Homicide: Life on the Street: Cast and Creators Reunion, Paley Center, New York, May 2018

[@jeremyfryar3424]

Clark Johnson doesn’t get the respect he deserves. He has done episodes as an actor, writer, and producer for some of the greatest shows ever, The Wire, Homicide, Sons of Anarchy, The Shield. I mean he is an amazing talent.

[@makiburgess5733]

He is a member of a very talented family from Toronto, Ontario. His sisters Molly and Taborah are well known in Canada. He was in a Canadian show called Night Heat which also ran in the States.

[@juliedavis7445]

@@makiburgess5733 I LOVED Night Heat!

[@makiburgess5733]

@@juliedavis7445 fun fact: I saw Scott Hylands starring opposite Len Cariou in a very good Stratford Festival production of Coriolanus in 1982 or so. I believe it was directed by Robin Phillips.

[@nickthedrawer]

And he returns in SVU for Munch's retirement party!

[@cclark3905]

Amen! I talked my wife & kids into naming our Boxer mix dog "Meldrick"

[@eshowoman]

I am watching this after Andre Braugher's passing and then finding out that Richard Beltzer is gone too. I'd like to think that Andre, Richard and Yaphet Kotto are in detective heaven playing poker. Years ago, I actually hunted down the police precinct that was used for the exteriors of the show in Baltimore. May they all rest in peace.

[@Mango62uk]

Agree. They are now immortal. Their performances will live on, long after we're all gone.

[@kendallrivers1119]

Ugh, just had to come back here after Andre Braugher's passing. Looks like Frank made it up to Heaven along with G, Munch, Bolander and Crosetti. R.I.P. to all the squad members that's gone home.

[@awanderingmelody]

So much talent on that stage! Here it is Nov. 2023 and we are watching Homicide on DVD every night. Nothing will come close to caliber of acting both by the regular cast members and the many talented guests that appeared on this show.

[@Mango62uk]

Totally agree. Don't forget to join the 'Homicide' facebook group.

[@nicpel100]

Best show ever. So sad today to hear the news about Richard Belzer - Munch will live in our hears forever! This night was a wonderful time (fwiw, I'm the one at 1:01:16 asking Richard a question!)

[@Mango62uk]

RIP Munch. Belzer will always be Munch to me. How did you find this show and thanks for asking a great question!

[@jimcardillo]

At 50:30, Clark mentions that Baltimore was a principal character in the show. I totally agree with him. But I also have to add that "the board" was also a character because of the way the cast interacted with the board.

[@juliedavis7445]

I liked how the DVDs use "the board" to highlight episode titles

[@kendallrivers1119]

Andre Braugher is one of the very best actors ever and his roles as Pembleton and Owen from Men of a Certain Age were the definitive roles of his.

[@makiburgess5733]

Don’t forget Captain Holt on Brooklyn 99.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@makiburgess5733 haven't seen that show but I do hear he's great in that too.

[@greenseaships]

How could anyone forget Glory??

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@greenseaships you're right he was also fantastic in Glory! Him, Denzel, Matthew Broderick and Morgan Freeman were just killer in that film.

[@Greenie007]

This was pure gold to me. I have lived in Baltimore my entire life and was privileged to be an extra on two episodes of this wonderful show. My next film project is to revisit certain areas of where the show was filmed and do my own documentary of how it looked then and how it looks now. Plus, it's been a while since I've had a drink in the Waterfront Bar that Munch, Bayliss, and Lewis owned back in the day. :: wink :: Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoyed watching it. RIP Richard Belzer.

[@Mango62uk]

Please let us know when your film is ready and I'll promote it here. There's also a Facebook group dedicated to 'Homicide'.

[@ians5597]

I for one would be very interested in the "Then & Now Locations" film for Homicide! Having done something similar myself for a show set where I live in England, it's a really fascinating process finding these places and then comparing how they've changed over time. I wish you the very best of luck with it and will definitely watch your project when it's completed!

[@Jacqueline-i5e]

5 years later and I'm so happy this video is here to come back to. Homicide is finally streaming!

[@dalereynolds7638]

Sorry there are so many characters and actors missing from this wonderful reunion.

[@RandomlyDrumming]

My favorite show of all time, by far! I love these guys and my brain partially refuses to accept that they are actors. A part of me firmly believes that Pembleton, Munch, Lewis, Crosetti, Bolander, Bayliss, Giardello, Howard, Kellerman,......are real people, real detectives, living and working in Baltimore. Amazing!

[@Mango62uk]

Great point. Their acting is literally transcendental - in that it goes beyond mere acting. For a long time, I believed that Andre Braugher had really had a stroke. Remember, this show aired before internet, social media etc..

[@jackieade6599]

Exactly:-)!

[@monikaj2889]

I'm glad you only mentioned the old cast. I didn't like the newcomers at all (Falsone idiot, Gharty, Ballard and Sheppard was the worse) However yes, you're right, I had the exactly same feelings

[@kendallrivers1119]

​@@monikaj2889 I'm still new to Homicide and haven't gotten to the last couple seasons yet. Why does everybody hate Falsone, Ballard etc so much? Lol

[@monikaj2889]

@@kendallrivers1119 I don’t know. I just didn’t like their attitude etc. I got used to the old crew and never got attached to the newcomers as much. Ballard was ok, but Sheppard was annoying

[@evaristoquiroz3806]

Homicide. Always imitated never duplicated.

[@thomasbrown3356]

The Wire could not have been conceived without Homicide, paving the way. One of the most thought provoking, brilliant TV shows of all time. I'm finally binging it on, Peacock. Its still just as fascinating.

[@1dirkmanchest]

I'm glad I read the book before I ever watched the show. Some episodes, like The Box, were lifted directly from the book. What a great show, there will never be another one like it.

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Frank Pembleton played the best Cop on any TV show or any Movie ever period! Not even a close second..... His time in the box with Adina Watson's killer won an Emmy I believe! It was epic!

[@FuzzyDlop]

Every cop on The Wire is a vastly superior character. Pembleton, which is the name of the character and not the actor, is still a great character but he's nowhere as complex or multi layered as any of the cop characters on The Wire. And also, his character was damaged by changes the show suffered from season 3 and onwards at the ends of NBC wanting to boost ratings.

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

@@FuzzyDlop He makes the wire detectives look like rookies. No one was better tham him period.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@FuzzyDlop oh come on. In case you haven't noticed this is a Homicide spot so no need to cheerlead The Wire here lol. Also Frank Pembleton outshines all the cops on that show or a lot of other ones any day.

[@adamwintz1072]

Andy Sipowicz for best TV cop!

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

@@adamwintz1072 He was awesome to no doubt so intense

[@darinsingleton3553]

Too many memories & too much too say about the series .. but, I wanted to say that, though I'm not familiar with her show, Ms. Kemp was one of the best moderators of this format that I've ever seen. An enormous part of the success of this wonderful reunion is because of her beautiful navigation of this moment.

[@yellowdoggranny]

It's not just the best cop show on tv...it's the best show on tv. and the subway show with Andre and Vincent was the best thing ever on tv. I miss that show so much. Andre is the best actor ever.

[@Kuruzkuruz]

My favorite show ever. Thanks! for the upload!

[@shippertime]

Best cop show smart, exciting and cool characters.

[@benlincoln7358]

And AMAZING guests: Robin Williams, Chris rock, Steve buscemi, JK Simmons, both Gyllenhaals, Elijah woods, Vince d’onofrio, James earl jones, Paul Giamati,etc etc etc

[@juliedavis7445]

My favorite tv show of all time. Amazing, riveting television. I started watching in high school like Courtney Kemp. Frank Pembelton is easily one of the best TV characters ever. Shout out to Ned Beatty ( RIP ), Kyle Secor, Melissa Leo, Michelle Forbes, Zeijko and the rest of the cast. Amazing, amazing show!!

[@Mango62uk]

I first saw Homicide in the UK on Channel 4. Despite having no knowledge of the intricacies of US policing and social problems, the acting, script and deep black humour mixed in with ocassional bursts of horror had me instantly captivated. 'Homicide' proves that great art transcends borders and is truly universal.

[@coophandluke3697]

The GOAT cop show!!! RIP MUNCH!!

[@katiezee2]

I wish Kyle and Melissa had participated in this

[@Mango62uk]

Yeah - I really missed them not being there. Especially Kyle, whose character I loved.

[@ACraig-og8tn]

RIP Yaphet Kotto. This is one of the very best shows ever. Ever! Why is it not available to watch anywhere but here on You Tube where it is grainy and all chopped up?!?!

[@Mango62uk]

Buy the DVD box set and you're set up never having to rely on streaming services.

[@mikearchibald744]

torrents

[@melotone3305]

Craig, a comment on a different LOTS clip post that the reason for it not being on streaming services, an perhaps syndication across the NBC platforms, is because of disagreements over music royalties. I don't understand enough about that subject. But frankly, I think there was always, even when it was in production and airing, that there was alot of pressure against the program from the NBC tops because there were so many Black principal and powerful characters. LOTS was an interesting an marked difference from L&O Original. That's why I really enjoyed their crossover stories. The Ghirardello character couldn't happen in L&O Original. I really liked both shows, though.

[@mikearchibald744]

@@melotone3305 Part of it could be that it wasn't particularly popular then, and likely would be less no now. But I remember the Nina Simone 'Sinnerman' song on there so you could be onto something. I watched the Hugh Wilson Emmy interviews and he said WKRP died out of syndication because when the music royalties needed to be renegotiated, they wanted ten times the money for it.

[@VixenByNight72]

Thank you for uploading this event!!

[@marijamartinovic4404]

This is the first time I heard about the "making of", and now I can see why it got to be so good. I was a kid when I watched it for the first time, then I saw some episodes maybe a decade ago, and now I am re-watching it again. I have to say, there is a new perspective every time, my understanding is changing with age. As is the case with any genuine work of art!

[@williamhoffman7009]

One of the best shows and casts ever.

[@Mango62uk]

It's a work of serious art.

[@katiezee2]

I loved the episodes where Law & Order, Lenny Briscoe and Rey Curtis, crossed over.. Briscoe and Munch especially

[@irishgreen3919]

Homicide and The Wire are as close as you can get to being almost Documentaries. The 2 best shows ever on TV. My wife loved Homicide so much We got the Box set w/the movie yrs. ago. She also cries when G dies. All were great in the show from regulars to guest cast.

[@Mango62uk]

I've also got the full Homicide box set DVD which I will never sell. :)

[@kendallrivers1119]

Don't forget Hill Street Blues which started it all. Imho no better cop dramas have ever been made since Hill Street and Homicide.

[@thecommish80]

Always looking for Homicide stuff online. This was great!!!

[@Mango62uk]

Yeah :) I had to track it down via some Facebook page.. "Homicide" is a genuine work of art.

[@fellyjo]

you should join the homicide group on facebook! it's cool to be able to talk to other fans about this show.

[@Mango62uk]

Thanks!

[@thecommish80]

fellyjo done. just joined the FB group.

[@Mango62uk]

Could you please put a link to the FB group? I couldn't find it .. thanks.

[@sdcafunnyguru]

Homicide: Life on the Street set the standard for the great television that has followed since.

[@Mango62uk]

Homicide: Life on the Street set the standard for the great television that has rarely been followed since. :)

[@kendallrivers1119]

I'll give you a good show here or there but for my money most tv today doesn't compare to the best of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and early 2000's. Tv is too pretentious and lacking creativity now.

[@irishgreen3919]

@@kendallrivers1119 I hate TV now , so called Reality TV .

[@thamoose2179]

Favorite Episode was the one where Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher) interrogates Isiah Washington to confess to a murder he didn't do at the behest of Yaphet Kotto

[@Mango62uk]

That episode was briliant and really hard to watch - a testament to Braugher's acting.

[@linnettemullen7594]

THIS is one of my absolute favorites!!!

[@roymanyara1430]

A show like no other. The right recipe for the Greatest show on Television.

[@JohnSmith-lh3ht]

Seeing the mind behind Power and its various spinoffs talk so much about Homicide with its cast is a very interesting combination.

[@artytoons]

Munch's pre-SVU crew. Great show.

[@TrumbullComic]

Nah, SVU is Munch's post-Homicide crew. :)

[@dreamquesttv]

@@TrumbullComic Actually, let's be real: the REAL John Munch was on Homicide. And that one episode of The Wire. And that one episode of The X-Files. And that one episode of The Unit. And that's it!

[@mikearchibald744]

@@dreamquesttv arrested development

[@kellijames8907]

The best police drama EVER!

[@gracepeynado6607]

I so much enjoyed this! A million thanks! I was immediately attracted to this at first go. The Starring...this one, that one...ahh..to live for! The black and white presentation, and when I saw Andre...I immediately saw drama..(my very first time seeing him too) When I saw the name Yaphet Kotto..when I heard them drums, I was caught! And the first episode, the introduction of all these characters, it was so natural, so smooth, so real and true to reality! The very first Episode did it! I saw Winner!!!

[@Mango62uk]

Thank you for describing how it was for me also, seeing 'Homicide' for the first few times. Especially the mixing of tragedy and humour, which you know is how real life is.

[@wukong1066]

One of my all-time fav shows. Watched this reunion twice. Also Courtney's legs 😍😍

[@rgg2112]

Finally coming to streaming Aug. 19 on Peacock

[@Mango62uk]

About bloody time, too. I wonder how the rest of the world will get to see this.. unless easily available, by pirating it, is my guess. I've got the full DVD set :)

[@ItsMe-bc4ih]

I didn't know this existed! Thank you for posting!

[@sharonjones9769]

Best Show Ever !!!

[@MariC2020]

Can't believe I missed this in NY...glad I got to see it here.

[@janetcook1910]

I just got done rewatching this binge style on Peacock. what a great show! what a great cast and the guest stars.... well, most have gone on to be big stars! I really appreciate the copyright restrictions finally being lifted so we could revisit the show that really started it all... I mean... without Tom Fontana, would we have Dick Wolf???

[@yellohcards]

Wish Kyle Secor was there

[@bcy5414]

44:16 Shade on Nash Bridges..."the classic Nash Bridges that elevated the medium"😄😄😄

[@paulpeartsmith]

RIP Yaphet Kotto xx

[@markmiwurdz3992]

For me Hill St Blues led the way, especially with criminals getting off on technicalities, then this took things one stage further. Still the best American cop show of the lot, even better than the Hill. That's saying something too.

[@thomasbrown3356]

Actually, Miami Vice, was the first cop show, so dark, half the times the criminals got off, or some vigilante settled things.

[@markmiwurdz3992]

@@thomasbrown3356 Hill Street Blues 1981 Miami Vice 1984 so I think you'll find the Hill was first.

[@thomasbrown3356]

@@markmiwurdz3992 I know Hill street Blues came first. Truthfully, I thought the criminals were portrayed as weak minded and usually outsmarted by the cops. Miami Vice , to me was the first cop show, where criminals sometimes walked and cooperating witnesses or CIs were killed. I had never seen that before, on cop shows.

[@markmiwurdz3992]

Why do people do this? I say something, someone then points out "no it was this" and then carry on when shown it wasn't. That's an opinion. Miami Vice was a typical dull American cop show to me. The Hill was gritty and you obviously weren't paying attention if you think people didn't get off for helping or killed. Goodnight.

[@michaelmacias8]

I actually bought my season 1and 2 dvd in this little store in Baltimore.

[@jtclaf]

Best damn cop show ever!

[@LOZUPONEJ]

Best cop show of all time

[@Mango62uk]

One of the best TV shows of all time, too!

[@kendallrivers1119]

After Hunter, Barney Miller and In The Heat of The Night for me.

[@floresta1972]

Gracias a todos ustedes. Fueron mi gran compañía en la recuperación de un post trasplante de riñón complejo allá por 1999. Estuve más de un mes aislado y mi única compañía era una pequeña TV. Un día los descubrí y de inmediato me di cuenta de que estaba ante algo distinto y verlos cada noche se convirtió en un regocijo tan esperado como placentero y terapéutico. Después con los años disfruté tanto de la obra literaria como televisiva de David Simon, pero todo empezó aquella noche que descubrí “Homicide” de casualidad. Mi gratitud eterna desde Bs As. Saludos PD: Si algo lamento es que nunca pude volver a verla ni por streaming ni en ninguna plataforma y nada me gustaría más.

[@Mango62uk]

I have the entire series on DVD. You can find 'Homicide' DVDs on Amazon UK and elsewhere. It's not cheap! www.amazon.co.uk/Homicide-Life-Street-Complete-Collection/dp/B003110MR6

[@floresta1972]

@@Mango62uk Gracias, sí, ya los había visto, pero excede mis posibilidades. Lo raro es que tantas series que durante años repiten hasta lo imposible en todas las cadenas, incluso más viejas aún, pero esta en cambio desapareció y nunca más se la vió. Saludos

[@Mango62uk]

@@floresta1972 Hola Amigo (Amiga?), you're in luck. The entire thing is on-line, here. m4uhd.tv Search for "Homicide Life On The Street 19931999" Let me know if it works!

[@floresta1972]

@@Mango62uk Maravilloso ! Sí, la encontré muy bien y en muy buena calidad. Veo que tiene opción de subtítulos pero no la pude activar bien aún. Entiendo un poco el inglés, pero necesito del apoyo del subtítulo siempre. Pero bueno igual me sirvió mucho y ya la comencé a ver de nuevo. Muchas gracias amigo!!

[@Mango62uk]

@@floresta1972 I'm happy that you found the series. And wishing you all the best! M

[@jackburton806]

David Bushman really did a disservice with his introduction. Lumping HLOTS with more popular but lesser quality shows like NYPD Blue and Law and Order as police procedural is really not giving credit to Homicide which was clearly not a procedural but a character study each and every episode no loud Bwooooongs between scenes, just good old fashioned drama and human interaction. Homicide had the best cast for the first 5 seasons and we are truly lucky to have witnessed this show.

[@vilimiki6101]

He CLARK JOHNSON get respect tru the THE WIRE series and also i think he was in the movie The Warriors playing that kid from Orphan gang with that big microphone haircut sayig "WE DON T HAVE ONE " meaning that Orphans don t have social servise women.HOMICIDE is one of the greatest series ever!!!!

[@1711jk]

Best american serie ever ❤️

[@ciaranward3559]

kinda sucks they couldnt get more actors

[@mikekling7144]

Those law & order crossovers they did don't air the homicide episodes.

[@juliedavis7445]

I hate that they didn't answer the Yahpet Kotto/Al Giardello question... Such a good, important question

[@Mango62uk]

What was the question? It's ages since I've watched this.

[@kellijames8907]

RIP YAPHET KOTTO

[@irishgreen3919]

My Favorite Character on the show. RIP G.

[@janetcook1910]

they are now talking about "The Subway"... Vincent incent D'Onofrio at his best!

[@kendallrivers1119]

Never seen the show before seeing the movie here on KZbin. I gotta say it's a pretty cool show with such talent in the casting. It's weird how I never heard much about it before. You'd think it'd be bigger than Law and Order, NCIS, the gazillion Chicago shows lol. Barney Miller is the sitcom equivalent I think.

[@Mango62uk]

Totally agree. It preceded all those shows and is a million times better. The dark, black humour in "Homicide" has never been equalled.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@Mango62uk True that. That was what made it stood out from what Simon said. Also that it was more realistic than most cop shows then or now. Again like Barney Miller.

[@rocjones6543]

Best cop show ever.

[@brich2929]

RIP Yaphet Kotto

[@Mango62uk]

Terrible news. Time to re-watch "Blue Collar".

[@kendallrivers1119]

I'm curious how Belzer compares his time on Homicide and SVU. I'm betting he only did SVU for the paycheck because there's no comparison, especially Munch's character who had nowhere near the great material or focus he had compared to Homicide.

[@cliffordnewell2445]

Excellent point. It was the reverse for Jerry Orbach. On SVU he mainly got to do only sour wisecracks. On his few Homicide episodes his acting was great, just what you expect from such an accomplished actor.

[@AladeenMusic]

actually when he got invited to do SVU he suggested to Dick Wolf to reprise his role as Munch and Wolf loved the idea and decided to add Munch into SVU.

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@AladeenMusic oh yeah I know that. But what I'm talking about is how in SVU most of the times Munch took a back seat and didn't get much development. On Homicide was given more screen time and some of his own very good storylines. I just wondered how Belzer would compare playing Munch on both shows.

[@brandonb3174]

Yea I think the homicide writers said that the law and order writers hating doing the crossover episodes because the L&O actors would say why can’t we do this on our show?

[@crtrinity1783]

I'm still disgusted that Meldrick Lewis escaped any responsibility over the Mahoney shooting. In real life, any criminal that is holding another police officer's weapon would be gunned down, no question.

[@michaelmacias8]

Aren’t these two statements contradictory?

[@stellarocquie7957]

Don't get your panties in a knot. . . after all, it was STILL a TV show.

[@mikearchibald744]

that was the season it kind of jumped the shark. Yeah, like that was EVER going to happen. They replaced melissa leo with a cutesy detective and falzone I think his name was. but it was still better than almost anything else on tv. Even at its weakest, which says a lot about tv.

[@alexandralien3941]

Великий сериал. Отлично прожитые роли актерами!

[@j.tshark3313]

Only 3 of the actors showed up? That makes me sad

[@makiburgess5733]

How do you know who was invited? Or available?

[@j.tshark3313]

@@makiburgess5733 I know at least 2 actors who want nothing to do with any reunions. Sounds like the last 2 years of the show there were conflicts on several fronts

[@danielharrison3250]

bottled that last question, especially since they (not sure who exactly) admitted that Michelle Forbes' character could have been integrated better

[@levertige1]

Well, I love only 3 seasons of the show. Then they lost their originality. Crosetti was gone, that was the beginning of the end of this glory story. The 3rd season was great because of Andre Braugher who ... that was so bloody great! ... nailed Steve Mcqueen in such a terrific way! Sometimes I believed that I saw SM!

[@v.a.993]

So nobody is gonna ask about the Luther Mahoney shooting??????? The gun was down, but it was still in his hand. That made that shooting justified! Luther was a violent drug kingpin and a gun in his hand is a threat period. What is more, he took that gun from a police officer (Meldrick Lewis) while violently fighting that police officer.

[@Mango62uk]

Shhhhhh.. don't give away major plot points..

[@ledzep5876]

Who is the proctor of this special? She is beautiful.......

[@Mango62uk]

See above. Someone else also asked that question :)

[@QuestionableMaterialtoo]

Who's the MC? She's fine as hell

[@Mango62uk]

Courtney A. Kemp

[@roburaw1448]

almost 100% lame questions from audience.

[@adamwintz1072]

22:50

[@raybarnett8231]

Belzer, no Pembleton no Obama....priceless

[@v.a.993]

One character that would have been great: John Waters, a Baltimore native son. He would have made an excellent murderer. I think they could made a very clever episode featuring him. Homicide was known for clever episodes, though.

[@Mango62uk]

Waters and Divine would've been a great pairing :)

[@stellarocquie7957]

@@Mango62uk But Divine died in 1988. RIP

[@mikearchibald744]

he's a bartender in season one

[@rnhtube]

David Simon is NOT enjoying this.

[@monikaj2889]

I would rather say that Clark Johnson isn't at all

[@5wheels178]

would rather be on twitter arguing with trolls

[@cordelianoelle3644]

Never paid attention to the fact that Frank was black. Just saw a great actor playing a great role. What a horrible thing to say, No Pembleton, no Obama. Obama is a huge mistake for this country, Frank wasn't.

[@wukong1066]

As a young black man seeing another black male who is a dedicated husband, intelligent, drive, compassionate, yet not willing to be stepped on was very empowering for me. Not sure if you're white but the whole "ignoring race" isn't progressive, race, culture etc is very much important

[@cordelianoelle3644]

@@wukong1066 You misunderstand. The shallow people who ONLY see color was my point. That statement that he made was shallow. You see Pembleton as a role model because you look alike and I don't believe there is anything wrong with that. It's natural to gravtitate to ones that we have things in common with. I don't ignore race. I just see it as part of who a person is and not their only distinguishing identity. I love that there are different people in the world. If I didn't then I would be cut off from a large part of my immediate family.

[@BigFunnyTVRR4]

@@cordelianoelle3644 This😉 country is built on the horror happening to brown peoples. Just the surface of this horror is known by anyone who can belittle it for whatever reason.

[@cordelianoelle3644]

@@BigFunnyTVRR4 Name a country that hasn't taken advantage of others?

[@ernesto5895]

I remember watching this show on reruns at 1 am with my mom after I got off work