Nice article. For those who are old enough to have seen original episodes, or reruns, it was a different time. Even after Miranda passed, Sgt. Friday spoke it in a no-nonsense way. "Just the facts." - no BS, no PC, no worrying about the perps' self-esteem.
http://spectator.org/archives/2012/12/21/man-out-of-time (http://spectator.org/archives/2012/12/21/man-out-of-time)
That was typical with all his Mark VII productions. If I recall, Adam-12 was required viewing in police academies because they depicted proper handcuffing procedures and Emergency! sparked nationwide interest in Paramedicine. All of his shows are top-notch.
Jack Klugman passed during Christmas too.
Dragnet was one of the shows my Dad used to like watching