Homicide: Life on the Street: classic or the best show ever created?

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'theif's an f/x show so it's probably decent, i feel sorta bad for not watching it but i'll probably catch it on reruns or dvd maybe.

j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 19:31 (7 years ago) Permalink

I'm watching it now - Braugher is as great as ever, but I'm not sure about the rest of the show yet. He has a very charmless adolescent daughter.

Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 20:32 (7 years ago) Permalink

His daughter is Egg/Ann/Bland from Arrested Development. Their interaction is the worst part of the show, which is somewhere between "brooding" and just "slow." The New Orleans elements ring hollow, though the shady, wheezy cop is a great touch, as are Linda Hamilton and her manservant. The rest of the gang are such whiny bitches that I wonder why Braugher's businesslike superthief even bothers with them.

adam (adam), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 20:54 (7 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

More Homicide / CSI crossover. the one i watched last night (actually from the night before) was the one with the suicide that gets fatally shot on the way down. before she started telling this tale (at an ME convention) the bloke before her was telling them about how his department has just located the place of death using the bugs found in the body using their newly appointed forensic entomolgist. "Forensic Entomolgist!?". much laughter...

tivo episode descriptions are currently one episode out.

koogs, Friday, 17 August 2007 09:41 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

OMG DET. MUNCH IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDNET?

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 6 September 2007 09:27 (5 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

adam, are you there? can you hear me? can you feel me near you?

I have been GORGING on homicide these past few days

esp. seasons II and III

detective frank pembleton/andre braugher and giardello/yaphet kotto are my new gods

czn, Monday, 19 November 2007 22:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

haha me too holmes.

pembleton > all other screen characters.

That one guy that hit it and quit it, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 11:02 (5 years ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

they've been showing it again, from the beginning, on itv4 but appear to be finishing at the end of series 3 (next week)

i've been writing down the names on the board as i spot them but figured it'd be on the web somewhere. a quick google for "visciglia liddell" (2 of munch's cases from 1994) gave me:

http://members.aol.com/jimking/ which is stunning.

(the last 3 i've seen have had Steve Buscemi, John Waters and Tim Russert guest starring / cameos). but the way they are showing them out of order bugs me (end of season three was episodes from before the shootings / bolander's scar, for instance.)

koogs, Sunday, 6 July 2008 17:44 (4 years ago) Permalink

I have been thinking of watching this when I finish S5 of The Wire. How does it compare?

Meg Busset, Saturday, 19 July 2008 17:51 (4 years ago) Permalink

For its time, it was really about as good as it gets. C4 UK passed up on the final season, which is probably where the rot set in for them.

Having recently seen a BBC2 piece on The Wire, but never watched it, I'm in the opposite situation of feeling I should really catch up with a box set.

Soukesian, Saturday, 19 July 2008 18:26 (4 years ago) Permalink

I don't know how much it compares as I haven't seen much of the Wire, but it's generally considered about as realistic, but more episodic. Nearly everyone I've come across who loves one loves the other.

Duane Barry, Saturday, 19 July 2008 19:23 (4 years ago) Permalink

Everyone needs The Wire in their life.

I'm just worried that Homicide will be like The Wire, only not quite as good. Only one way to find out, I guess!

Meg Busset, Saturday, 19 July 2008 19:26 (4 years ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

well, according to the current Tivo listings, on 4th october itv4 here in the UK is showing "La Famiglia" which is episode 1 of series 7 and i think is the first time it's been aired on english tv. (is, as usual, 2:55 in the morning but...)

(last night's was 6.16 The Abduction which is roughly where they stopped the last lot of repeats)

koogs, Thursday, 25 September 2008 22:26 (4 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

In anticipation of this placing on the '90s poll, just thought I'd point out that Amazon at this very moment has an insane sale on the complete series. 60% off, dudes!!!

Pooping And Crying (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:16 (3 years ago) Permalink

nice. the wire complete set on sale too

too shart (am0n), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:08 (3 years ago) Permalink

4 weeks pass...

Pretty much best show ever created.

My husband would agree. We're only through season 1 and started watching s2. But he's hooked. And thinks it's the best show evah.

Me? I really like it. S1 was good, S2 seems even better. I did not like the Gyllenhaal directed ep, I have to admit. Hated it. Not the storyline, just the style of directing was totally off (imo)

Nathalie (stevienixed), Thursday, 7 January 2010 15:57 (3 years ago) Permalink

2 years pass...
1 year passes...

man why did no one ever tell me andre braugher was on kojak

j., Sunday, 28 April 2013 03:31 (1 month ago) Permalink


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