"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993) TV series 1993-1999

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Creator:

Paul Attanasio

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

31 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A police homicide investigation unit investigates violent crimes in the city of Baltimore.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Baltimore Maryland | Murder | Police Detective | Based On Book

Awards:

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 19 wins & 50 nominations

Cast

Richard Belzer	...	Det. John Munch / ... (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Clark Johnson	...	Det. Meldrick Lewis (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Yaphet Kotto	...	Lt. Al Giardello (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Kyle Secor	...	Det. Tim Bayliss (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
Andre Braugher	...	Det. Frank Pembleton (100 episodes, 1993-1998)
Michael Ahl	...	Officer Phatt / ... (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Melissa Leo	...	Det. Sgt. Kay Howard / ... (77 episodes, 1993-1997)
Reed Diamond	...	Det. Mike Kellerman / ... (68 episodes, 1995-1998)
Sharon Ziman	...	Naomi (49 episodes, 1993-1999)

Also Known As:

Homicide (USA) (informal short title)

Runtime:

60 min (122 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2007) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Baltimore Pictures

Trivia:

Barry Levinson wanted Richard Belzer as Munch after hearing him on "The Howard Stern Radio Show". NBC suggested Jason Priestley but Levinson refused. Belzer was the last cast member to be hired.

Quotes:

Det. John Munch: [Bayliss is taking some pills for his back pain] What d'ya got there, Timmy? Some good stuff, huh? Percodan, Percocet, Tylenol, greenies?
Det. Tim Bayliss: They're muscle relaxants!
Det. John Munch: Even better.
Det. Tim Bayliss: You don't get any!
Det. John Munch: No-one's willing to share their drugs anymore.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Wire: Took (#5.7)" (2008)

Best show I've seen

This is the best show ever. It even beats "The West Wing" which I think is superb. I wish they would show the reruns on some other channel than Court TV at 1AM.

Audrey Braugher delivered one of the greatest and intense performances on TV or anywhere else for that matter as Detective Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton. The supporting cast, which included Kyle Secor, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, and Callie Thorne (to name a few) were also great. Tom Fontana is one of the best TV writers ever. "Three Men and Adena" is one of the most intense and compelling episodes I've seen. This series has had more famous guest stars on it than any other show, except "The Simpsons." They included Robin Williams, Lili Tomlin, James Earl Jones, Steve Buscemi, Vincent D'Onofrio, and David Morse among others.

Braugher and Fontana won Emmys. The show also received The Humanitas Prize and The Peabody (which has only gone to two other drama series, "St. Elsewhere" and "The West Wing").