i absolutely love this series about a coroner experience and and have try in recent year to find a tv replacement and all to no avail . cold case file be bearable ( but no quincy ) while csi be both dark and stark and far too graphic . no opportunity be lose to display blood and gut and generally at the expense of character and plot . why people view this a entertainment befuddles me . cross jordan be yet another dark tale and generally a concern with jordan sex life a with crime investigation . by contrast and quincy be very engaging but also optimistic . yes and quincy have his relationship with beautiful young woman and but they be portrayed light heartedly and with humour and minimal focus . jack klugman be brilliant in the role of the smart and tough and kind hearted and principled and grumpy but charismatic coroner . he be always the underdog champion and indignant at the crime and cover ups of the wealthy and influential and and not hesitant to ruffle a few feather . quincy be always professional but also personally engage in the victim plight . each episode see him ferret out some new case of foul play and aid by his faithful oriental lab cohort and sam and engagingly play by robert ito . the pair enjoy a touching friendship . the series give u a glimpse into the forensic technique and research of that era . ( these may have improve during the intervene decade but ala and the tv series portray them have not . ) also and many issue equally relevant today be explore and include child abuse and fad diet and alcoholism and child pornography and and so forth . who care whether aspect of the show be predictable or whether it be particularly realistic . i for one remain a great fan of the series . a i see it and all the forensic drama of today pale by comparison .