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    John Langley on finding the right moment to get a release signed with filmed subjects of Cops

    01:18
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    John Langley on how infrequently Cops footage is subpoenaed

    00:38
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    John Langley on the Cops theme song

    01:24
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    John Langley on the concept of Cops and shopping it to the networks (ending up at FOX)

    02:41
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    John Langley on the action/feeling/thought three act structure of a Cops episode

    06:18
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    John Langley on the criticism of Cops as exploitation

    01:38

    John Langley

    John Langley on how his concept for Cops led to the 1986 TV documentary special American Vice: The Doping of a Nation

    01:04

    John Langley on the concept of Cops and shopping it to the networks (ending up at FOX)

    02:41

    John Langley on the process of selling the idea of Cops to development executive Stephen Chao and CEO Barry Diller

    03:15

    John Langley on the rawness of the Cops pilot that he delivered to FOX executives (and how Rupert Murdoch appeared at the meeting where it was presented)

    02:39

    John Langley on what makes Cops compelling to the average viewer

    01:50

    John Langley on bringing FOX development executive Stephen Chao to the filming of an arrest while shooting Cops

    01:52

    John Langley on what made Cops different stylistically for TV (and comparing it to the work of documentarian Frederick Wiseman)

    01:51

    John Langley on the action/feeling/thought three act structure of a Cops episode

    06:18

    John Langley on the shooting ratio for Cops

    02:11

    John Langley on getting in the door at police departments when he first started Cops

    02:16

    John Langley on police departments who haven't participated in Cops, and the benefits to the ones that do

    02:04

    John Langley on getting approval of segments from police departments, and the reasons why some are not approved for Cops

    01:58

    John Langley on the footage shown on Cops as the "truth" but only a "version" of reality

    01:40

    John Langley on the kinds of changes he's seen in police departments over the years producing Cops (and the change in his own perception of public service officials)

    02:27

    John Langley on the general acceptance of police departments and individual officers in being filmed for Cops

    01:33

    John Langley on having had filmed with officers on Cops who later were killed in the line of duty, a reality of making the show

    00:40

    John Langley on the point-of-view of deciding the guilt versus innocence of suspects for viewers of Cops

    02:49

    John Langley on how it became easier to get a release signed on Cops, after the show became a hit

    01:09

    John Langley on comparing Cops to game-based-type reality shows

    01:32

    John Langley on the savvy of the crews of Cops

    02:23

    John Langley on the criticism of Cops as exploitation

    01:38

    John Langley on working to reverse negative stereotyping of people of color as criminal suspects (and hitting their demo) on Cops, by going against the grain of actual percentages

    02:12

    John Langley on how infrequently Cops footage is subpoenaed

    00:38

    John Langley on the Cops theme song

    01:24

    John Langley on parodies of and references to Cops in feature films

    01:47

    John Langley on why he thinks Cops has remained popular

    01:32

    John Langley on how he's continually surprised by the footage he sees producing Cops

    02:50

    John Langley on his core team on Cops, including Douglas Waterman, his son Morgan Langley, and original partner Malcolm Barbour

    03:57

    John Langley on the series Street Patrol, as an extension of Cops

    00:41

    John Langley on the influence of Cops

    01:50

    John Langley on finding the right moment to get a release signed with filmed subjects of Cops

    01:18

    John Langley on times when Cops crew members had to help police officers in the line of duty

    01:25

    John Langley on the protective gear worn by the crew of Cops and how the violence has decreased over the years

    02:56

    John Langley on not changing the formula of Cops during its run

    01:39

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    Bertram Van Munster on working on Cops as a field producer with producer John Langley

    08:04

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