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Homicide Life on the Street - Seasons 1...
Volume
1: “Gone For Goode” “A Ghost Of A Chance”, “The Night Of The Dead
Living”
Volume
2: “Son Of A Gun”, “A Shot In The Dark”, “Three Men And Adena”
Volume
3: “A Dog And Pony Show”, “And The Rockets Red Glare”, “Smoke Gets In
Your Eyes”
Volume
4: “See no Evil”, “Black And Blue”, “A Many Splendored Thing”,
“Bop Gun”
Stars:
Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson,
Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, John Polito, and Kyle Secor
Guest
Stars: Steve Harris, Edie Falco, and Robin Williams
Writers:
Paul Attanasio, Tom Fontana, Noel Behn, Frank Pugliese, James Yoshimura, Jorge
Zamacona, David Mills, and David Simon
Directors:
Barry Levinson, Martin Campbell, Michael Lehmann, Nick Gomez, Bruce Paltrow,
Alan Taylor, Peter Markie, Wayne Ewing, Chris Menual, John McNaughton, and
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Based
On The Book By: David Simon
Created
By: Paul Attanasio
Executive
Producers: Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana
Feature
length: 10 hours and 50 minutes
Extras: Commentary With Barry Levinson And Tom Fontana, SuperBowl XXVII Commercials For Season One Premiere, Cast And Crew Biographies, Homicide: Life At The Start – An Interview With Barry Levison And Tom Fontana, To Catch A Killer: Homicide Episode Of A&E’s Signature Series “AMERICAN JUSTICE,” Homicide: Life On The Street Song Listing
Languages:
English Stereo Sound
Subtitles:
N/A
Packaging:
Four Slim Keep Cases Within A Cardboard Sleeve
Chapter
Stops: 8 Per Episode
Sound:
Stereo Sound
Year
of Television Broadcast: 1993-1994/DVD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: A&E Home Video
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
Inspired
by Davis Simon’s Edgar Awarding-winning account of Baltimore homicide
detectives and brought to television by acclaimed director Barry Levinson and
writer Paul Attanasio, “Homicide: Life On The Street” re-invigorated the
police detective drama by focusing on the grueling work of solving murders with
lots of hand held camera work that defied the conventions of most if not all
television dramas that preceded it, allowing the actors to explore their
characters often with banter that came up on the set and using documentary style
camera techniques that employed jump cuts and even blatant crossing the line
between camera and subject. The series was shot on super 16mm with a conscious
choice to shoot the series as monotone as possible without going to black and
white film and shot on location in Baltimore, the series would garner multiple
Emmy® Awards, Writer’s Guild Awards, and was one of only two shows in history
to claim three Peabody Awards.
The
cast includes Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty, and Richard Belzer as “Detective
Munch,” a role that would help redefine his career from being a comedian to
being a dramatic actor. Wisely the series uses Belzer’s wit to make the
character interactions more interesting and to inject a little humor in some
otherwise dark storylines. Belzer would even appear as “Detective Munch” in
a rare network television series crossover on the season five “X-Files”
episode “Unusual Suspects.” Andre Braugher would become a breakout star from
the series and other cast members such as John Polito, and Kyle Secor would
expand their visibility from the show as well.
All
13 episodes that make up the first two complete seasons of “Homicide” are
presented in this four disc box set in the order as they were intended to be
seen by the show’s Producers, though the original airdate and a synopsis for
each episode appears onscreen on each disc. The four discs come individually
packaged within four slim keep cases within a cardboard slipcase. The menus
begin with a montage that stops with well rendered interactive menus that are
easy to navigate. Each episode runs between 46 and 47 minutes each or
thereabouts.
Barry
Levinson and Tom Fontana provide very informative and screen specific commentary
for the premiere episode “Gone For Goode” while other noteworthy episodes
within the set include the Emmy Award® “Three Men And Adena,” which takes
place almost entirely within an interrogation room while Robin Williams appears
in the second season episode “Bop Gun.” Each episode is presented in the
(1.33:1) television broadcast aspect ratio with an intentional gritty look with
a clear English Stereo Soundtrack.
The
other extra features are spread out across the four discs and include
“Homicide: Life At The Start – An Interview with Barry Levinson and Tom
Fontana” narrated by Richard Belzer (10:49), “To Catch A Killer: Homicide
Detectives” episode from the A&E signature series “American Justice”
(45:58), two SuperBowl TV spots that preceded the series premiere on NBC, cast
and crew biographies, and a listing of the songs that were used in the first two
seasons.
Overall
I found “Homicide: Life On The Street” to be a compelling series, and I am
not a big follower of cop and detective shows. This box set is very well put
together and should satisfy fans of the series. “Homicide: Life On The Street:
The Complete Seasons One And Two on DVD Box Set” will debut on DVD-Video on
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 from A&E Home Video for the suggested retail price of
$69.95.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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