Tom Hanks And Dan Aykroyd's Dragnet Is Nothing Like The Crime Show That Inspired It

In 1987, Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks teamed up to star in Dragnet, an adaptation of the famous TV police procedural TV series.
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This Noir Thriller Led to the Creation of 'Dragnet'

If you're a sucker for a good police procedural, then you've got yourself a wide array of options. You could go with the vast universe of Law & Order, the drop-dead gorgeous vibes of Miami Vice, or ...
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What Happened on the Final Episode of ‘Dragnet’?

Before Law and Order or NCIS (or any of their gajillion spinoffs, for that matter), there was one crime drama franchise that ...
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The First Movie Based On a TV Show Isn't What You'd Expect

Sam is a Senior Writer for Collider. His love for movies, TV shows, and books stretches back to his early childhood and has grown exponentially with every passing year. Lucky for him, this love grew ...
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Dragnet (1951-1959)

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures ...