Re: RARA-AVIS: This mea culpa will be televised.....

DiePool@aol.com
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 11:15:46 EST In a message dated 12/6/98 4:00:01 PM, you wrote:

<<While I'm not suggesting we run full TV schedules here, or deconstruct and
dissect each and every line of some tripe like Diagnosis Murder, I also
don't think we should just automatically dismiss discussion of anything on
television, either.
I agree. I didn't post the future TV Land line-up to initiate discussions on
the noir aspects of Malloy and Reed of ADAM-12, but to point out to those
interested that a few rarely seen but much-discussed (by such mystery folk as
Max Allan Collins and Ed Gorman) dark or neo-noir shows were about to get a
run for the first time in a long time. That's big news for those who missed
CHECKMATE, THE NAME OF THE GAME and CITY OF ANGELS the first time round. Sorry
to have stepped on at least ten toes, but if someone else had gotten this
info, I'd've wanted to hear it.

>>If the actual Homicide series was in book form (not those limp, pallid
tie-in things they released a while back), we'd be going over each book in
loving detail. Kellerman's unexpected return has torn right through
hardboiled, and is heading right into the guts of noirland.
Again, I completely agree. Though the show hasn't been very good this year,
it's still the closest thing to "dark suspense" on TV right now. The nasty
turn it'll take next week will push it right into George Pelecanos and Dennis
Lehane territory.

Peter Enfantino
deadline press
bare*bones

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