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Homicide was based on the book by David Simon and created by Paul Attanasio (Quiz Show), Tom Fontana (Oz), and Barry Levinson (Diner). It was filmed in Levinson's beloved Charm City and he directed several episodes, including "Gone for Goode," which introduced the case of Adena Watson (and won another Emmy). It would haunt Tim Bayliss (the underrated Kyle Secor) for the rest of the series. The authentic Maryland locations, unusual cases (many based on real-life incidents), groundbreaking camera work, edgy--often humorous--dialogue, and seemingly improvised acting set Homicide apart from everything on TV. Then there were the directors, like Nick Gomez ("Son of a Gun") and Alan Taylor ("A Dog and Pony Show"), and guest stars, like Gwen Verdon ("A Ghost of a Chance") and Robin Williams ("Bop Gun"). Could this really be network TV? Most times, it didn't feel like it. These 13 episodes present the main characters: Captain Al "Gee" Giardello (Yaphet Kotto), Kay Howard (Melissa Leo), Meldrick Lewis (Clark Johnson), and John Munch (Richard Melzer), whose character would segue to Law & Order: SVU. Ned Beatty, Daniel Baldwin, and Jon Polito also make vivid impressions, but would not remain for the long haul. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Arguably the best cop show ever made,
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This review is from: Homicide: Life On The Street: The Complete Seasons 1 and 2 (DVD)
This was a great series, and it was at top form in its first two years, so this is the box set to get. While not the first cop shows to get under the skin of its protagonists (remember Hill Street Blues?) it had a style all its own, with a literary flair that made this one of the most heady shows on television. Like Hill Street Blues, Homicide had characters that played extremely well off each other -- Pembleton and Bayliss for example. One got an intimate sense of the street, and each episode was fraught with tension without devolving into standard pot-boilers which was all too often the case with TV cop shows. The characters evolved, coming and going over the life of the series. The most important thing that can be said for Homicide is that it was never static.
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Best Drama of Television History,
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This review is from: Homicide: Life On The Street: The Complete Seasons 1 and 2 (DVD)
Homicide: Life on the Street is hands down the best television drama of all time. Whereas The West Wing shows the struggles at the highest level of American political life, Homicide got to the heart of the lowest reaches of life, using investigations of death as a touchstone. Andre Braugher is quite simply the best dramatic actor of our time, and this was his peak.You know it when you see it: This is the real thing. Even NBC execs recognized this fact, keeping it on the air far longer than its low ratings ever seemed to justify. If you like the idea of art and intelligence in television, you will absolutely love this series.
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Most underrated crime drama ever...,
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This review is from: Homicide: Life On The Street: The Complete Seasons 1 and 2 (DVD)
Fans of NYPD Blue and Law & Order should check out Homicide Life on the Street. Despite the rave critical reviews this series received when on NBC, it had a hard time capturing an audience and the ratings were unimpressive. I have always maintained and still maintain that Homicide was a better series than NYPD Blue or Law & Order. The cast is amazing, the episodes are incredibly well done, and the stories and plot lines are intense and intriguing. Crime drama fans owe it to themselves to check this one out!
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