Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
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Earnest, cool, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jack WebbJoe Friday
- Ben AlexanderFrank Smith
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Seasons
- Season 114 eps · 1951
- Season 233 eps · 1952
- Season 339 eps · 1953
- Season 439 eps · 1954
- Season 539 eps · 1955
- Season 634 eps · 1956
- Season 739 eps · 1957
- Season 839 eps · 1958
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Dragnet 196791% alikeBoth earnest, cool, classical in form.
Adam-12 196882% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, resolved.
Mannix 196779% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, resolved.
McMillion$ 202078% alikeBoth earnest, resolved, grave.
Vega$ 197877% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, resolved.
Hawaii Five-O 196976% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, resolved.
Wanted: Dead or Alive 195876% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Danger Man 196075% alikeBoth earnest, cool, classical in form.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, cool.
Bio Challenge 198877% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
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