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Post by finaddict on Feb 3, 2009 6:39:40 GMT -5
from www.tv-flashback.comFebruary 1st, 2009 - No Comments It Debuted After The Super Bowl – Homicide: Life On the Streets For my final installment of “It Debuted After The Super Bowl”, I saved the best for last. It was on January 31, 1993 that the series inspired by David Simon’s Edgar award-winning non-fiction book, Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets premiered. The pilot episode of Homicide: Life On The Streets was directed by Barry Levinson, who was also an executive producer for the series. David Simon chose not to write the pilot since at the time he was not comfortable with his experience writing for the screen. The series centered on a police detective squad in Baltimore and the cases they worked. The original cast included both seasoned veteran actors and newcomers: Daniel Baldwin as Det. Beau Felton Ned Beatty as Det. Stanley Bolander Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch Andre Braugher as Det. Frank Pembleton Clark Johnson as Det. Meldrick Lewis Yaphet Kotto as Lt. Al Giardello Melissa Leo as Det. Kay Howard Jon Polito as Det. Steve Crosetti Kyle Secor as Det. Tim Bayliss
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Post by benstabler on Feb 3, 2009 23:20:32 GMT -5
Thanks, WOW way back in 1993 huh? I know so little about TV you'd think I've been under a rock!
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Post by finaddict on Feb 4, 2009 18:05:28 GMT -5
LOL. I was working 2nd. shift back then and when HLOTS was moved to Friday nights I only got to see it if I happened to have Friday off before I worked the weekend.
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Post by benstabler on Feb 5, 2009 21:44:45 GMT -5
I was probably working most Fridays then, I started this job in 1994 so I was working at Pizza Hut then and I think I worked every Friday.
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Post by finaddict on Feb 6, 2009 6:46:08 GMT -5
HLOTS was an awesome show and many of the first people who came over to SVU and supported it that first season came from HLOTS. We wondered how Munch would do in NYC. The Benson/Stabler love affair fans came much much later.
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Post by benstabler on Feb 7, 2009 1:36:51 GMT -5
I only saw that one episode, and it was pretty good. A little different than the Munch we see on SVU but still our Munchie!
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Post by munchaddict on Feb 7, 2009 12:50:31 GMT -5
1993? I was around five at that time and my brother was around one.
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Post by finaddict on Feb 7, 2009 22:01:16 GMT -5
LOL..I was already old then. LOL
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