Summary of "Season 6 - Nice Documentary!": I loved the Mahoney arc that started last season, and ran throughout the entire sixth season, culminating in the two part season finale. Look for these guest stars appearing on the show: James Earl Jones, Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order), Dan Hedaya, Jerry Orbach (Law & Order), Sam Waterston (Law & Order), Carey Lowell (Law & Order), Vincent D'Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Kristin Rohde (Oz), Kathryn Erbe (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Peter Gallagher (The O.C.), John Glover (Smallville), Mekhi Phifer (ER).
I had to laugh at the start of "Fallen Heroes Part 1" when Bayliss and Pembleton were talking about "The Corner"; the book was written by David Simon, who created the series. (read entire review)
Summary of "Season 5 - I love this show": The quality of these episodes continues to amaze me. I'm practically immersed myself in cop dramas recently (Law & Order, Without a Trace, C.S.I. and I have Silk Stalkings coming up) and Homicide is one of the better shows (though I really enjoy them all). Look for these guest stars appearing on the show: David Eigenberg Sex and the City, Dean Winters (Oz), Kristin Rohde (Oz), Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction), Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings trilogy), Mekhi Phifer (ER), Tate Donovan (The O.C.), Eric Stoltz (Chicago Hope), Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D.), Edie Falco (Oz, The Sopranos), Monica Keena (Dawson's Creek), Lee Tergesen (Oz) and Scott William Winters (Oz).
Just two more seasons left in the series, and season 6 has already been announced for January 25th, 2005. (read entire review)
Summary of "Season 4 - Great cop show!": Season 4 was just as good as the third season, even with the cast changes. I just love how many Oz cast members appeared in this show. This season there were 5 of them: Kevin Conway, J.K. Simmons, Terry Kinney along with Dean Winters and Kristin Rohde who reprise characters they played previously. Of course there were more guest stars on the fourth season. Look for Frank John Hughes (Band of Brothers, Boomtown), Illeana Douglas (Action), Fisher Stevens (Early Edition), Terry O'Quinn (Millennium, Alias, Harsh Realm), Allison Smith (Spy Game), Gary Basaraba (Brooklyn South, Boomtown), Marcia Gay Harden (Meet Joe Black), Jay Leno, David Eigenberg (Sex & The City), Lily Tomlin (Murphy Brown, The West Wing), Bruce Campbell (The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Jack of All Trades), Chris Rock (Saturday Night Live) and Jim True-Frost, who starred in another show created by David Simon, The Wire.
This show has gone from being sorta "blah" for me to being a show I rush home to watch. I was watching NYPD Blue the other night wishing it was Homicide instead. If you love cop shows then this is one you have to pick up. (read entire review)
Summary of "Season 3 - Sleeping in a coffin??": The third season of the show is great. The 3 episode arc that begins with "The City That Bleeds" is the highlight of the season, but there are other great episodes as well. Meldrick, Munch and Bayliss decide to invest in a bar, and this provides a storyline wound throughout the season. There are a few future Oz cast members in the third season: Kristin Rohde, Edie Falco, Dean Winters and Lee Tergesen. Other guest stars include Steve Buscemi, Gloria Reuben, Tony Todd, Chris Noth and David Morse. Pick up this set and enjoy a really good cop show. (read entire review)
Season 1 & 2 - A Thinking Man's Cop Show (6/07/2003)
Summary of "Season 1 & 2 - A Thinking Man's Cop Show": Well, it was a treat watching the first and second seasons of Homicide. It's a clever show that seems to break the rules for cop shows by making the storylines more realistic and the characters believable. "Three Men and Adena" was an excellent example of the writing and acting on the show. Also of note is the episode which guest-starred Robin Williams as a man who watches his wife killed in front of him.
My hat goes off to Anselm Dastner who designed the beautiful menus on this release. The menus are made to look like case files and lends itself perfectly to the DVD set.
If you're looking for a "thinking man's" cop show, you can't go wrong with this release. (read entire review)
Finalized 'Repackaged' Artwork for The Complete Series on DVD
Last week we passed along word of a delay for A&E Home Video's repackaged release of Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Series, letting you know that the new version of the 35-disc set wouldn't... (read entire news item)
8/26/2009
Repackaged Complete Series Set Gets Rescheduled
In mid-July we reported that A&E is releasing a repackaged version of Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Series, with a scheduled availability date of September 29th. However, we've now learned... (read entire news item)
7/14/2009
Repackaged Release of The Complete Series Coming this Fall
In November 2006, A&E Home Video released Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Series in a collectible "file cabinet" package, with actual pull-out drawers that housed the DVDs inside. Less than... (read entire news item)
7/20/2007
The cabinet is gone
We've learned that the complete Homicide: Life on the Street set, which comes in a filing cabinet, is out of print. You may be able to find some sets for sale, but those will likely dry up, leaving eBay,... (read entire news item)
8/25/2006
A Look Inside The 'Filing Cabinet' Packaging
We've already posted news about the complete Homicide box set coming on November 14, we've even shown you the box, but we haven't shown you what's inside the box until now.
I snapped these photos of... (read entire news item)
7/04/2006
The Complete Series - with Law & Order Crossovers!
A&E has announced plans to release the Complete Homicide gift set. The set includes all 122 episodes of the series, 3 Law & Order crossover episodes, and the movie, Homicide: The Movie. The 35 disc set... (read entire news item)
4/10/2005
A&E announces complete details for 7th season: extras, box art, and contents
We already know, thanks to a February issue of Video Business trade magazine, that Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 7 (the final season) will arrive in stores on June 28th, at a $99.95 SRP. Now... (read entire news item)
2/27/2005
Case closed, as final season hits home in late June
Here's a heads-up for you! Homicide: Life on the Street - Season 7 is the final season of the show, and the new issue (dated 2/28/05) of Video Business is reporting that A&E Home Video will release this... (read entire news item)
11/19/2004
6th Season: Details, Extras and Box Art
In September we first brought you news that Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete Season 6 was coming to DVD on January 25th. This 6-DVD set lists for $99.95 (but can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com... (read entire news item)
9/26/2004
Next-to-Last Season Planned for DVD
The penultimate DVD set for this series will be in your hands before the first month of 2005 is over. January 25th sees the release of Homicide: Life on the Street - The Complete 6th Season.
In fact,... (read entire news item)
6/29/2004
Season 5 date & extras
Oops, it looks as though our previous news item about season 5 being released on August 24th may have been out by a month. Windowseat.org, a reliable source for Homicide news, reports that the fifth season... (read entire news item)
3/15/2004
Season 5 date confirmed!
A&E will release the 5th season of Homicide: Life on the Street on August 24th, the same day as Dr. Quinn: Season 4. We don't have any information on special features, but we expect that there will a... (read entire news item)
1/22/2004
Season 4 news/art & Season 5
A&E Home video has announced that Homicide: Life on the Street season 4 will be released on March 30, 2004. All 22 episodes from the fourth season will be included in this 6 disc set that will carry a... (read entire news item)
7/21/2003
Homicide Season 3 News
John Bobby wrote to let us know that A&E will release "Homicide: Season 3" on October 28th. The set will feature interviews with executive producers and 2 of the writers. Check out John's site, "The Box"... (read entire news item)
2/23/2003
A&E to release Homicide
That's right, A&E Home Video will be releasing "Homicide: Life on the Street" later this year (we expect before summer). We'll post more details when they become available. It's nice to see A&E doing... (read entire news item)
