alexanderdavies-99382
"Quincy M.E" was another television triumph for "Universal" after they were on a roll with one successful show after another. The episodes about a crusading coroner based in Los Angeles, quickly caught the interest of the public. The series made a household name of that fine character actor Jack Klugman, who made the main character his own. The show benefited from having some great writing, which guaranteed some classic episodes. Quincy was the kind of character who needed to complete a job regarding a suspicious death (his speciality), no matter that he inevitably rubbed certain people up the wrong way. Amongst these people, were a friend from the Los Angeles police department and Quincy's own boss. There were numerous times when Quincy would be facing some kind of disciplinary action or even being fired! To be fair to him though, he only wanted to do his job and not just because he was very good at it. Quincy genuinely cared about everything that went with his profession, including presenting bad news to someone's loved ones. He was overworked and underpaided but still liked his job. "Quincy M.E" became highly successful, the series ran from 1976 til 1983 and lasted 148 episodes. The theme tune is quite a catchy one. The show began with a season of episodes that lasted 75 minutes each. These episodes were the ideal way to introduce the main characters and the way they operated. It is seldom that I see any television show from today that could hold a single match stick, let alone a candle to classic shows like the above. The quality of actors and writers simply isn't in evidence any longer.
darthquincunx
Quincy was a great show with some very good and relevant episodes, covering environmental, epidemics, cot death, legal and medical loopholes. Jack Klugman was perfect for the role and the banter between his character, Asten and Monaghan was excellent.There is one puzzle though, what was the point of two of the characters, Danny and Sergeant Brill? The character of Danny did bring some humour to the show, but the part was mostly a couple of minutes at the end of the show. Not much of a part! Sergeant Brill's part was even more pointless than Danny's! Playing second fiddle to Monaghan, the part was virtually pointless, he rarely had anything significant to say, it was almost as if he was just given token lines to say.
hindes57
I have watched Quincy since I cant remember when, and have always loved it. I know some on here have slated the show, but to me its the precursor to all the new shows ie CSI. Quincy may have been the king of over exaggeration, and slightly obsessed with issues, but he cared! Klugman made the character his own, and I have to say that I love the guy to bits. Quincy almost feels as though he is one of the family, you have to love him. I admired his guts and determination to see things through, and his desire to right all the wrongs of the world dos not make him a bad person.Thanks to watching Quincy I developed a massive interest in the world of forensic medicine that still continues almost 25 years after seeing him for the first time. If the show inspired me to learn, then there most be others it influenced as well. I have now got an impressive library of all the shows, and I watch them time and again. Jack Klugman will always be Quincy to me, thats how convincing he was in the role. The sparring that went on between him and Aston always made me laugh as we all knew that Aston would bend in the end.Excellent show, one of the classics. Long live Quincy!!
Kaiya
For me Quincy was more laughable than a serious series, simply for the reason that Jack Klugman or should I say Quincy, exaggerated at almost every opportunity. The shouting, the OTT hand gestures and also the fact that he thought he was funny when he so blatantly was irritating. He fancied himself as a bit of a ladies man, which is OK but do viewers really want to see a middle aged, 50 - odd guy hitting on beautiful young girls? Why do I watch it then? Well, I don't really but when I do it's purely for the comedy, laughing at the fact that the show, however lovable, is awfully bad!