When I watched the first episode I was shocked at all of the heavy-hitters on the screen. All of them went on to distinguished television careers.
The filmmakers got the casting right, the location right but they failed when it came to the writers. If you want to see authentic inner city style writing then you have to watch The Wire.
Homicide was written by intellectuals. Often there were funny or incisive lines. But the stories were more philosophical than dramatic. I'm only on the third episode and I'm already having to fast forward through multiple scenes.
I don't understand how this series is rated so highly. Maybe it was good in its day. But not now.
The filmmakers got the casting right, the location right but they failed when it came to the writers. If you want to see authentic inner city style writing then you have to watch The Wire.
Homicide was written by intellectuals. Often there were funny or incisive lines. But the stories were more philosophical than dramatic. I'm only on the third episode and I'm already having to fast forward through multiple scenes.
I don't understand how this series is rated so highly. Maybe it was good in its day. But not now.