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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Los Angeles police</a> detective, Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">police procedural</a> drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.The show's cultural impact is such that after seven decades, elements of Dragnet are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program. The ominous, four-note introduction to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instruments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">brass</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympani" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tympani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(theme_song)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">theme music</a> (titled "Danger Ahead"), composed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schumann" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Walter Schumann</a>, is instantly recognizable.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[2]</a> It is derived from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_R%C3%B3zsa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miklós Rózsa</a>'s score for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killers_(1946_film)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">1946 film version of The Killers</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[3]</a> Another Dragnet trademark is the show's opening narration: "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." This underwent minor revisions over time. The "only" and "ladies and gentlemen" were dropped at some point. Variations on this narration have been featured in subsequent crime dramas, and in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">parodies</a> of the dramas (e.g. "Only the facts have been changed to protect the guilty").The radio series was the first entry in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(franchise)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dragnet media franchise</a> encompassing film, television, books and comics.

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Dragnet was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "dragnet", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.The show's cultural impact is such that after seven decades, elements of Dragnet are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program.The ominous, four-note introduction to the brass and tympani theme music (titled "Danger Ahead"), composed by Walter Schumann, is instantly recognizable.[2] It is derived from Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers.[3] Another Dragnet trademark is the show's opening narration: "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."This underwent minor revisions over time. The "only" and "ladies and gentlemen" were dropped at some point. Variations on this narration have been featured in subsequent crime dramas, and in parodies of the dramas (e.g. "Only the facts have been changed to protect the guilty").The radio series was the first entry in a Dragnet media franchise encompassing film, television, books and comics.

Dragnet&nbsp;was an American radio series, enacting the cases of a dedicated&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" rel="noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles police</a>&nbsp;detective, Sergeant&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Friday" rel="noopener noreferrer">Joe Friday</a>, and his partners. The show took its name from the police term "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(policing)" rel="noopener noreferrer">dragnet</a>", meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.Dragnet&nbsp;is perhaps the most famous and influential&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_procedural" rel="noopener noreferrer">police procedural</a>&nbsp;drama in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work.&nbsp;Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Webb" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jack Webb</a>'s aims in&nbsp;Dragnet&nbsp;were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and&nbsp;Dragnet&nbsp;remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.The show's cultural impact is such that after seven decades, elements of&nbsp;Dragnet&nbsp;are familiar to those who have never seen or heard the program. The ominous, four-note introduction to the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instruments" rel="noopener noreferrer">brass</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympani" rel="noopener noreferrer">tympani</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(theme_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer">theme music</a>&nbsp;(titled "Danger Ahead"), composed by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Schumann" rel="noopener noreferrer">Walter Schumann</a>, is instantly recognizable.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">[2]</a>&nbsp;It is derived from&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_R%C3%B3zsa" rel="noopener noreferrer">Miklós Rózsa</a>'s score for the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killers_(1946_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer">1946 film version of&nbsp;The Killers</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(radio_series)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer">[3]</a>&nbsp;Another&nbsp;Dragnet&nbsp;trademark is the show's opening narration: "Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent." This underwent minor revisions over time. The "only" and "ladies and gentlemen" were dropped at some point. Variations on this narration have been featured in subsequent crime dramas, and in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody" rel="noopener noreferrer">parodies</a>&nbsp;of the dramas (e.g. "Only the facts have been changed to protect the guilty").The radio series was the first entry in a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(franchise)" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dragnet&nbsp;media franchise</a>&nbsp;encompassing film, television, books and comics.

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