precinct was targeted by Internal Affairs at least once, and Cooper was tempted by an extramarital affair with a fellow cop. McNamara's policeman dad was apparently dismissed dishonorably, and proving his dad's innocence was a lingering obsession. ![]() found his family targeted by sadistic drug dealer Danny Cort (played by Ice-T). Both detectives would juggle romance and work Eddie had a fateful dalliance with a known mobster's daughter, who was the sister of a neighborhood friend-turned-mob soldier J. Was a teen father, now sharing custody of son George ('G') with his mother Chantal. Some of the recurring sub-plots running through different points of the show are Eddie's strained relationship with his father, a talented jazz musician who's also a recovering drug addict. In the third season, Jonathan LaPaglia was added as Tommy McNamara, a 2nd-generation Irish-American cop transferred from Queens who initially has some friction with the other guys but they eventually come to respect each other. Head producer Dick Wolf played hardball and threatened to simply kill them off-screen in the 3rd season debut episode (in a fire) and replace them with two new detectives. At one point after the 2nd season, DeLorenzo and Yoba briefly held out from filming in a bid to get more money. After the first season, Lauren Velez, as the character of Nina Moreno was added, and had good chemistry with Delorenzo, who would become a romantic interest- eventually, the characters were married. Their adventures usually revolved around solving crimes committed in their Harlem district, which ran the gambit from drugs, sex crimes, murders, kidnappings and more. Their boss is the tough but fair "Lou", Lieutenant Virginia Cooper (Patti D'arbanville-Quinn). Williams and Eddie Torres, two young New York undercover cops stationed at the 4th Precinct in Harlem. Malik Yoba and Michael DeLorenzo play detectives J. Producer Dick Wolf of the "Law & Order" franchise was intrigued, and helped secure network support. The then-head of urban music label Uptown/MCA records, Andre' Harrell, was part of the initial team who pitched the show, initially called "Uptown Undercover" before it was accepted by FOX. Eastern Time, directly competing with the then-juggernaut of NBC's 1990's Thursday block of "Must See TV" shows like Seinfeld, Friends, E. The show aired for most of its run on Thursdays, 9 p.m. Despite the show clearly having a big Urban following, allegedly the network and/or production studio did not have much in the way of promotional merchandise to accompany the program. ![]() It was consistently in the top 3 of Urban Households (i.e., black/Latino), but struggled to get crossover ratings during its run. There were excellent musical guests every week, lifting from the Soul, R&B & Jazz worlds. Premiering in the fall of 1994, this was a great urban action/drama series, it could have lasted for longer than it did.
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