Noticed all 12 seasons of NYPD Blue are on Amazon Prime; I had not watched that since about 2001.

It's amusing to go to a stretch between Seasons 2-4 (about 1995-96) and seeing how many guest starts that wound up on the Sopranos several years later -- Ralphie, Carmine Junior, Tony's lawyer Mink, Artie, Charmaine, Melfi's ex-husband, Christopher, Gigi Cestone, Mikey Palmice just to name a few. Quite a few of the guest stars went on to other long running franchises, like SVU, Oz, The Wire, The Shield and The Sopranos, just to name a few shows.

Looking back, I recall how controversial the show was -- there were a number of ABC affiliates that refused to air the first few episodes. Sure there's quite a bit of nudity and liberal use of "asshole" and "douchebag," but certainly not the level of The Sopranos.