To justify the number of these conversations, Andy's relationship with Sylvia was made out to be a major, if not THE major, factor in his life. With Lawrence now gone, the writers find themselves without an effective way of revealing the man's thoughts. In the interim, the writers should think of a way out of the corner into which they are currently painted. At the very least, some more time should be spent on Andy's moonlighting career. The show got a lot of good mileage in the early days when the Other Guy worked night jobs, and so long as Lawrence is playing for laughs on Must-She TV, Franz needs something to do besides slap around perps and make pithy comments.
Consistency is crucial.
Smits can be a scary, scary man. As much of a good guy as Smits seems to be in real life, and as much as Simone is supposed to be the good cop to Sipowicz's bad cop, I think Bobby comes alive the most whenever he's letting his dark side come out and howl. This wasn't a good year to be a supporting castmember unless your name was James McDaniel. Medavoy wins the Adrienne Lesniak Commemorative Ruined Character Award for the 96-97 season. Gordon Clapp is a terrific actor and a really nice guy, but Medavoy just needs to be put out of his misery once and for all.