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Court TV Showing 5 Eps of Homicide
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Posted by: curt222

I know many of you are huge fans of Homicide: Life on the Streets. On November 16 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., CourtTV is airing a five hour marathon of Homicide. CourtTV is showing Tom Fontana's 5 favorite episodes. Fontana is Homicide's creator.

The link to the court TV description is below:

CourtTV Link

Posted by: Marco

Kewl! :up:
'Course, with the DVDs out, it's less critical to my existence, but cool nonetheless.

Posted by: MacThor

Thanks for the heads up!

I checked the link, and those are GREAT episodes. "The Subway" may be Vincent D'Onofrio's finest hour. And Gary Basaraba ("Boomtown") really shines in "Dolls Eyes." Those two may be the most powerful hours of network TV I have ever seen, and I'm not given to exaggeration.

I highly recommend this marathon to anyone looking for drama better than anything currently on TV.

Mac

Posted by: ClutchBrake

I want to watch it but hate to see a few episodes of a great show only to never see any more. Can someone who has never seen Homicide watch these episodes without being lost?

Posted by: Marco

Rent the DVDs
Rent the DVDs
RENT THE DVDs! If you possibly can. Hell, buy 'em then put 'em up on eBay when you're done, if you don't love them.

You won't be sorry.

Posted by: ClutchBrake

That's one heck of a recommendation. :) How many seasons were there and how many are on DVD.

I love Oz and The Wire so I'm sure Homicide will be right up my alley.

Posted by: MacThor

quote:
Originally posted by ClutchBrake
I want to watch it but hate to see a few episodes of a great show only to never see any more. Can someone who has never seen Homicide watch these episodes without being lost?

Well, if you watch the marathon, I'd bet you'll wind up watching the rest on DVD. This show was THAT good.

The two episodes I mentioned, "The Subway" and "Doll's Eyes" are standalone and VERY emotional. But you won't get lost. Two of the episodes are the pilot two-parter.

I think there were seven total seasons? I saw season 3 at Best Buy last week in New Releases.

Posted by: Marco

quote:
Originally posted by ClutchBrake
That's one heck of a recommendation. :) How many seasons were there and how many are on DVD.

I love Oz and The Wire so I'm sure Homicide will be right up my alley.

Second thing first ... yup, right up your alley. Or if you're in Balmer, on your stoop, hon.

Three seasons are on DVD so far, in two sets (first two in one set, because only 13 eps total for first two years).

Full episode list here . Follow the link to Episodes.

AND it says here that all 7 seasons will be released on DVD by the end of 2005! :) :D :up:

There's a couple of cast changes later on so the series quality tails off a bit, but that still makes it better than most TV even at the end.

Posted by: coldtoes

quote:
Originally posted by ClutchBrake
I love Oz and The Wire so I'm sure Homicide will be right up my alley.

If you love Oz and The Wire, run - don't walk! - to get the DVDs. You will love Homicide!

Posted by: Connie

What they all said -- most especially if you like those other series.

Posted by: YCantAngieRead

I hadn't watched a full episode of Homicide in YEARS, and even then, I think I only watched one. I had forgotten how well done this show was.

And I LOVED Oz and I was having Oz flashbacks...unfortunately I only caught the last episode-The Subway-yesterday. That show was RIVETING.

And may I say, Vincent D'onofrio is doing quite well on Law and Order CI, y'know, for having been cut in half. :)

Odd piece of trivia I noticed about D'onofrio....apparently he had his teeth straightened between that episode of Homicide and CI. His teeth are really crooked-in a way I don't think caps could cover-in this episode.

Posted by: Marco

quote:
Originally posted by YCantAngieRead
And may I say, Vincent D'onofrio is doing quite well on Law and Order CI, y'know, for having been cut in half. :)

That hole he blew in his head in Full Metal Jacket healed up real nice, too. :p

Posted by: MacThor

And when Tommy Lee Jones blew him up from the inside in Men in Black...he's recovered from that too!

ClutchBrake, did you watch/Tivo? If so, what did you think?

Posted by: Marco

quote:
Originally posted by MacThor
And when Tommy Lee Jones blew him up from the inside in Full Metal Jacket...he's recovered from that too!

Tommy Lee Jones? Full Metal Jacket? Whaaaa? :confused:
What is your major malfunction, son? Are you talking about R. Lee Ermey?

Oh, just checked imdb. You mean Men In Black, right? :up:

Posted by: MacThor

Marco, edited to fix it. Thanks :)

Posted by: ClutchBrake

quote:
Originally posted by MacThor
ClutchBrake, did you watch/Tivo? If so, what did you think?

I've watched two so far but haven't been overly impressed. The ones I watched were "Gone for Goode" and "Three Men and Adena".

It seems a little claustrophobic compared to some of the other shows. The resolution to cases without seeing the happenings was a little disappointing.

I'm going to watch the other three next week.

Posted by: cbm11549

Court TV will air 7 Homicide episodes back-to-back on Monday 1/19 starting at 7AM EST. These are the final episodes from the final season. Also TNT is airing 2 Law & Order/Homicide crossover episodes on Wed 1/14 & 1/21 starting at 8PM EST.