Homicide: Life on the Street DVD

Homicide: Life on the Street was an American television series premiered on January 31, 1993 and lasted until May 21, 1999.

This series was the most reality-based police drama that has ever aired on television. It was shot entirely with handheld cameras on location in the Fells Point Community of Baltimore, MD. One of the series' executive producers, Barry Levinson, is a Baltimore native. He has written and directed at least three films that take place in Baltimore: "Diner", "Tin Men" & "Avalon". Doing this show was a natural for him.

The series was based on a book called "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," by David Simon, a writer who spent a year with the members of Baltimore's homicide unit. Some of the series' characters and cases were based on the book.

This series was unlike most cop shows of that time, in that there were almost no car chases, gunfights and etc. This show was about closing cases and the act of the crime was usually never seen. Generally, the viewer first sees the case when the detective(s) arrive on the scene. Open cases are kept track of on a board, open cases under the primary detective's name are shown in red ink, when the case is closed the red is replaced by black ink. During the first season it aired, it didn't have great ratings and the chances for a second season looked bleak. When Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue premiered in the Fall of '93 and got great ratings, police dramas "were in" and the series was given the go-ahead for a second season (the two Emmy Awards probably didn't hurt either). The better ratings of the second season led to a full third and subsequent seasons. When the Lifetime cable channel picked the show up for syndication in 1997 it helped guarantee that there would be a fifth season. Then NBC made it possible for the series to have a sixth and seventh season.

• Homicide: Life on the Street DVD collection is a box set as shown above, all episodes are organize from pilot to finale.
• Homicide: Life on the Street DVD collection includes custom artwork and episode guides so you can find your favorite episode at anytime
• Homicide: Life on the Street DVD collection are formatted region free so they will play on any DVD player, DVD-ROM X-Box or PS2 Worldwide
• All DVDs are presented in full screen, commercial free and unedited. Exactly the same as it was shown in American television.
• Presented in English
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