Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 7
by Clark Johnson, Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Barbara Kopple, Brad Anderson
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Actor: Clark Johnson, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety, Richard Belzer, Yaphet KottoDirector: Adam Bernstein, Alan Taylor, Barbara Kopple, Brad Anderson, Clark Johnson
Brand: A and E Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1056 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: A&E Home Video
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- Crime and punishment direct from the streets of Baltimore. Powerful, darkly humorous, and always original, this final season brings an explosive end to one of the edgiest police dramas ever to hit television--Homicide: Life On The Street. A critical darling during its groundbreaking run, Homicide: Life On The Street features authentic Maryland locations, storylines based on real-life cases, and a
Movie Reviews of Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 7
Movie Review: One of the BEST 2 Seasons of this Show!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to strongly, STRONGLY disagree with those who have said that Season 7, "was a shadow of the show's former brilliance", or that people "will buy this set, if only to recall how far this show fell from greatness", or that "in terms of the series itself, it's a sad end to what is the greatest television show ever made".
Although I have not yet bought Season 7 on DVD, ( I watched this season, and Season 6 when it aired on TV (although I may have seen Season 6 episodes in reruns on Court TV, I don't remember) and I have checked the Homicide DVD's - up to the end of Season 6 from the library, and I have to say, out of all the seasons of this show, Season 6 & 7 were my FAVORITES, and the ONLY ones I really liked.
I LOVED Ballard, and Falsone, and incidentally I think that they made an ADORABLE couple. I loved the addition of Michael Michele, and Giancarlo Esposito in Season 7. I think the addition of Det. Rene Sheppard (Michael Michele) was a great infusion of an aggressive yet sometimes vulnerable female character, and the character of Mike Giardello, was a nice addition to show the kind of alliances that occur in real life between federal and local police.
Seriously, in my book, Season 6 and 7 are the only ones worth watching. When I rented the other seasons fromt the library, I could barely force myself to sit there and watch it. I did, because I wanted to see what the earlier episodes were about, but I returned them FIRST chance I got.
I could not stand the characters in the earlier seasons. Even though I liked Pembleton post-stroke, before it he was bossy, cocky, and downright irritating. I didn't like Kay Howard, or Felton, or Bolander. Bayliss was okay, but like Pembleton, I liked him much better later on. Russert was okay too. I would not have minded if she had stayed on for Seasons 5, 6, and 7. I would have liked to seen how she got along with my fave characters like Ballard, Falsone, Sheppard and Stivers.
Season 6 & 7 are the BEST. Ballard and Falsone ROCK!!
Summary of Homicide Life on the Street - The Complete Season 7
HOMICIDE:LIFE ON THE STREET SEASON 7 - DVD MovieHomicide's seventh season was surely its riskiest. Could they go on without Andre Braugher--should they even try? Fortunately, the answer is yes. As good as Braugher was, Homicide wasn't a star vehicle and the ensemble remained strong. Of course, there were a few cast changes, but that was nothing unusual. In season premiere "Famiglia," two new characters are introduced: Det. Renée Sheppard (Michael Michele, Ali) and Sgt. Giardello's FBI agent son, Mike (Giancarlo Esposito, Do the Right Thing), visiting from Arizona. In the follow-up "Brotherly Love," Mike decides to stay and becomes special liaison to the Baltimore PD. In addition, Austin Pendleton (Oz) would appear frequently as Chief ME George Griscom.
As ever, a variety of charismatic performers dropped by during 1998-1999. They include Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU), Jena Malone (Donnie Darko), Wallace Shawn (My Dinner With André), and Reed Diamond (Judging Amy), reprising his role as Mike Kellerman. In addition, a crossover with Law & Order ("Sideshow") brought Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, and Sam Waterston into the fold. Notable seventh season directors include Lisa Cholodenko (High Art), Miguel Arteta (Chuck and Buck), Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost), and Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark).
The general consensus is that Homicide's seventh season was its weakest. Even at its worst, however, it was still the smartest crime drama on network television. Although year seven would turn out to be the last, the show didn't really end until broadcast of Homicide: The Movie the following year. In it, the surviving cast members reunite to solve the attempted assassination of mayoral candidate Giardello. The TV movie also ties up loose ends from series finale "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" (like whether Kyle Secor?s Tim Bayliss killed a murder suspect). Unfortunately, it isn't included with this 22-episode set. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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