David P. Kalat - Homicide: Life on the Streets: The Unofficial Companion

Intelligent writing, intense characters, a dark sense of humor, innovative editing, and complex plotsHomicide: 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 arent any car chases, rarely any shootouts, and sometimes the cases dont 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, theyre real.
Homicide: Life on the Street, The Unofficial Companion by David P. Kalatthe first and only full-length guide to this Emmy Award-winning and three-time Peabody Award-winning television seriesbrilliantly captures the essence of this groundbreaking show.
Youll Learn About:
famed filmmaker Barry Levinsons decision to bring Homicide to television instead of making a film of David Simons 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 casualtieswhy they left or were let go
the esteemed castincluding Andre Braugher, Ned Beatty, Daniel Baldwin, and Yaphet Kotto, among othersthe characters theyve 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!