Post by Scumhunter on Jun 30, 2021 14:58:00 GMT -5
John Langley, the creator of Cops, the controversial reality show and former AMW lead-in on Saturday nights on Fox, has passed away at age 78.
Somewhat fittingly, he died of a heart attack after a car race.
Obviously he has a conflicting legacy and I am conflicted about the show as well.
To be honest I never really cared for Cops and only watched as a way to bide my time/background noise while waiting for AMW to come on.
And in retrospect, the show did help reinforce negative racial stereotypes.
With that being said, it was enjoyable and amusing at times and I loved the episode where John Walsh rode along with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department (where they also had the most incredible coincidental capture of all-time, who would have thought a fugitive would cook John Walsh dinner!)
With that also being said, the man has passed away and thus I will payy proper respects and say may he rest in peace.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-langley-dead/2021/06/29/13dcc112-d81c-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html%3foutputType=amp
Somewhat fittingly, he died of a heart attack after a car race.
Obviously he has a conflicting legacy and I am conflicted about the show as well.
To be honest I never really cared for Cops and only watched as a way to bide my time/background noise while waiting for AMW to come on.
And in retrospect, the show did help reinforce negative racial stereotypes.
With that being said, it was enjoyable and amusing at times and I loved the episode where John Walsh rode along with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Department (where they also had the most incredible coincidental capture of all-time, who would have thought a fugitive would cook John Walsh dinner!)
With that also being said, the man has passed away and thus I will payy proper respects and say may he rest in peace.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-langley-dead/2021/06/29/13dcc112-d81c-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html%3foutputType=amp
