gone gone episode season american police drama television series homicide life street originally aired nbc united_states january immediately following super bowl episode written series creator directed executive producer gone introduced regular cast members episode connects involving detectives homicide unit establishes story arcs continued season investigation johnson widow killing husbands insurance money rookie assigned murder year old girl case taken directly homicide year killing streets non fiction book series adapted gone seen million viewers largest viewership season nbc initially disappointed ratings episode received generally positive reviews original broadcast won emmy award direction gone nominated directors guild america award received writers guild america award nomination episode script plot summary episode opens lewis looking yards away body man shot death man girlfriend shot head incident survived tells police questioning aunt hired kill insurance money detectives learn church previously collected life insurance deceased husbands murdering husbands lewis body recent husband autopsy reach dead end turns wrong body grave new murder case fears difficult solve taken partner recently experienced perfect streak solving consecutive cases investigate body man dead basement howard case easily owner house literally calls house investigating agrees police interview acts extremely nervous eventually charged murder reluctant follow case murdered drug run car case cold months feel guilty partner makes progress speaking family notes based witness accounts man long blond hair black car spends night looking suspect photos finds man black car end damage long black hair blond question believing suspect dyed hair change appearance killing woman quickly confesses having hit accidentally driving drunk tells excellent detective lone wolf work partner ends investigating death year old man rookie detective initially believes death heart attack correctly determines murder man car missing police later arrest man named johnny found driving dead man car interrogation johnny rights persuades murder convinced johnny guilt questions ethics approach prompting angrily officers episode ends responding homicide primary detective brutal murder year old girl named production development writing gone written series creator directed executive producer seeking create television series based homicide year killing streets non fiction book based year spent homicide detectives fellow executive producer hired adapt elements book episode television script wrote episode shot director photography started working editor departed process creative differences finished editing gone return rest season worked editor remaining episodes costumes episode designed return work subsequent episodes episode technically television pilot network ordered season episodes gone produced episode noted time weaving separate storylines single episode trend multiple homicide nbc executives indicated preferred script focus single homicide case ultimately allowed script filmed included additionally despite intense advance promotion homicide premiere deliberately sought introduce little fanfare avoiding sensational favor character driven plot quirky dialogue dark humor gone included storylines exact bits dialogue adapted straight homicide year killing streets investigation elderly woman suspected murdering husbands order collect life insurance policies based real life case accused killing husbands insurance money eventually convicted deaths scene involving funeral director accidentally wrong body investigating church case mirrored similar situation described homicide year killing streets case murder case assigned final scene gone adapted major book watson case important story arc season ended case solved hit run murder based simon book murder elderly man inspired case featured book young homosexual man killed elderly lover stole car based characters homicide detectives featured simon book difficulties experienced case extremely personal approach took attempting solve inspired real life baltimore detective primary detective wallace case detectives featured homicide book said happy screen counterparts detective inspiration objected scene gone character drinks milk bar said episode opens lewis looking clues dark alley specifically wanted dialogue driven prologue scene immediately clarify fact men detectives looking dialogue staging scene imitated final scene homicide episode forgive aired final scene detective played says lewis life mystery accept line spoken episode lewis said wrong job ain got life line spoken episode early scenes gone involved introducing rookie detective homicide unit sought use orientation way introducing exposition background viewer writing script wanted dialogue reflect kinds things detectives talk discussing murders cases led inclusion scenes detectives talk lunch office compared scenes film said different shows room conversations seemingly didn connect reveal lot characters specifically asked body badly attracting flies felt police dramas portray corpses realistic way photography style sought establish stylistic elements episode define series entire run near constant movement hand held super cameras episode documentary look editing style involving jump cuts unusual television time said camera editing style partially inspired film scenes shot location baltimore case duration series use hand held cameras allowed film shot easily city sound stage los_angeles new_york_city shows typically shot said location times allowed baltimore character filming episode said simply allow actors perform switched forth hand held camera instead filming carefully planned shots individual scenes multiple angles camera style largely persisted end series individual scenes involved number jump cuts repeated times fast succession unusual stylistic element episode involved sudden changes jump screen direction shot actor looking left right immediately jump shot actor looking right left process born editing sessions gone insisted footage edited include actor best performances editing cut shots match began looking shot use disguise edit liked technique came cutting conflicting shots insisted stay addition stylistic touches episode established narrative motifs stayed homicide life street duration series white board detectives kept names open cases red closed cases black names nbc employees friends homicide crew white board episode noted deliberate lack car chases favor dialogue story allowed humor incorporated particularly interactions detectives said episode inform audience time want sense humor don way long standing character traits established gone including extraordinary streak solved cases demonstrated argue loudly assigned case animosity based real life detective inspiration strong dislike chronicled homicide year killing streets howard perfect streak based similar shorter lucky streak experienced real life featured book filming episode filmed course seven days baltimore scene try find correct police car large garage filmed early 20th century ballroom scene features dozens white unmarked shortly gone filmed stopped regular brand police car agreed sell collection homicide cars props episode cars actually scenes set medical office filmed actual baltimore actors particularly hated performing found atmosphere unsettling said filming thing camera boy identification pictures suspects looks pictures photos members homicide crew final scenes episode featuring johnson speaking alley night conceived written shot night simply outside homicide crew wanted advantage location rainy night said considered interrogation scene gone defining scene character defined character intelligence sharp instincts interrogation style filming scene commented acting effective entire episode filmed revolving strictly interrogation comments partially inspired write season episode men critically acclaimed homicide episodes final scene episode features responding murder scene rainy body wrapped red worked bleed colors red film stark look gone originally included scene discussing detective work police station scene cut final episode featured comparing work challenges faced literary character mistakenly referring holmes antagonist murray gone marks performance detective character actor played television episodes number shows including said actor audition gone script asked time practice material come read second reading said terrible actor eventually found confidence performance gone included guest appearances actors later widely known later achieved fame playing abc legal drama practice played suspect repeatedly lies questioning later played abc sitcom portrayed alleged murderer johnny gone comedic confession scenes involving accused murderer entirely improvised editing process gone proved difficult audio problems forced producers shoot scenes cast crew found atmosphere fun editing mother brought home baked crew asked stop visiting slowing edit sessions cast finally watched cut gone celebration cultural references episode discusses lewis conspiracy theories assassination abraham_lincoln 16th president united_states disputes accepted theory actor killed lincoln instead president organized murder assassination theories lincoln recurring theme rest season fascination lincoln assassination based real life obsession early scene suspect tries lying detective suspect treating instead king long time television journalist host cnn williams tabloid style television host williams baltimore native point discussion tells lying suspect false story quality reference american novelist screenwriter wonders romans italians asks friends romans lend ears turned hey line william_shakespeare play says great let arrest rose roses musician told suspect murder blond scene detectives eat steamed crabs deliberately included episode reflect culture baltimore eating crabs extremely popular discussion compares lone wolf character played actor western film high noon trying recall title film said character new_york_city type attitude prompting lewis believe referring baseball film pride yankees starring cooper reception original broadcast ratings gone scheduled premiere january time slot immediately following super bowl having consistently placed nielsen ratings prime time september nbc hoped large football audience coupled extensive advertising campaign allow network large ratings boost network ran numerous television commercials advertising premiere episode focused involvement hope feature film director household gone seen million viewers earned rating represents percentage television equipped homes share represents percentage sets use marked best ratings performance preview premiere following super bowl wonder years largest viewership season large time slot immediately following super bowl nbc considered disappointing performance based advertising press coverage episode received episode received half audience super bowl later said super bowl crowd perfectly suited homicide life street particular episode complex story lines distinctive visual style said imagine drinking lot super bowl party trouble following reviews debut episode received generally positive reviews said word gone wow praised episode dropping viewer middle episode complex characters storylines getting confusing people magazine reviewer called episode extraordinary gave grade complimented realism hand held camera work cast particularly chicago_sun-times complimented cast praised depending car chases action sequences said dry wit ethnic diversity crew heightened sense realism daily variety said episode filmed edited included strong cast performances normal level series work entertainment_weekly writer particularly praised performance actually witness star born moment actor steps screen owns new_york_times television critic connor praised performance said role kind career break found movies gazette praised performance hand held camera style photography adding picture tube blew sunday night listen hour funniest dialogue reviews positive critics considered photography style jump cuts hand held camera movement said feel television columnist felt episode said seen filming techniques praised cutting edge praised performances particular time reviewer said episode strong cast appreciated lack dimensional violence said characters pat conflicts predictable particularly rookie character gone identified best episodes series sun writer wrote gone crafted pilot best history medium introduced cast complicated characters want come visit world gone court marathon homicide episodes voted visitors channel website awards nominations won emmy award outstanding directing drama series direction gone homicide life streets received 45th primetime emmy awards season winning emmy outstanding writing drama series episode men nominated directors guild america award outstanding direction drama series episode lost direction pilot episode police drama nominated gone script competed category script night dead living eventually won award dvd release gone rest second season episodes included dvd box set homicide life street complete seasons released set included audio commentary gone episode collection commercials advertised episode super bowl
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