28 years ago today, Season 4 of โHomicide: Life on the Streetโ premiered on NBC. It marked the first appearance of
@reeddiamond
as Detective Mike Kellerman.
#HLOTS
โFire: Part 1โ Episode aired Oct 20, 1995
Had to miss my first day of
@JuilliardSchool
to film this.
My Department Head was not super-pleased.
But...it paid my tuition for the next 2 years. ๐คฃ
If you're lucky (and live long enough) you will be blessed with multiple incarnations in the L&O - verse!
Currently 2 dudes on the OG L&O (S2, S16), 1 L&O LA, and now making merry on OC! ๐ค
@reeddiamond
Loved seeing you on OC! Welcome back. I remember the Original Law & Order episode you did years ago where your character & his girlfriend were trying to scam the wealthy lawyer.
A little Independence Day mirth for your ear-balls!
Cannot tell you what a joy it was to chat with Susan and Chris about the most important gig of my life!๐ค
@homicidepod
Go behind the scenes of Homicide on our latest episode with Gaffer Josh Spring and Key Grip Joe Kurtz
Listen here:๐ง๐ง
Photo: โIn The Boxโ is from International Photographer, (now International Cinematographer) November 1996
Some inside baseball on this one: When we wrote the storyline, everyone in the production wondered why in hell the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority would ever allow us to film a murder at the jewel that is Camden Yards. I went to the pitch meeting in the warehouse and
@reeddiamond
@KyleSecor1
@HomicideLOR
๐ฅน๐ฅน. Iโm about to go into โfandomโ. My bf (liked L&O) lived in NYC. On Fridays, he came to DC or I would go to NY. On Fridays when I traveled, my late colleague, PC would record Homicide for me on VHS. We both loved the show and did a lively recap the next week.
@tomfeister
@JayFaerber
@MerrillBarr
@BittrScrptReadr
I was at dinner with The Belz when he pitched to the L&O show-runner that they should bring Munch on.
I thought "Who does this? The chutzpah!"
It f**king worked! Wished I'd pitched Mike to come as his partner! ๐คฃ
If you are a fan of Homicide Life On The Streets or The Wire, you will want to check out our interview with David Simon
@AoDespair
who kindly joined us on the podcast. ๐ค๐ค๐ค
Absolutely brilliant 2 hours full of great stories about one of the best shows ever on TV. Loved hearing
@reeddiamond
talk about the legendary Yaphet Kotto, Jon Polito and Richard Belzer especially.
We need to see a "Kellerman, PI" series happen.
Delighted to meet
@reeddiamond
this past weekend at the
@MontereyBayFC
match at Cardinale Stadium in Seaside! A fantastic character actor, with a long list of credits to his name โ thanks for the photos, sir!
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฃ๏ธMB!๐ฃ๏ธFC!
#LetsGoUNION
They played two of my Homicide boyfriends, which is to say those characters were bad boyfriends and I had exquisitely bad taste in men in my 20s! The real life guys are cool as hell, though. Canโt wait.
@BittrScrptReadr
Spent 5 December days on a Coast Guard cutter off the coast of San Pedro in freezing, HIGH seas with most of the crew and a fair amount of Coasties perpetually hurling ๐คฎ. I'll tell you about the near mutiny over a beer. ๐ค
@reeddiamond
@HomicideLOR
@KyleSecor1
Looking forward to it, so long as it doesn't ruin the canon that exists in my mind: That Kellerman retired from the force and went on to become GM of the Cleveland Indians
Fantastic debut episode. Itโs full of love for the show and the people who made it.
@reeddiamond
and
@KyleSecor1
have some great stories from behind the scenes and itโs an enthusiastic, fast moving recap of the first episode.
Itโll be a great listen with your Peacock viewing
As the husband of one of the best and hardest working casting directors out there I want to urge everyone to support them next week when they begin contract negotiations with the AMPTP.
They stood by WGA last year. Let's repay that
#CastingByTeamsters
#IStandWithCasting
Take a walk down Fascination Street as l get to know
@ReedDiamond
In this episode, we chat about his path to acting; NYC- UNC- Julliard, some specific projects, & fun stories about
#AndreBraugher
. Finally, we cover his upcoming series Orphan Black: Echoes