"The Division" (2001) TV series 2001-2004

Directors:

Sarah Pia Anderson
Alan Myerson

Writers:

David H. Balkan (story)
Kimberly Costello (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

7 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Five Women, One Code: Justice.

Plot:

Five female cops in San Francisco struggle with their personal and professional lives.

Plot Keywords:

Justice | Law | Team | Policewoman | San Francisco California

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Bonnie Bedelia

...

Captain Kaitlyn McCafferty / ... (58 episodes, 2001-2004)

Also Known As:

Heart of the City

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (88 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Viacom Productions

Trivia:

The show is about women police officers in San Francisco. In real life, many locker rooms for women cops were converted men's rooms. Many cops put plants in the old toilets and urinals because the fixtures were never removed. In the first season of the show, the locker room for the women was a converted men's room that featured plants in a old urinal stall.

Quotes:

Theodore: Yeah. Look, we need to go away someplace quiet, where we can just be ourselves and get to the bottom of things.
Jinny: Why? Look, you know who I am, okay? You know who my family is. Why the hell do you even want to be with me at all?
Theodore: Because I love you. Look, look, we should go away this weekend, okay?
Jinny: This weekend is--
Theodore: Yeah. Why not? We'll go up to Napa. I'm pretty sire I can get us a room. We'll leave Friday morning. We'll come back first thing Monday. Hey I am making you an offer you can't refuse. Huh?

I'm amazed by how many people actually like this show

Mediocre at its best, laughable the rest of the time. While OK when dealing with relationship issues, the show is increasingly hilarious whenever professional issues are on. Like pretty much everyone, I have seen dozens of police shows, but The Division manages somehow to shine among them all. The cops come across as persistently unprofessional, yet constantly smug, which in reality would have made any real work done impossible. But the funniest part are the criminals. I understand that 40 minutes per episode require a tight timing, but it's still ridiculous to see (at the end of each episode) the villain eagerly unveil his or her sinister plan, like they have an uncontrollable urge to tell EVERYTHING to the cops and ruin themselves as quickly as possible. So funny it's not even funny.