#Reno 911 video shorts cop series
They insist that the show’s producers told them the videotaped footage was going to be used for a Fox Television documentary series titled, Heroes on Patrol and (often stated in frustration), that they have no control over what is aired, and that the show only seems to capture their ‘moments’ of incompetence.
The show’s characters occasionally refer to their own program. are portrayed by comedian friends of the primary cast, and the cast themselves, while disguising their voices and general appearance (and, whose faces were blurred in the style of Cops). A constantly changing cast of weirdos, prostitutes, homeless persons, survivalists, political figures, celebrities, etc. The actors often perform their own stunts. Unlike Cops, which the show parodies, Reno 911! Sheriff’s deputies are constantly cursing, causing much of their dialogue to be censored for broadcast. Only the basic plot elements of the show are scripted, while the dialogue is improvised-enhancing the illusion of reality (a practice referred to as retroscripting). Another main comedic aspect of the show is the outlandishly severe incompetence of the deputies-often resulting in their being outsmarted by the very criminals they are attempting to control. The show deals heavily in “politically incorrect” and racy humor, including many jokes about race, sexual orientation, substance abuse, rape, pedophilia, and mental disorders. In the course of their duties patrolling both the city of Reno and the rest of Washoe County, Nevada, the deputies sometimes address the camera directly (as though being interviewed for a documentary). Reno 911! features members of the fictitious, massively inept “Reno Sheriff’s Department”-distinct from the actual Reno Police Department, and, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, both of which are absent from the series. The show is a direct satire of the iconic Fox Television series, Cops (which follows actual police officers through their daily duties, such as chasing criminals, and intervening in domestic disputes). Thomas Lennon ( The Odd Couple, Another Period), Robert Ben Garant and Kerri Kenney-Silver all starred in and are billed as creators of the series.
The series spawned a film, Reno 911!: Miami, featuring the same cast. Most of the material is improvised, using a broad outline, and with minimal scripted material. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically Cops, with comic actors playing the police officers. Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central that ran from 2003 to 2009.
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