Why Homicide: Life On The Street is amazing.

Bolander and Munch trick a suspect into believing that a copy machine can tell whether the suspect is lying or not.

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[filthysize]

This was a true story from David Simon's book.

[IDF1987]

I love how they used this on The Wire too. David Simon just loved this bit too much because it was based on reality.

[Roma9532]

Dash .6 WTF, LOOL I'm so watching this show I need something, I'have finished "The Wire"

[Katt560]

And yes...the driving force behind Homicide, along with the gritty filming & realistic crimes, was the figurative love affair between Pembleton and Bayliss. Bayliss was soft, sensitive, patient. Pembleton was an ox in china shop who needed no one....until he partnered with Bayliss. It's a complicated friendship...but the two end up willing to die for one another.

[Katt560]

I purchased the entire series on DVD, plus the movie. FANTASTIC purchase!!! I have gone thru the whole thing twice. Pembleton is phenomenal...I see why Andre Braugher was the breakout star. He doesn't even have to speak...just a look. I was hoping he'd be just as good in his other projects, but nothing beats the development of the Pembleton character. The writers did an amazing job with most of the cops, actually.

[codename617]

And that's why Homicide was a god cop show i bet. I have only seen a few episodes. Two crossovers, the pilot, Subway, a few clips here and there. But so far i loved the pilot, so much tension and realism. I wish more modern police procedural shows could be more like Homicide in ways instead of just copy things from it like the board and this brilliant scene. The Wire is the only show that I see that can get away with it (mainly b/c it was David Simon's show)

[Katt560]

Can't handle McCoy. But I do love Pembleton and Bayliss on Homicide. Their relationship was revealed in much more depth than anything on L&O. Pembleton is gripping, Bayliss I could marry! :)

[Katt560]

This is great...and I do wonder how many takes it took without laughter!

[Katt560]

That is so well said! It's exactly why it's so compelling.

[Jesus Jones]

same creator, real method used to fool morons in baltimore

[BoosterSilver]

I love how you can tell they're just making it all up on the spot, I love it!

[suziecreamchease]

@McGeek1220

No..

i think it is amazing because until all the eye candy arrived in seasons 5 and 6 - it was about this crazy tragic romance between hard boiled detectives who could never have sex with each other...

They were the ultimate old married couples..