homicide: life on the street was innovative in terms of its style. it used music in ways that advanced the narrative and also used feature film directors that brought a look and style to the show that really stood out on television. tears coming out of your eyes. ain t no tears coming from my eyes. those eyes are brimming with tears. they had so many african american characters in the cast that on several occasions they were the only people on camera interacting with one another. and that sounds like, so, but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. when a cop shoots somebody, he stands by it. he picks up the radio mike and calls it in. he stands by the body. if not, cops are no better than anybody else. in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become more episodic and characters were starting to develop and change. none of that happened on law and order. this was a show that completely delivered on its formula every
street was innovative in terms of style. it used music in ways that advanced the narrative and also used feature film directors that brought a look and style to the show that really stood out on television. tears coming out of your eyes. ain t no tears coming from my eyes. those eyes are brimming with tears. they had so many african american characters in the cast that on several occasions they were the only people on camera interacting with one another. and that sounds like, so, but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. when a cop shoots somebody, he stands by. he picks up the radio mike and calls it in. he stands by the body. if notcops are no better than anybody else. in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become more episodic and characters were starting to develop and change. none of that happened on law and order. this was a show that completely delivered on its formula every time. you get a crime, you got th
ratings, but were influential to others. homicide is one of them. homicide was innovative in terms of the style. it used music in ways that advanced the narrative and also used feature film directors that brought a look and style to the show that really stood out on television. tears coming out of your eyes. they had so many african-american characters in the cast that on several occasions they were the only people on camera interacting with one another. and that sounds like, so, but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. when a cop shoots somebody, he picked up the radio mike and calls it in. he stands by the body. if not, cops are no better than anybody else. in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become
homicide was innovative in terms of the style. it used music in ways that advanced the narrative and also used feature film directors that brought a look and style to the show that really stood out on television. tears coming out of your eyes. they had so many african-american characters in the cast that on several occasions they were the only people on camera interacting with one another. and that sounds like, so, but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. when a cop shoots somebody, he picks up the radio mike and calls it in. he stands by the body. if not, cops are no better than anybody else. in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become more episodic and characters were starting to change. none of that happened on law and order. this was a show that completely delivered on its formula every time.
come back in style. what on earth is essentially a art film doing in prime time television? american network television has long been considered the home of the blands, the cautious and the predictable. so it was with some trepidation that it the abc network launched a new series that was none of those things. twin peaks is already described by one critic as the series that will change tv. it s directed by david lynch. david lynch was a filmmaker known for his taste in the eccentric and memorable. the idea that he would do television in the 90s was crazy. do you watch much of it? i like the idea of television, but i m too busy to see very much of it. what do you think of that which you do see? some of it i really enjoy. are you being diplomatic? sort of. [ screaming ]