Timothy Simons Quotes

'Dragnet' (the 1951 original, transferred nearly intact from radio) served as a veritable template for all cop shows to come.

I've been telling anybody who would listen that I wanted to do a series for the last 10 years. But I wouldn't do it if I was just another cop pushing bad guys up against the wall.

I've always been a big fan of 'Law & Order: SVU.' I think Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni are just incredible.

I think 'Breaking Bad' is incredible.

I was on 'The Shield,' which I was a fan of.

I'm a huge fan of things like The Wire and The Shield.

I recently got into 'Lie to Me' with Tim Roth and 'The Mentalist.'

'Dexter' I'm very fond of. I got addicted to that.

There's nothing - there's nothing - as action-packed as 'Hawaii Five-O.'

But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield.

My favourite job hands down - and I think I can speak for everyone involved - was 'Breaking Bad.'

'The Glades' is a light cop procedural about a cop from Chicago who got shot in the bum by his captain and made a change down to Florida, so he's a bit of a fish out of water.

'Breaking Bad' was a magical, amazing experience. I'm honored to have been a part of it.

John Lithgow was absolutely wonderful in 'Dexter,' there's no doubt about it.

I was a huge fan of 'Fargo.' I binge-watched the first two seasons in a couple of weeks. I loved that series.

I just think 'Law & Order' is the gold standard. History is going to show that it's probably one of the best series of shows that has been on television.

I have always been a big fan of the BBC program 'Luther' with Idris Elba.

I love 'Breaking Bad,' and the fact that my friend Aaron Paul is in it makes it all the more special to watch.

I've been watching 'Luther' since the beginning. My family adore it, too, so it was like a passion project for me.

We loved 'The Crown.' And 'The Killing' and 'The Fall' with Gillian Anderson. All those crime shows are always super fun.

I've been saying for about 20 years, 'When am I going to get my cop show?'

Television doesn't get any better than the second episode of 'Castle.'

I am a fan of crime investigative series.

I like cable stuff; I really do - 'American Horror Story,' 'American Crime Story.'

Joseph Wambaugh did not invent the police novel, but no one had seen anything like 'The New Centurions' when it was published in 1971. Here was a working, living, breathing cop with a decade of experience on the beat.