Homicide Life on the Street
Posted: Sep 30th 2003, 12:28 pm
Hey all,
I just thought I would start a discussion thread for one of the best shows on television.
Homicide Life on the Street.
Seasons 1 & 2 are already out on DVD. Season 3 is set for release on October 28th.
I am fortunate in that my library actually has Homicide on DVD. I have one more episode to watch before I am finished with Season Two.
So far I have been the most impressed by the episode "Black & Blue".
In this episode the pressure is on to solve the murder of a black man in the streets of Baltimore. A man apparently killed by the police. (Vividly reminds me of the real life riots here in 2001).
There is a spectacular scene between Lt. Al Giardello (played by Yahpet Kotto) and Det. Frank Pembleton (played by the masterful Andre Braugher, IMHO one the most underated actor). Giardello is convinced that drug dealer they have in custody actually killed the man in question. Pembleton is convinced that a cop did it.
[spoiler]Pembleton attempts to prove to Giardello that he has blinders on with regards to the police. He is convinced that Giardello does not want the killer to be a cop. So Pembleton goes into the interrogation room (AKA The Box) and gets the drugdealer to confess to the murder, a murder which Pembleton is convinced that he did not committ.[/spoiler]
All I can say is, wow.
Great Stuff.
LanceMan
I just thought I would start a discussion thread for one of the best shows on television.
Homicide Life on the Street.
Seasons 1 & 2 are already out on DVD. Season 3 is set for release on October 28th.
I am fortunate in that my library actually has Homicide on DVD. I have one more episode to watch before I am finished with Season Two.
So far I have been the most impressed by the episode "Black & Blue".
In this episode the pressure is on to solve the murder of a black man in the streets of Baltimore. A man apparently killed by the police. (Vividly reminds me of the real life riots here in 2001).
There is a spectacular scene between Lt. Al Giardello (played by Yahpet Kotto) and Det. Frank Pembleton (played by the masterful Andre Braugher, IMHO one the most underated actor). Giardello is convinced that drug dealer they have in custody actually killed the man in question. Pembleton is convinced that a cop did it.
[spoiler]Pembleton attempts to prove to Giardello that he has blinders on with regards to the police. He is convinced that Giardello does not want the killer to be a cop. So Pembleton goes into the interrogation room (AKA The Box) and gets the drugdealer to confess to the murder, a murder which Pembleton is convinced that he did not committ.[/spoiler]
All I can say is, wow.
Great Stuff.
LanceMan