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This was the most expensive purchase ive ever made with regards to buying dvd's but one of the best buys...122 episodes the entire series presented in a filing cabinet plus the movie...i had forgotten how good it was as a show.
I think apon it as a great part of my movie collection and im sure anybody owning it will feel the same
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i totally agree with mr. barron's remarks concerning "hlots."
i, also, agree with his statement that "the wire" is the best dramatic
series on tv.
that said, there is one common factor that both of these excellent dramas
share--david simon.
mr. simon's book "homicide:a year on the killing streets" is the basis for "hlots." david simon is also the creator and main writer of "the wire."
btw, on the premium channel 'showtime' there is a dramatic series, that if it continues it's excellence from season one will give "the wire" a run for it's money. the series i'm referring to is "brotherhood."
totally awesome!
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What a great show! I have been a huge fan of "Homicide: Life on the Street" since it originally aired on NBC. In fact during the '90s, HLOTS was the one show that was "appointment TV" for me. (I regularly taped new episodes, since it was on Friday nights and I was often out due to being single & in my 20s.) HLOTS still rates as my favorite network series of all time (closely behind my all-time fav show, "Homicide's" grittier 'younger brother', HBO's "The Wire" - the best show on TV).
What made this show so good were the intelligent writing and the great acting. Unlike most cop shows, it focused on character development of the detectives, instead of on gunfights and car chases. The actors looked like cops, not like models. The show was more about the inner workings of the "murder police", than it was the crimes themselves. And the cases weren't conveniently solved at the end of each episode. In fact, many of the cases were remained unsolved. It is far more realistic than the standard cop show (like the ridiculously phony CSI franchise).
HLOTS featured one of the strongest casts ever on network television, led by the outstanding Andre Braugher. It also featured many guest starring appearances by outstanding actors like James Earl Jones, Robin Williams, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Isaiah Washington, Lily Tomlin, Steve Allen, and many, many more.
"Homicide" was also ground breaking in its fast paced editing, with lots of Jump cuts. The show was shot (especially the earlier seasons) to have the look & feel of a documentary. Much of the early shows were shot with hand held cameras using 16mm film. It's not as obvious now (because so many shows have since adopted this style), but this show looked like nothing else on TV in 1993.
Like some others who have posted, I already owned some the individual sets (Seasons 1&2, Season 3, and Season 4.) However, it was actually cheaper to buy the mega-set than to buy even 2 of the 3 seasons I didn't already own. Plus, as noted above, the mega-set includes a bonus disc with the "Law & Order" cross over episodes and the now out of print "Homicide: the Movie." And the packaging is very cool! The individual seasons had somewhat the look of case files. The mega-set takes this theme to a new level, packaging the sets in a sturdy File Cabinet box, with "tabs" separating each season's "file".
The show looks great on DVD, has great sound, and each season features commentary on one episode plus some type of "behind the scenes" feature. Of particular note is the Season 6 set which includes the outstanding PBS documentary "Anatomy of a Homicide". These extras give great insight on how the show came together.
I only have a couple of very minor complaints. Seasons 1-4 include song listings for each episode (music was featured prominently on the series). Starting with Season 5, the song listings are dropped. But, Seasons 5-7 include the "Previously On..." content that originally aired with the episodes. It would be nice to have both the song listings AND the "previously ons" for all the seasons. But this is how the discs were originally packaged for the individual season sets. Also, in a perfect world, it would be nice to have the L&O episodes on the same discs as the corresponding HLOTS episodes. But I know that it would be unrealistic to expect A&E to make new discs for this set, since they were just repackaging the existing discs into a new set.
Bottom line, if you've never seen "Homicide", but you like intelligent drama, great writing, and superb acting, check it out! And if you're a fan of the show, you already know how good it is, so get it already! Either way, I highly recommend getting this set. It is an inexpensive way to own the whole series and it's nicely packaged.
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This is a great set to own if you have not already purchased the individual season sets. Like many other people I feel ripped off by A&E because they will not sell the 35th disk seperatley. When A&E re-released their "Avengers" mega set there was also a bonus disk but it was also sold seperatley so why was this not done with "Homicide"? I would gladly pay for the "bonus" disk with the "cross-over" episodes and the "Homicide" TV movie but I will not pay $170 just to get that one disk.
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A collector's dream. Here it is, Homicide in full. The box set is fantastic. It claims the episodes are shown as the series intended. (NBC often showed episodes out of order, making a show built around story arcs confusing.) With the possible exception of Season 7's "A Case Of Dor Or Die", which from my memory was originally shown out of order and appears here in the same spot, it appears correct.
There is a commentary track on one episode of each season. Plus, there is a bonus disc with the Homicide Life everlasting movie as well as the three Law & Order crossover episodes. Fans of Homicide need to take this case. Simply put, this is the complete Homicide.
An an note, the commentary tracks do provide some interesting stories, including the two cast members who absolutely despised each other and how an episode is a mixture of hard work and personality clashes.
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