Munch was based on Baltimore Homicide Detective Jay Landsman who went on to play Lieutenant Dennis Mello in the Wire.

And, of course, Detective Landsman was also the inspiration for the Jay Landsman character in the Wire.

From the Wire, as the character Mello, the real Landsman:



Seems like Belzer physically fit the part.

The book is just so, so good.

From the book and the series, the Homicide lexicon:

Throughout the book, Simon frequently refers to a set of 10 informal rules that apply in the majority of homicide cases, as detectives soon learn. They are as follows:

1) Everyone lies. Murderers lie because they have to; witnesses and other participants lie because they think they have to; everyone else lies for the sheer joy of it, and to uphold a general principle that under no circumstances do you provide accurate information to a cop.

2) The victim is killed once, but a crime scene can be murdered a thousand times.

3) The initial 10 or 12 hours after a murder are the most critical to the success of an investigation.

4) An innocent man left alone in an interrogation room will remain fully awake, rubbing his eyes, staring at the cubicle walls, and scratching himself in dark, forbidden places. A guilty man left alone in an interrogation room will go to sleep.

5) It's good to be good; it's better to be lucky.

6) When a suspect is immediately identified in an assault case, the victim is sure to live. When no suspect has been identified, the victim will surely die.

7) First, they're red. Then, they're green. Then, they're black. (Referring to the color of an open case on the board, the money that must be spent to investigate the case, and the color of the solved murder as it is listed on the board)

8) In any case where there is no apparent suspect, the crime lab will produce no valuable evidence. In those cases where a suspect has already confessed and been identified by at least two eyewitnesses, the lab will give you print hits, fiber evidence, blood typings, and a ballistic match.

9) To a jury, any doubt is reasonable; the better the case, the worse the jury; a good man is hard to find, but 12 of them, gathered together in one place, is a miracle.

10) There is to such a thing as a perfect murder. Always has been, and anyone who tries to prove otherwise merely proves himself naïve and romantic, a fool who is ignorant of Rules 1 through 9.


Aside: I was watching Justified, City Primeval just yesterday when Marshall Givens dropped Rule #2 on his partner.

i think we just didn't notice the grain because everything looked like that back then

but whenever i watch something that was televized from sports to tv clips it's always noticeably grainy

ya first time that I can think of since swingers where I thought vince was born to play this role.

as for the murder police rules, those are fantastic and I've seen em before obv as a massive fan of david simon, and boy does #5 hold true for everything esp poker.

sailorsant, why would you try to convince us to read this book when its impossible to find. I can't pirate it, i can't buy it on amazon or local book shops

now im raging

https://www.amazon.com/Homicide-Kill...ps%2C77&sr=8-2
Are you sure about that? I second the recommendation btw. Very good book.

https://www.amazon.com/Homicide-Kill.../dp/0805080759

not available in my country*

That's unfortunate...

Just finished Dark Winds season 1. Fantastic.

Terminator Zero animated on Netflix is good after the first 2.

I finished it. Episode 7 was really good. Looking forward to more seasons.

I meant to post this before, but in case anyone forgot that today is Judgement Day. Also, Timothy Olyphant is the voice of terminator but there aren't very many speaking scenes.

I finished Dark Winds. They should call it a day after season 2 but apparently they aren't going to.

End of season 2 felt like the end of Longmire where it's just kinda ridiculous that these law enforcement outfits in the middle of nowhere have the most dangerous jobs on earth.

I thought the Longmire resolution was

Seriously, I don't recall the ending being particularly bad or good. Doesn't stand out in my memory, at least.

^^^Yes, that was part of the ending. I just remember being relieved when Longmire ended because there was no way I could watch another episode.

Interesting that the Mathias actor from Longmire is the lead on Dark Winds. Jacob Nighthorse actor from Longmire also has a good role in Dark Winds S2.

I'm enjoying Kaos so far, I've only seen the first episode and half of the second one so I'm kinda curious where they're going with it.

The Umbrella Academy: Season 4

didnt realise this was out gonna watch tonight

Is anyone else watching Chimp Crazy on HBO?

The best way to describe it is a combination of Tiger King and The Jinx.

chimp crazy was absolutely bananas

This season of Industry has been great, another best of the series episode tonight.

English Teacher on FX/Hulu is funny, comedy that hits on all the controversial hot topics.

New episode of Bad monkey
Season finale of Sunny
First 2 episodes of Slow Horses new season
Season finale of Hard Knocks

All starting in 20 minutes. Which to watch first? lol

Adam Sandler Love You on Netflix was great.

I’ll be interested to see how long they can run with the concept. First episode had some jokes I’d heard before, 2nd episode was very good.