Complex sentence: While in the TV show, Starsky was curious and streetwise, and Hutch was by-the-book, in the film, Starsky is the serious cop, and Hutch is laid-back.
Split into simpler sentences: While in the TV show, Starsky was curious and streetwise, and Hutch was by-the-book. In the film, Starsky is the serious cop, and Hutch is laid-back.