Dennis Franz ended up being the reason he left. Caruso had worn out his welcome and Dennis was either going to quit if he wasn’t fired or he was going to kick his ass. They realized that they had a serious problem (Dennis is actually pretty mellow but most accounts), so his exit was “energetically suggested” by Bochco.
In spite of what the naysayers say about his career decision here, you can't argue that he went out at the top of his game, and his acting was never less than compelling. He was vital to putting this show on the map. I would say that's a pretty good legacy. Jimmy Smits was good too, as his replacement. He was building on Caruso's foundation. Sometimes things have a way of working out in the long run.
I actually think he left before he should have. I believe his ego was alot bigger than his grip on reality. He went right into starring roles and he didn't have the draw.
@@marklutz8499 I think he even admitted that, when they had that 2011 reunion with all the guys who played the lead roles. I don't think he understood the full impact the show had on the audience. There was nothing on TV like it.
Well I honestly think the Kelly storyline had played itself out to the end no matter what Caruso wanted to do. There really wasn't anywhere else to go with the character -- the first half of the first season is some of the best network tv ever made, but by the end of the season Kelly was starting to get a little corny. It was like they were burning the candle at both ends with him, and Caruso's intensity wasn't like Franz's intensity. It took itself too seriously and had a shelf life. I know Bochco has said before that if he had to do it all over again that he'd still cast Caruso but do sorta what they did was have him just be a one season character with an enclosed storyline and have his story end basically the way it did just without all the behind the scenes drama. I mean you look back at those first couple of episodes and it's like there's no other way it could have ended for Kelly other than how it did.
Always wished Caruso did more seasons of NYPD blue... he was amazing as John Kelly! Never understood the "leaving to go do movies". The movie business is so risky and few actors ever successfully made the jump from TV to film. After all that, he winds up right back on TV (CSI Miami), playing a shadow of the John Kelly character.
He had already been in movies but never as a leading man. He was a fine supporting actor in quite a few films, but I don’t really see how one standout season on TV convinced him that it was worth trying to be a lead man or that he could pull it off. On one level you have to respect him because he took a chance and was willing to fail, but on the other it took him off the map for about five years from 96-01. Denzel Washington once said that if you’re going to fail, fail big. Problem was that Caruso almost didn’t recover from his failure. CSI: MIami redeemed him.
When the show started caruso was the star or at least intended too but Dennis Franz became the breakout star also sipowicz is more interesting character too
@@norfolksouthernrailfan2006 david caruso was fired becuase he didn't get along with the cast. I don't see why dennis franz would want to work with him again.
These little clips remind me of what a great show it was. Hard to believe it's been 28 years this month since it first aired and 16 years ago this past March that it ended. 12 years of outstanding stories.
When I first watched this series I was reluctant to see John Kelly go, but then Bobby Simone did really well and I kinda forgot about John. Then I read about the circumstances behind Caruso's departure and understood. Good character, damn good show.
As much as I would have liked to have seen the Kelly character beat that obstacle and maybe exit by becoming a boss or something down the road, it worked out. Jimmy Smits really upped the game of that show and of course Franz was the heart and soul.
I always thought and I always will think that David Caruso made a big mistake leaving NYPD Blue. While Jimmy Smits and Rickey Schroeder and Mark Paul Gosseler were great on the show, they never measured up to David Caruso's performance as Detective John Kelly. I wish that he had stayed on NYPD Blue. He brought an energy to the show that made it really great.
I am aware that there were... issues with David Caruso but I really liked his character. It suited the fledgling show at the time. Thanks for posting! 🎬
@@atrain818 There is a chapter in the book "What Would Sipowicz Do?" that argues the show wouldn't have lasted as long if Caruso had stayed because Kelly was too consistent a character. Sipowicz, being much more colorful, was easier to build a show around.
Issues is an understatement. Suffice it to say that allegedly Dennis Franz would have started channeling Sipowicz towards him if he had stayed much longer.
@@cubdukatI was wondering about that. I noticed Caruso and Franz were in fewer and fewer scenes together toward the end of Kelly's run. It made me wonder if there was something to that.
@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 In the first 3 seasons Caruso played Tommy Mann, leader of the Irish street gang The Shamrocks. Pretty much stole every scene he was in.
I'm glad he was able to make a comeback with "CSI: Miami," and I'm glad he was smart enough to stick with a good thing the second time around. His ego was overinflated when he left "Blue," but he wasn't the first actor to fall victim to that.
@@ryanloftis1125 If he stayed, we wouldn’t have had the pleasure of seeing and watching Jimmy Smits in his iconic role of Bobby Simone. He and Dennis Franz were brilliant together. I liked David Caruso, but Jimmy Smits really kept me glued to the tv. It was never the same after he left. It was always exceptional pre and following, but lost something when Jimmy Smits left.
Better career ending than possibly life ending. Supposedly one of the reasons he quit was because it was either him or Dennis Franz, and more people knew who Dennis was than him. Not to mention that Dennis probably would have kicked the shit out of him if he had to work with him any longer, and he's really not like that at all.
@@2034916 Smits character of Simone was much longer than Kelly. so we never got to see Kelly continue to develop his character as much as Bobby. Both were great and Simone passing away was so sad that he'll always be remembered fondly.
Personally speaking, I think he came across as a brooding "wanna be" tough guy on NYPD and CSI. I always laughed when he would take off his Ray Bans in such a "dramatic" fashion. The series excelled without him just fine.
Looking back, this, Brilliant show, is, EVEN BETTER! than I remember. They always harp on about How great, British, luvvies are. But the acting in this. excellent series, is awesome!!
No way did John Kelly think when he go tup that morning that he was going to say Goodbye to a job he adored and coworkers he learned to love and respect.....I just celebrated my Eleventh year of Sobriety on 6/14/24.....sadly my twin brother passed away eleven years and one day ago....we both loved NYPD BLUE and living in different states we always made it a point to connect at least a couple of times a month on the phone and somewhere during our conversations, The Blue Was Analyzed Properly LOLOL Cheers To The January Crew!
I like Caruso on here I'm sure some part of him didn't want to leave but man had confidence in himself and took a risk in the end He retired as Haratio can't complain about that from playing Kelly for 2 seasons to playing Haratio for almost 10 years
Way to go. For all of us who've had our legs taken out from under us, from time to time, through no fault of our own. Apparently, once he walked out through the doors of the set, at the end of this scene Caruso got straight into a waiting taxi, and 'drove' straight away out of the studio for the last time. 'Michael Hayes', and Horatio Caine were yet to come... the rest is 'history'.
Sorry to say I never much of Caruso as an actor and at the time he made the move to leave the show to pursue bigger things, I thought he had overvalued himself and made a mistake. The passage of time proves that he did.
The show continued to be very good with Jimmy Smits coming aboard and Kim Delaney, but it never had the depth or soul or complexity it had when David Caruso was on it. He wasn't interested in "relating," to anybody, he didn't play scenes for cheap dramatics, but showed a troubled, but noble soul, a tough cop, who took his job seriously and sincerely wanted to help people. Every scene he was in - you never knew exactly where it was going. He and Dennis Franz were perfect together. Every episode of Season 1 and the four episodes in Season 2 that Caruso appeared in was TV at its zenith. What a terrible decision to leave on his part - he was part of TV legend, genius writers and directors, and a cast as great as any in the history of TV. Now, many of the greatest actors would rather be in first rate TV series, then knockoff movies that aren't nearly as good. Caruso could have done so much more great work on this show. It was still a fine show, but it wasn't as great after he left.
Agreed 100%. That first season was something special. And sure, if he stayed things would have changed, it can't last forever but that character was so good and way too short lived.
@@gsd4me00 for over a decade he was a Hollywood pariah, doing nothing after all those great movies went no where! Box office bombs each and every one of them! And eventually he got lucky to get cast in CSI, and again literally played John Kelly yet again, but with a different name.
I think Caruso did a FANTASTIC job on the show, take whatever you hear from Hollywood "insiders" with a gain of salt. Those of us not in that business have no idea what really goes on and egos and inept managers have killed many actors' careers. After Caruso's star had risen he got lots of bad advice from the very people who rode his back in hopes of a "slice". It was great to see his career recover "post NYPD Blue" and I believe that Jimmy Smits filled the role as best as ANYONE possibly could have. One of my "NYPD Blue" fantasies included Caruso and Smits in the same episode. They BOTH played off Dennis Franz BEAUTIFULLY!
I will never be one to put down David Caruso...he was the total reason I got attracted to NYPD BLUE.. Admittedly he made a decision that backfired on his career, but what wrong with seeking a pay raise?... he literally put the show on the map; and that's a fact...I almost stopped continuing to watch after he left...but hey Dennis Franz is totally compelling in his role. I think something rubs off a him and makes all the others stand up and give of their best so they can measure up..
@@HoldenNY22 besides a pay raise that would have been more than double, he wanted his own 38 ft trailer on set, his own office on the lot, an assistant whose sole job was “movie development “, have the show pay for said movie developer, wanted the show to pay for his stay at the best hotels while on location in NYC and multiple First Class airline tickets per year for himself, family and friends also paid for by the show. He also demanded 12 weeks of vacation on top of their hiatus in order to spend more time in movies.
He did a television show, where he was playing Rudolph Giuliani. It did not last that long. CSI saved his career. Kim Delaney was in the first few episodes, but it did not work out.
This scene is still a tear jerker. I wish David Caruso could of stayed with NYPD Blue. Even as a guest star. Just Like when Shannen Doherty left Beverly Hills 90120 only months earlier. 1994. What did you do to my tv shows?
He wanted to retire more or less after NYPD Blue and go out on top. I read an article about Franz that apparently he was exhausted and burned out after NYPD Blue ended in 2005 he told his agent he wanted to take a year off and travel. Then after the year he liked his sabbatical and told his agent he would take an assignment if it was worth his time but turned them down. He would appear at awards events and do interviews but after 2005 he hasnt acted at all and more or less retired from entertainment claiming he is enjoying traveling with his wife, and spending time with his family.
David Caruso was great in "NYPD Blue". But according to a number of people who worked on the show, his difficult and demanding behaviour created an environment that was unpleasant to say the least. Simply put, he thought he was better than being a lead in a television show and had his eye on the big screen and wanted out. He got his wish. And it would take him the better part of a decade before his career recovered by going back to television after his movie efforts faltered.
Great show. Great acting. They keep it as close to the real thing. Kelly with the Glock and sipowicz with the colt detective special. Makes me want to go back on the job. Without the axiom body cam And bring back the old skool Det Work.
@@mightymikethebear omg that was freakin surreal I didnt even realize that was Caruso *facepalm* I'm all like lookit this scrawny little cop/guard. then the second play through of the movie months later after a CSI miami binge, oh holy crap! Its Caruso!
I only started watching NYPD Blue after Caruso had left the show. A few years later I was able to watch the episodes in which the John Kelly character appeared. I think the empathy and wisdom of that character as- portrayed by David Caruso set the table for the fine ensemble acting that was to follow with Franz, Smits and many others. I enjoyed CSI in its first years, but by the time it got to its Miami version it was for me unwatchable. The character, Horatio, that Caruso played was like a Godfather type and was laughably bad.
This turned out to be a famously bad career decision for Caruso. He thought he could be like Bruce Willis exiting 'Moonlighting'. It didn't turn out that way.
Instead, Dennis Franz carried the series. And look at how that worked out. Caruso was excellent in his brief time at NYPD Blue, but apparently was not very easy to work with, so I think it worked out best for everyone in the end. He got paid on CSI (though his movie aspirations never came to fruition).
I’m confused as to why people think David Caruso made a bad decision. He is now immortalized as the guy from Miami...he could make money alone as a meme character at conferences and the comic con. He won. He was right.
Because during that time he was feeling himself a little bit too much he thought he was going to be the leading man in Hollywood when he was doing this show and after he left the show because they didn't want to pay him more he kind of fell down a bit.
@@attiepollard7847 but in the end he was the most successful of them all. He was the highest paid actor on tv several years running and his show was number 1 for a few years. Nypd blue was never number 1. David got the last laugh
I’ve seen this series from start to finish and I’ve gotta say, Caruso’s departure was a blessing in disguise. I wasn’t too much of a fan of John Kelly.
I love Andy and Dennis Franz, but he’s supposed to be from Brooklyn. When he says "ah, Jahn," you just want to guess what part of Chicago he is from. Would've been nice to hear a touch of Brooklyn in his way of speaking.
After NYPD Blue, aside from his supporting role in The King of New York with Larry Fishburne and Christopher Walken, his movie appearances were huge let downs. He didn't have the chops to be a big screen leading man. He's a ginger. What male, red headed actor has really been a top tier dramatic film star. Ron Howard???
He spoofed himself in CSI. His delivery is over emotional with too much annunciation. Jimmy Smits and Rick Schroeder were much more believable characters. Same with Simmons and Gosselaer. Caruso‘s departure also opened room for Gordon Clapp who an excellent everyman.
I never cared for David Caruso. I guess he walked out that door into a car and drove away from the scene and never came back. Suiting. I'm glad he left the show.
caruso leaving really propelled franz into the limelight, so can't be upset about that. we got so many great sipowicz moments.
This was season 2 Episode 1
@@keanucora4606 no it was season 2 episode 4 ‘Dead and Gone’. A bit of a metaphor for Caruso’s movie career.
@@martinmiller9214 that’s right my bad
Dennis Franz ended up being the reason he left. Caruso had worn out his welcome and Dennis was either going to quit if he wasn’t fired or he was going to kick his ass. They realized that they had a serious problem (Dennis is actually pretty mellow but most accounts), so his exit was “energetically suggested” by Bochco.
@@cubdukat great trivia!
In spite of what the naysayers say about his career decision here, you can't argue that he went out at the top of his game, and his acting was never less than compelling. He was vital to putting this show on the map. I would say that's a pretty good legacy. Jimmy Smits was good too, as his replacement. He was building on Caruso's foundation. Sometimes things have a way of working out in the long run.
I hate that the writers had him tangled up in all of Licalsi's mess. They should have just killed him in the line of duty. More honor in that.
Caruso couldn't carry Jimmy Smits' jock strap.
I actually think he left before he should have. I believe his ego was alot bigger than his grip on reality. He went right into starring roles and he didn't have the draw.
@@marklutz8499 I think he even admitted that, when they had that 2011 reunion with all the guys who played the lead roles. I don't think he understood the full impact the show had on the audience. There was nothing on TV like it.
Well I honestly think the Kelly storyline had played itself out to the end no matter what Caruso wanted to do. There really wasn't anywhere else to go with the character -- the first half of the first season is some of the best network tv ever made, but by the end of the season Kelly was starting to get a little corny. It was like they were burning the candle at both ends with him, and Caruso's intensity wasn't like Franz's intensity. It took itself too seriously and had a shelf life. I know Bochco has said before that if he had to do it all over again that he'd still cast Caruso but do sorta what they did was have him just be a one season character with an enclosed storyline and have his story end basically the way it did just without all the behind the scenes drama. I mean you look back at those first couple of episodes and it's like there's no other way it could have ended for Kelly other than how it did.
Always wished Caruso did more seasons of NYPD blue... he was amazing as John Kelly! Never understood the "leaving to go do movies". The movie business is so risky and few actors ever successfully made the jump from TV to film. After all that, he winds up right back on TV (CSI Miami), playing a shadow of the John Kelly character.
He had already been in movies but never as a leading man. He was a fine supporting actor in quite a few films, but I don’t really see how one standout season on TV convinced him that it was worth trying to be a lead man or that he could pull it off. On one level you have to respect him because he took a chance and was willing to fail, but on the other it took him off the map for about five years from 96-01. Denzel Washington once said that if you’re going to fail, fail big. Problem was that Caruso almost didn’t recover from his failure. CSI: MIami redeemed him.
His ego got the better if him when NYPD Blue became successful
He wanted more money and learnt that he was not important enough for them to bargain. Shot himself in the foot.
His name is Horatio Caine
When the show started caruso was the star or at least intended too but Dennis Franz became the breakout star also sipowicz is more interesting character too
He didn't quit being a cop he took a job with the Miami Dade Police Department
YYYEEEEAAAAHHH!!!
I was surprise that Dennis Franz nevered appeared as a guest star on CSI:Miami after NYPD Blue was cancelled in 2005.
I guess
*Puts Sunglasses*
He took His Talents to south beach
@@norfolksouthernrailfan2006 david caruso was fired becuase he didn't get along with the cast. I don't see why dennis franz would want to work with him again.
@@lukesvideogameletsplays4416 thanks for the information, I sure didn't know that he didn't get along with the cast.
I recently re-watched the series I never realized he was only on for such a short amount of time
I know right, but his big success came when he was in CSI:Miami for 10 seasons.
Rumor is that this was shot in One take. He just kept walking. Was done.
Its true
'This sentence is true.'
I heard the same.
These little clips remind me of what a great show it was. Hard to believe it's been 28 years this month since it first aired and 16 years ago this past March that it ended. 12 years of outstanding stories.
Ummmmm.... why do you know the actual MONTH that it started and ended? That's sad.
@@keithmorgan742 I was curious so I looked it up. Not sad at all, just basic curiosity.
The later seasons were fairly standard. But seasons 1-6 were outstanding.
When I first watched this series I was reluctant to see John Kelly go, but then Bobby Simone did really well and I kinda forgot about John. Then I read about the circumstances behind Caruso's departure and understood. Good character, damn good show.
As much as I would have liked to have seen the Kelly character beat that obstacle and maybe exit by becoming a boss or something down the road, it worked out. Jimmy Smits really upped the game of that show and of course Franz was the heart and soul.
I always thought and I always will think that David Caruso made a big mistake leaving NYPD Blue. While Jimmy Smits and Rickey Schroeder and Mark Paul Gosseler were great on the show, they never measured up to David Caruso's performance as Detective John Kelly. I wish that he had stayed on NYPD Blue. He brought an energy to the show that made it really great.
I am aware that there were... issues with David Caruso but I really liked his character.
It suited the fledgling show at the time.
Thanks for posting!
🎬
I did too. But, looking back, it just seemed like a short-term character. Maybe that's what made John Kelly's character so good
Kelly had his good and faults. Never saw how he picked Janice over Robin, though.
@@atrain818 There is a chapter in the book "What Would Sipowicz Do?" that argues the show wouldn't have lasted as long if Caruso had stayed because Kelly was too consistent a character. Sipowicz, being much more colorful, was easier to build a show around.
Issues is an understatement. Suffice it to say that allegedly Dennis Franz would have started channeling Sipowicz towards him if he had stayed much longer.
@@cubdukatI was wondering about that. I noticed Caruso and Franz were in fewer and fewer scenes together toward the end of Kelly's run. It made me wonder if there was something to that.
- I'm leaving.
- Why?
- I have..*puts on sunglasses* ..a sunnier job opportunity.
YEAAHHHH
Cue credits.
perfecto!
He made the bar higher and Smits kept it there. Would have loved to see them work together on NYPD Blue
I really need to start watching this show!
Caruso and Franz both first proved themselves by giving memorable performances on "Hill Street Blues."
I don't recall Caruso having any (steady) character portrayal role/s in Hill Street Blues.
@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 In the first 3 seasons Caruso played Tommy Mann, leader of the Irish street gang The Shamrocks. Pretty much stole every scene he was in.
@@andyinoregon the Daktari People thank you.
Franz did, anyway. Don’t remember much of Caruso on that show.
Didn’t Franz come back to Hill Street Blues as a different character?
At the time, Caruso made what appeared to be a career-killing decision leaving this show.
I'm glad he was able to make a comeback with "CSI: Miami," and I'm glad he was smart enough to stick with a good thing the second time around. His ego was overinflated when he left "Blue," but he wasn't the first actor to fall victim to that.
@@ryanloftis1125 If he stayed, we wouldn’t have had the pleasure of seeing and watching Jimmy Smits in his iconic role of Bobby Simone. He and Dennis Franz were brilliant together.
I liked David Caruso, but Jimmy Smits really kept me glued to the tv. It was never the same after he left. It was always exceptional pre and following, but lost something when Jimmy Smits left.
Better career ending than possibly life ending. Supposedly one of the reasons he quit was because it was either him or Dennis Franz, and more people knew who Dennis was than him. Not to mention that Dennis probably would have kicked the shit out of him if he had to work with him any longer, and he's really not like that at all.
@@2034916 Smits character of Simone was much longer than Kelly. so we never got to see Kelly continue to develop his character as much as Bobby. Both were great and Simone passing away was so sad that he'll always be remembered fondly.
Personally speaking, I think he came across as a brooding "wanna be" tough guy on NYPD and CSI. I always laughed when he would take off his Ray Bans in such a "dramatic" fashion. The series excelled without him just fine.
Looking back, this,
Brilliant show, is, EVEN BETTER! than I remember.
They always harp on about
How great, British, luvvies are. But the acting in this.
excellent series, is awesome!!
He went from this to taking off sun glasses over and over. What a waste.
I never liked him I love the show specially when he was gone
He phoned it in thereafter.
He got arrogant and lazy. Thought that leaving NYPD was going to be his ticket to stardom. When that didn't work out it was like he didn't care.
Yeah, dude honestly thought he was going to be a huge movie star and greatly over-estimated his popularity due to this show's ratings.
He was great on Blue but CSI MIAMI was a garbage show and ridiculous character
I loved the show david caurso was awesome in that show I sure miss him
No way did John Kelly think when he go tup that morning that he was going to say Goodbye to a job he adored and coworkers he learned to love and respect.....I just celebrated my Eleventh year of Sobriety on 6/14/24.....sadly my twin brother passed away eleven years and one day ago....we both loved NYPD BLUE and living in different states we always made it a point to connect at least a couple of times a month on the phone and somewhere during our conversations, The Blue Was Analyzed Properly LOLOL Cheers To The January Crew!
There was some question if the show would survive without him. It only got better.
I agree.. Dennis Franz as Sipowicz became the focal point of the show and he was spectacular.
God, I loved him, best actor ! Better times
Sipowicz and Kelly. The greatest NYPD movie/TV cops of all times. These two guys ooozed NYC in their portrayals.
Yeah they nailed the atmosphere brilliantly.
Nope. That's Sipowitz and Simone.
I like Caruso on here I'm sure some part of him didn't want to leave but man had confidence in himself and took a risk in the end He retired as Haratio can't complain about that from playing Kelly for 2 seasons to playing Haratio for almost 10 years
John Kelly was the man
Maybe. But David Caruso was a piece of shit.
@@buzzerbeater37 How so? What did he do?
Nice sorrowful theme music on the walk out the door.
...and he glances back one last time, wistfully ...
I miss this show
Damn you can really see how much Martinez looks up to him here the way he looks when they talk and he tells him hes leaving.
💯💯💯
Because nick turturro actually did in real life
Way to go. For all of us who've had our legs taken out from under us, from time to time, through no fault of our own. Apparently, once he walked out through the doors of the set, at the end of this scene Caruso got straight into a waiting taxi, and 'drove' straight away out of the studio for the last time. 'Michael Hayes', and Horatio Caine were yet to come... the rest is 'history'.
Reminds me of Conan OBrian exit from Tonight Show.
YEAAAAAHHHHH
Johns eyes are tearing up 😔
I remember when he used to appear in Hill Street Blues.
Alao First Blood
DENNIS FRANZ WAS BORN TO PLAY A COP
Sipowicz was the 28th cop he played, by his own account.
Yep just like in Die Hard 2:Die Harder...an airport cop lol
Thank you David
Ďd
IAB couldn't keep him down! He left, got some sun glasses and headed down to Miami!
I liked David Caruso in this role the best. His later work is good too . . . but this role is my favorite.
What about when he played Horatio Caine.
He wanted a raise
Bocchio should have met in the middle
For 2,3 seasons
Sorry to say I never much of Caruso as an actor and at the time he made the move to leave the show to pursue bigger things, I thought he had overvalued himself and made a mistake. The passage of time proves that he did.
“You better believe it.” YEAH!!!!!!
I first came across David Caruso as the leader of the Shamrocks (gang), Hill Street Blues.
The show continued to be very good with Jimmy Smits coming aboard and Kim Delaney, but it never had the depth or soul or complexity it had when David Caruso was on it. He wasn't interested in "relating," to anybody, he didn't play scenes for cheap dramatics, but showed a troubled, but noble soul, a tough cop, who took his job seriously and sincerely wanted to help people. Every scene he was in - you never knew exactly where it was going. He and Dennis Franz were perfect together. Every episode of Season 1 and the four episodes in Season 2 that Caruso appeared in was TV at its zenith.
What a terrible decision to leave on his part - he was part of TV legend, genius writers and directors, and a cast as great as any in the history of TV. Now, many of the greatest actors would rather be in first rate TV series, then knockoff movies that aren't nearly as good. Caruso could have done so much more great work on this show. It was still a fine show, but it wasn't as great after he left.
I like to show better without him just my opinion
The thing is, Caruso thought he was bigger than the show. History showed that he wasn't.
Agreed 100%. That first season was something special. And sure, if he stayed things would have changed, it can't last forever but that character was so good and way too short lived.
@@gsd4me00 for over a decade he was a Hollywood pariah, doing nothing after all those great movies went no where! Box office bombs each and every one of them! And eventually he got lucky to get cast in CSI, and again literally played John Kelly yet again, but with a different name.
@@mrk7201 Ditto!
I think Caruso did a FANTASTIC job on the show, take whatever you hear from Hollywood "insiders" with a gain of salt. Those of us not in that business have no idea what really goes on and egos and inept managers have killed many actors' careers. After Caruso's star had risen he got lots of bad advice from the very people who rode his back in hopes of a "slice". It was great to see his career recover "post NYPD Blue" and I believe that Jimmy Smits filled the role as best as ANYONE possibly could have. One of my "NYPD Blue" fantasies included Caruso and Smits in the same episode. They BOTH played off Dennis Franz BEAUTIFULLY!
Would’ve been amazing if they stuck around for a few years
Amazing show
Great actors!
Great stuff
John was a mentor to James and it was too bad he didn't make a guest spot.
David Caruso also played an nypd cop horatio caine (offscreen) in csi miami prior to Miami.
He played a great role
I will never be one to put down David Caruso...he was the total reason I got attracted to NYPD BLUE.. Admittedly he made a decision that backfired on his career, but what wrong with seeking a pay raise?... he literally put the show on the map; and that's a fact...I almost stopped continuing to watch after he left...but hey Dennis Franz is totally compelling in his role. I think something rubs off a him and makes all the others stand up and give of their best so they can measure up..
It's true that Caruso was the "star" of the show when it started, but his popularity went to his head and his demands became outrageous.
@@gsd4me00- What were his outrageous demands?
The awesome writing and characters put this show on the map, like the previous and great Hill Street Blues.
@@HoldenNY22 besides a pay raise that would have been more than double, he wanted his own 38 ft trailer on set, his own office on the lot, an assistant whose sole job was “movie development “, have the show pay for said movie developer, wanted the show to pay for his stay at the best hotels while on location in NYC and multiple First Class airline tickets per year for himself, family and friends also paid for by the show. He also demanded 12 weeks of vacation on top of their hiatus in order to spend more time in movies.
@@BonnChnd - Those seem be very unreasonable demands if they are True. Probably Andy Sipowitz should have tried to talk some common Sense to him.
He did a television show, where he was playing Rudolph Giuliani. It did not last that long. CSI saved his career. Kim Delaney was in the first few episodes, but it did not work out.
Csi miami not csi aka csi vegas
@@MisterPolitical1
Shut up
Franz and Smits knocked it out of the park but Caruso was a real loss.
David 👏👏
David is very good friendly young guy very good actor thank you for sharing your beautiful love for acting love your act thanks
Caruso was awesome
Moral of the Story: No one is irreplaceable
This scene is still a tear jerker. I wish David Caruso could of stayed with NYPD Blue. Even as a guest star. Just Like when Shannen Doherty left Beverly Hills 90120 only months earlier. 1994. What did you do to my tv shows?
I'm surprise that Dennis Franz never appeared on CSI:Miami as a guest star after NYPD Blue was cancelled in 2005.
He wanted to retire more or less after NYPD Blue and go out on top. I read an article about Franz that apparently he was exhausted and burned out after NYPD Blue ended in 2005 he told his agent he wanted to take a year off and travel. Then after the year he liked his sabbatical and told his agent he would take an assignment if it was worth his time but turned them down. He would appear at awards events and do interviews but after 2005 he hasnt acted at all and more or less retired from entertainment claiming he is enjoying traveling with his wife, and spending time with his family.
I am off to be a big movie star. JADE is going to be the greatest movie ever !!
David Caruso was great in "NYPD Blue". But according to a number of people who worked on the show, his difficult and demanding behaviour created an environment that was unpleasant to say the least.
Simply put, he thought he was better than being a lead in a television show and had his eye on the big screen and wanted out. He got his wish.
And it would take him the better part of a decade before his career recovered by going back to television after his movie efforts faltered.
These guys were a solid partnership
From NY to Miami 😎
Dennis really carried NYPD Blue better than David could ever dream of. He was another Shelly Long.
Imagine if you would have stayed on the show
Nothing against Jimmy Smits's, Bobby Simone, but he didn't quite pack the same punch as David Caruso's, John Kelly.
Very early indication of the heart and future redemption of Andy Sipowicz:)
Great show. Great acting. They keep it as close to the real thing.
Kelly with the Glock and sipowicz with the colt detective special.
Makes me want to go back on the job. Without the axiom body cam
And bring back the old skool Det
Work.
And then went to Miami to become a god
became a sunglasses representative
@@wongsifu460 hellz yeah
At least he wouldn't get beat up by Rambo again.
@@mightymikethebear omg that was freakin surreal I didnt even realize that was Caruso *facepalm*
I'm all like lookit this scrawny little cop/guard. then the second play through of the movie months later after a CSI miami binge, oh holy crap! Its Caruso!
At least Andy tried to fight for John. It’s a shame their partnership ended this way.
I only started watching NYPD Blue
after Caruso had left the show.
A few years later I was able to watch
the episodes in which the John Kelly
character appeared. I think the empathy
and wisdom of that character as-
portrayed by David Caruso set the table
for the fine ensemble acting that was
to follow with Franz, Smits and many
others. I enjoyed CSI in its first years,
but by the time it got to its Miami
version it was for me unwatchable.
The character, Horatio, that Caruso
played was like a Godfather type and
was laughably bad.
This turned out to be a famously bad career decision for Caruso. He thought he could be like Bruce Willis exiting 'Moonlighting'. It didn't turn out that way.
What the name of this episode?
Is this from season 1 or 2?
Pissed at Caruso for leaving the show and then got pissed at Smits too.
That slipowiz what an actor.
SIPOWICZ, not SLIPOWIZ, and DENNIS FRANZ is the actor, you fucking moron!
Yes, life sure just throw us a lot of curves.
Shame, was biggest mistake he made in his career. He would have carried the series and been amazing.
The dude is a tool. He has a history of leaving TV shows because he thought he was the star. Did the same with Miami NCIS.
I loved the John Kelly and Andy chemistry
@@TheUsmc0802 CSI*
Instead, Dennis Franz carried the series. And look at how that worked out. Caruso was excellent in his brief time at NYPD Blue, but apparently was not very easy to work with, so I think it worked out best for everyone in the end. He got paid on CSI (though his movie aspirations never came to fruition).
Howie Hornbeck died?
Loved Bobby Simone.....but John Kelly WAS NYPD Blue.
I’m confused as to why people think David Caruso made a bad decision. He is now immortalized as the guy from Miami...he could make money alone as a meme character at conferences and the comic con. He won. He was right.
Because during that time he was feeling himself a little bit too much he thought he was going to be the leading man in Hollywood when he was doing this show and after he left the show because they didn't want to pay him more he kind of fell down a bit.
@@attiepollard7847 but in the end he was the most successful of them all. He was the highest paid actor on tv several years running and his show was number 1 for a few years. Nypd blue was never number 1. David got the last laugh
We were alive at the time and we saw what happened? He grossly overestimated his worth. Blue went gangbusters without him.
@@MoneyMakingMitchNYno he wasn’t! He didn’t get any movies and then was reduced to CSI.
2:09 David Caruso wants all that smoke.
Coonie Sanderson 2001 Dallas Pappas Texas Restaurant
Oh Jesus Howie....
Its sad he could never keep a partner
Watching these two together...Exact opposites. David Caruso is a great actor.
I’ve seen this series from start to finish and I’ve gotta say, Caruso’s departure was a blessing in disguise. I wasn’t too much of a fan of John Kelly.
Same. Didn't like him when I was a kid in the 90s, absolutely hate the early episodes of this perfect show.
Jesus Howie.......
Is that the A.A symbol??
I love Andy and Dennis Franz, but he’s supposed to be from Brooklyn. When he says "ah, Jahn," you just want to guess what part of Chicago he is from. Would've been nice to hear a touch of Brooklyn in his way of speaking.
I remember him getting the Brian Dennehy treatment in First Blood. Lol 😆 He's come a long way since then
Also DOR’ in Officer and a gentleman
His 1st movie after NYPD Blue was with Nick Cage in Kiss Of Death. Great cast and story. A remake from an older film.
From Rambo to NY down to Miami,sexy redhead David😍
After NYPD Blue, aside from his supporting role in The King of New York with Larry Fishburne and Christopher Walken, his movie appearances were huge let downs. He didn't have the chops to be a big screen leading man. He's a ginger. What male, red headed actor has really been a top tier dramatic film star. Ron Howard???
I can't help but feel like the episode name was a shot at Caruso.
What was the name of this episode?
"Dead and Gone"@@seenasoltani1808
There is never ANYONE using the can in this show?!
I hated he left, but the series as a whole was better after he left.
Show was never the same.
I never liked Caruso on the show to begin with so I never felt it was a loss when he left
Aaa i dont follow the stars new very much i want to know david already died? (He is my mom's favourite actor)
No he's still alive. He's 64 and retired since 2012.
He was in a different league its a shame he left they should have paid him what he wanted
I read somewhere, today, that Caruso just went out that door, and out of the set ,studio, parking lot and said nothing to no one.
Caruso ego was to big for his head! No movie star for him and he beg to go back to TV! Lucky for him, CBS gave him another series, CSI-Miami!
He spoofed himself in CSI. His delivery is over emotional with too much annunciation. Jimmy Smits and Rick Schroeder were much more believable characters. Same with Simmons and Gosselaer. Caruso‘s departure also opened room for Gordon Clapp who an excellent everyman.
I never cared for David Caruso. I guess he walked out that door into a car and drove away from the scene and never came back. Suiting. I'm glad he left the show.