Homicide: Life on the Streets--the Unofficial CompanionIntelligent writing, intense characters, a dark sense of humor, innovative editing, and complex plots--Homicide: Life on the Street has raised the caliber of television police drama Homicide: Life on the Street is addictive television. Each week we watch to see who Detective Pembleton will spar with in "the Box," or what conspiracy theories Detective Munch will be espousing as the truth, but more than anything we tune in to see the gritty reality that makes this show the best police drama to ever grace the small screen. There aren't any car chases, rarely any shootouts, and sometimes the cases don't get solved. Instead, these detectives keep their clothes on, have a relentlessly morbid sense of humor, and catch the criminals because they have brains, not necessarily brawn. In other words, they're real. Homicide: Life on the Street, The Unofficial Companion by David P. Kalat--the first and only full-length guide to this Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning television series--brilliantly captures the essence of this groundbreaking show. You'll Learn About: famed filmmaker Barry Levinson's decision to bring Homicide to television instead of making a film of David Simon's novel Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets the behind-the-scenes anecdotes about cast regulars, including the onscreen clutches that led to offscreen romances the producers' many battles with the network suits over poor placement in the schedule, and the series' repeated trips to the land known as hiatus cast casualties--why they left or were let go the esteemed cast--including Andre Braugher, Ned Beatty, Daniel Baldwin, and Yaphet Kotto, among others--the characters they've created, and their beyond-Homicide careers season-by-season critiques of each episode Revealing, resourceful, and thoughtful, Homicide: Life on the Street, the Unofficial 0Companion is a must-have for any fan! |
Contents
Life on the Street Acknowledgments | 11 |
Life on the Street Introduction | 13 |
Life on the Street 1 The Best Damn Show on Television | 15 |
Life on the Street 2 The Cast and Crew | 29 |
Life on the Street 3 The First Season A Year on the Killing Streets | 101 |
Life on the Street 4 The Second Season Four Chances | 125 |
Life on the Street 5 The Third Season White Gloves and Red Balls | 139 |
Life on the Street 6 The Fourth Season Law and Order | 175 |
Life on the Street Appendix B Get the Music Back | 301 |
Life on the Street Appendix C Glossary | 311 |
Life on the Street Appendix D The Homicide Seminar at the Museum of Television and Radio | 313 |
Life on the Street Appendix E Hollywood on the Harbor | 315 |
Life on the Street Appendix F The Books | 317 |
Life on the Street Appendix G Homicide Resources | 319 |
Life on the Street Appendix H How to Be an Extra | 323 |
Life on the Street Bibliography | 325 |
Life on the Street 7 The Fifth Season Breathing Space | 219 |
Life on the Street 8 The Sixth Season Last Call Maybe | 261 |
Life on the Street Appendix A Episode Checklist | 297 |
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Life on the Street About the Author | 347 |
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