# WiseGuy - remember that series? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [June 15, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209 "2022-06-15T02:28:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/21 "2022-06-16T06:36:08Z")
I remember it as the show with Disproportionate Attractive People ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/22 "2022-06-16T07:38:14Z")
i always thought it was cool they had the undercover HQ in the middle of a high security prison … ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/23 "2022-06-16T16:33:32Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > > [@Loach](#): > > > > One of my favorites. It was a huge career boost for Ray Sharkey. There were a lot of good performances but his really stood out. Unfortunately he followed up that role with playing the Puerto Rican angel who spoke with a dead John Belushi. > > I mean, there’s also the fact that he was a mass murderer. If I remember correctly the news that he was a huge piece of shit didn’t come out until he was too sick to work. Bad role choices had already taken away most of the bump he got from Wiseguys. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/24 "2022-06-17T00:45:12Z")
I recall the multi-episode story arcs were almost like watching a different show every srason. The first arc with Ray Sharkey is my favorite. I remember the big climatic fight introduced me to Knights in White Satin. I freaked out and had to immediately find out who sang it. This was a decade before Google. I had to ask coworkers. The Profitt Storyline arc with Kevin Spacey and Joan Severance was very good. I had a serious crush on Joan Severance. She had the same persona as Kathleen Turner. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/25 "2022-06-17T04:42:45Z")
Amazon’s got the entire series streaming except for the seven episode ‘Dead Dog Records’ storyline from season two. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/26 "2022-06-17T16:56:00Z")
As I recall, the lead was replaced, due to the issues mentioned above, and the show just petered out. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/27 "2022-06-17T21:13:22Z")
I tried to watch the episodes. They are mislabeled and are actually from a later story arc in the season. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/28 "2022-06-18T01:56:26Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > As I recall, the lead was replaced, due to the issues mentioned above, and the show just petered out. Memory is a funny thing. Some of the story arcs had so much impact on me that I remember them as being much longer. I remember Ken Wahl having to leave the show and Tony Denison coming in to replace him. Looking at it now I see that Denison was only in 4 episodes. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209/29 "2022-06-18T16:36:24Z")
Wahl came back for a while, but was ultimately replaced permanently by Steven Bauer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiseguy-remember-that-series/966209.md?page=1)