Cagney & Lacey Cain, and show the two lead characters being promoted to plainclothes detectives and later disguised as prostitutes. This was replaced the following season by an instrumental theme composed by Bill Conti set to a collage of action and comical scenes featuring the characters from the series. The series was followed by four television movies which reunited the characters Christine Cagney (promoted and now working at the District Attorney's office) and Mary Beth Lacey (now retired from the police force). Following the conclusion of "Cagney & Lacey", Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless have reunited onscreen three times: all three times playing
The Mary Tyler Moore Show other grownups, having grownup conversations". The Associated Press said that the show "took 20 years of pointless, insipid situation comedy and spun it on its heels. [It did this by] pioneer[ing] reality comedy and the establishment of clearly defined and motivated secondary characters." Tina Fey, creator and lead actress of the 2006-debut sitcom "30 Rock", explained that Moore's show helped inspire "30 Rock"'s emphasis on office relationships. "Our goal is to try to be like "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", where it's not about doing the news," said Fey. "Entertainment Weekly" also noted that the main characters of "30 Rock"