This article explores the enduring legacy of Quincy M.E., a pioneering medical drama that predates CSI by 24 years and paved the way for the modern forensic genre. It highlights the impact of the show, its influence on public perception of forensic science, and the career of its star, Jack Klugman.
When CSI : Crime Scene Investigation debuted in 2000, it was a phenomenon, one of the most successful television series of all time. It brought crime scene investigators and forensic scientists out of the shadows, creating a mythological understanding of what they do, depicting the work as exciting when, in reality, it's mostly reports, documents, analyzing, and math.
It also gave birth to the'CSI effect,' where the expectations of forensic science are greatly exaggerated, creating an unreal expectation of how quick the turnaround is on forensic processing (not hours or days, but weeks and months) and importance in a case (one judge recounts hearing a juror complain,'They didn't even dust the lawn for fingerprints!'). Nonetheless, its popularity spawned CSI: Miami, CSI:NY, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and countless other heirs to the throne, with most assuming that CSI kicked off the genre. But before William Petersen's Gus Grissom, there was Jack Klugman's Dr. R. Quincy, a steadfast and exceptionally skilled medical examiner for Los Angeles County. He's also an excitable, stubborn, short-tempered, and smart man with a high ethical standard. Quincy is the titular character of Quincy M.E. (Quincy), a highly successful, 8-season medical drama that debuted on October 3, 1976, a good 24 years before CSI., and ground zero for a genre that still captures the public's imagination. But it didn't just kick off a genre, it kicked off a lifesaving legacy that expanded beyond the TV screen and into real-life. Jack Klugman Goes From Being 'Odd' To Being a Doctor in 'Quincy' Most will remember Klugman from The Odd Couple, the 1970s sitcom where he played the slovenly Oscar Madison opposite Tony Randall's neat and tidy Felix Unger, but he's been in other legendary productions, appearing four times in classic TV series The Twilight Zone and as Juror No. 5 in Sidney Lumet's 1957 film 12 Angry Me
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