'Bakersfield P.D.' was ahead of its time, and it's not on DVD
Brian Doyle-Murray, left, Jack Hallett, Tony Plana, Giancarlo Esposito, Chris Mulkey and Ron Eldard starred in the short-lived comedy series "Bakersfield P.D."
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Question: What can you tell me about a show called "Bakersfield P.D." that ran in the 1990s? I've love to get it on DVD — is it available?
Answer: "Bakersfield P.D." ran on Fox from 1993-94. It was about the culture clash that occurred when big-city detective Paul Gigante (Giancarlo Esposito) was transferred to rural Bakersfield, Calif. Ron Eldard played his partner, Det. Wade Preston. Brian Doyle-Murray, who now plays car dealer Don Ehlert on ABC's "The Middle," was their boss, Sgt. Bill Hampton.
"Bakersfield P.D." was ahead of its time in that it was filmed with a single camera and without a laugh track — these days that's a common way to do a sitcom, but back then most sitcoms were filmed before live audiences. It was well-written and very low-key, which may be why it didn't catch on.
There are bootlegs out there, but "Bakersfield P.D." hasn't officially been released on DVD.
Question: Several years ago, when Jen was murdered on "One Life to Live," Marcie sang a song at the service. All I can remember is something about "borrowed angels." Can you help with a title?
Answer: You're gonna laugh — the song is called "Borrowed Angels."
Question: My daughter and I watch movies on the Lifetime Movie Network and there have been a lot of movies on there with Tracy Nelson. Is she the wife of the late Ricky Nelson or his daughter?
Answer: You mean movies like "The Perfect Nanny," "The Perfect Husband," "The Perfect Tenant," "A Killer Upstairs," "The Rival" and "A Grandpa for Christmas"? For all of these, my friends, have starred Tracy Nelson.
She is the daughter of Rick Nelson and Kris Harmon. This also makes her the granddaughter of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, the niece of Mark Harmon and the sister of Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, who were known as the pop group Nelson.
Question: I'm trying to find something I heard on an episode of "NCIS" called "Endgame." At the end of the episode, Special Agent McGee recites something about death. Not sure if it's a poem or not. I have a class reunion coming up and I'm in charge of the memorial to students who've passed away. I think this might be something good to recite but I can't remember the whole thing. Can you find it?
Answer: Here you go:






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