"Being a murder police, I've learned one inescapable truth. Justice is a bitch."

[khaosworks]

"What we do is important. We speak for those who can no longer speak for themselves."

As of two nights ago, I finished watching all 7 seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street on DVD. I'm waiting for a copy of the Homicide TV movie to wrap it all up.

It was a damned good series, with characters I genuinely cared about, even if the last season was showing the distinct signs of wear. I miss it immensely. I need to dig out my copy of David Simon's book from my boxes and read it again.

Al Giardello, Tim Bayliss, Frank Pembleton, John Munch, Stan Bollander, Steve Crosetti, Meldrick Lewis, Kay Howard, Beau Felton, Megan Russert, Mike Kellerman, James Brodie, Paul Falsone, Terri Stivers, Laura Ballard, Stu Gharty, Rene Sheppard, Mike Giardello - an ensemble cast like no other... here's to you, guys.

Comments

[grapefruitzzz.livejournal.com]

'Homicide' was great, but I never got to see the whole thing when it was first on. It's being repeated on ITV4 of all things, but I keep forgetting (because it's on the wrong page of the 'Radio Times'!). Renting the whole lot on DVD sounds a better idea.

It's so cool that Munch is still 'alive' in a literary way.

[nighthellcat.livejournal.com]

Munch just transferred to Law & Order: SVU.

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know, but it's not the same.

[faxpaladin.livejournal.com]

Not to mention his appearance in "The X-Files."

Slowly our 2-decade-or-so-old phones are being replaced by new ones, for some values of "new" -- the "new" ones are the ones they had on that show. For a long while, I would hear one of them ring and have to fight the urge to answer, "Homicide."

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Belzer has played Munch in 7 different shows, at last count. Homicide, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, The X-Files, The Beat and Arrested Development.

I have the Homicide phone ringtone on my mobile.

[nighthellcat.livejournal.com]

Geez, talk about your typecasting, he can't even get a different role!

[eruvadhril.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I got the audio book from the library a while back. It was good.

[gothamcitygirl.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite shows... and another chance to dust off the ol' Munch icon =)

David Simon

[(Anonymous)]

If you like the Homicide book and TV series, I strongly recommend The Wire, co-created by David Simon. It is more even-handed and deeply researched than Homicide, giving equal time to both sides of the law in Baltimore. It even features a character named Sgt Jay Landsman and a minor character actually played by the real Jay Landsman, so how could you go wrong?


BTW I still pick up and read my copy of Life on the Killing Streets from time to time. An inexhaustible work!


Worden

Re: David Simon

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Many people have said the same thing to me about The Wire... if only the DVD sets weren't so expensive. But I might just dive into that once I clear my current batch of viewing.

I really hate A&E for releasing the Complete Series with the L&O episodes and the TV movie, bitchslapping all of us who were loyal enough to buy the individual sets when they were being released.