Homicide: Life on the Street - The Documentary

[TheCoffeeNut711]

the girl turns me on.

[09Tangie]

I love how he pulls the form out of the air lol

[ScarlettOBeara]

does anyone have the episode with dolly whithers "DOLLY WON'T DIE" the aunt who kept killing her relatives for the insurance.

[dsk7419]

@ScarlettOBeara That's a great episode and actually a real life case taken from David Simon's book Homicide: a year on the streets.

[Anselcat1952]

Andre has never been better than he was in this scene. On fire. Wow.

[lisasim]

One of the best series ever! Congrats to Melissa Leo for her Oscar win!

[volimsir]

Unfortunately, later seasons don't deal as much with character development, making the show lose it's originality and appeal. The characters traits (and even whole characters) fade more and more, focusing more on the crimes themselves, until, eventually, they pretty much just become your bland everyday detectives.

**SPOILER ALERT**

Basically I think Bayliss should have died from the shot in season 6, thus, somehow, coming full circle.

[thebatman101069]

@volimsir yea, the later seasons kinda turned into a soap opra-ey kinda of gooey mush. I didn't really care for the last season much. If you watch the documentary about the Subway episode, you can tell the network was probably giving them pressure to make it more like NYPD Blue, or Law and Order type of drama, instead of the realism the show portrayed when it first began.

[h100spfld]

@thebatman101069 I've long been of the opinion that what really made Homicide great was that it executed the soapy plots better than NYPD Blue (perhaps because HLotS still had that core of realism) and the legal/Danvers-heavy and also the RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES! plots better than L&O (perhaps for the same reason... a number of the L&O regulars said that almost all of their characters' development over the L&O run was in the HLotS part of a crossover episode!).

[h100spfld]

@h100spfld I have little doubt that if HLotS did a musical stunt episode, it would be better than Cop Rock, too.

[volimsir]

Homicide is unlike any other police show. It doesn't really deal as much with the crime, as it deals with the human psyche. When you look at say, Pembelton, you see die hard determination, covered with cool professionalism. Or Bolander and Munch who embody cynicism, or Howard where the whole person is a metaphor in itself, being the shortest(smallest), being a woman, and being the best detective in the precinct.

[kentamitchell]

@volimsir I agree on all counts. It is also my firm opinion that Erik Todd Dellums as an *amazingly* effective and SCARY villian as Luther Mahoney.

[DarqueStar]

Did one of the black cops play the city desk editor in The Wire season 5?

[theprofessor172]

@DarqueStar Yup, that's Clark Johnson. He also directed several episodes of The Wire, including the pilot and the series finale.

[h100spfld]

@theprofessor172 and the pilot of The Shield!

[thebatman101069]

@h100spfld and the movies SWAT and The Sentinal.

[rumisouth]

Why on Earth would you disable embedding for this gem?

[theprofessor172]

@rumisouth Did not realize I had. Enabled now.

[rumisouth]

@theprofessor172 Thank you!

[adamnob2]

what the episode ofHomicide: Life On The Street which involved a shooting motivated by one character's destruction of another character's copy of Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs.

[LTmattYT]

is this show any good?

i loved the wire and have watched all its season multiple times, should i consider watching this?

[Chim510]

Yes LT.

Homicide was made by the same people as The Wire and, while more conventional due to its network TV constraints, was still miles ahead of any other TV cop show ever made. The dialogue alone is worth your time.

[LTmattYT]

yeah, man.

i just finished season 1 and this shit is fucking rad

[publica74]

Frank Pembleton is your worse nightmare

if you do something wrong.

[ToruKun1]

That was intense. I shat bricks.

[uhardeman]

"a claustrophobic anteroom.."

[Katey3ngland]

You forgot the shut up part.

Mike: Your best bet is to shut up. Shut up now.

Then later on:

Mike: Your best bet is to speak up. Speak up now.

[scottchambers60]

I have to agree with Pembleton; after watching real interrogations on shows like First 48 and The Shift I just amazed at how many murderers incrimidate themselves by talking when the police have absolutely no evidence linking them to the crime. So for all you murderers out there, never ever talk to the police and always ask for a lawyer!

[theprofessor172]

This begs the question: does crime make you stupid or do the stupid commit crime?

[thebatman101069]

@theprofessor172 Both.

[fitz4609]

to all you honest citizens and innocent people abused by the system. STFU

count ceiling tile holes, visualize your sock drawer, but STFU and say nada, nothing, zip, zero and I mean nothing.

Asked a question, you stammer ....UM I have nothing to say without a lawyer present. Otherwise say nothing, look at them and say....nothing.

clear your throat and say.....nothing

STFU

[dsk7419]

@scottchambers60 I imagine they're not in a right state of mind, emotions going crazy... Probably why they committed the act in the first place. Probably very vulnerable to deceptions and easy to manipulate as they won't be able to think straight. Much later sitting in the jail cell I bet they'll be kicking themselves.

[chemicalrise]

i didn't do anything!

[DrewCombest]

where at in the book is this at?

[theprofessor172]

Bottom of page 201.

[DrewCombest]

i just got the book today, im excited to start reading it.

[theprofessor172]

It's a very good read.

[easilyjaded2]

When I read the book and the section that this episode takes from, I couldn't help but want to rewatch the episode. David Simon is brilliant, and I agree with what has been said before, this really shows off his skill and the actors' abilities to pull these monologues off. I highly recommend the book to everyone--even if they aren't diehard Homicide: Life on the Street fans!

[DrewCombest]

which season is this from

[theprofessor172]

Season 5.

[BambiBlake007]

i love it. Bayliss' priceless at 1:35-1:60. while Munch is talkin, he don't even blink, LOL.

[amsilverstein]

One of my favorite montages. Great job!

[kellingc]

I remember this episode the clearest. Mostly because that whole sequence of scense was taken direclty from Daivd Simon's book. Out of all the rest of the text, that narritive had the most impact on me. It showed the skill of Mr. Simon, and the acting abilities of this cast. I miss this show.

[theprofessor172]

Once I read the book, I noticed how much plot of the show was drawn - almost word-for-word - from the book. Amazing show.

[bearmarko]

heheh sick show