We have to say that we think it would be wonderful for the TV audience if that was the case. So far, though, all we have is the showrunner’s word:
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ EPs: It’s ‘Barney Miller’ Meets ‘The Wire’
by Michael O’Connell
Mike Schur wanted to make something very clear at the top of his Television Critics Association panel: Brooklyn Nine-Nine is not a parody.
“This is not Police Squad … as big a fan as I am ofPolice Squad,” said the executive producer, who co-created the upcoming Fox comedy alongside fellowParks and Recreation scribe Dan Goor. “We want it to seem like it’s a real police precinct. And that was the goal the whole time.”