HOMICIDE ran six seasons in the 1990s, documenting the solving of violent crime cases in Baltimore, and had a real who's who of a cast, including Andre Braugher, Yaphet Kotto, Ned Beatty and Richard Belzer. I am not clear on the show's relationship to LAW & ORDER, but characters kept crossing over for guest spots between the two. One character, Belzer's quirky Munch, eventually moved over to the L& O spin off, "Special Victims Unit." HOMICICDE was beautifully shot in one of the nation's grittiest, most colorful and crime-ridden cities, and the characters were for the most part low-key and believable within the limitations of the scripts, which unfortunately were never up to L&O quality. Worth a watch when you can't find an L&O or NYPD BLUE episode on.
Review of Homicide: Life on the Street
