Homicide: Life On The Set

Join Chris and Susan for a deep dive into director John McNaughton's origins as a filmmaker, and the crooked path that led him to "Homicide: Life on the Street." John's first film, which he wrote, directed, and produced, "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer," was groundbreaking in the horror/serial killer genre. He directed five "Homicide" episodes, including the iconic "Stakeout." Have a listen. You won't be disappointed!And if you'd like to contribute to the podcast, you can "Buy us a coffee," at https://buymeacoffee.com/homicidepoqJon Seda in the play “Freestyle A Love Story” Get tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/freestyle-a-love-story-night2Friday March 27th at 7pm, The Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY 10468, USA“Two former lovers reconnect unexpectedly at a Freestyle music concert, where the rhythms of the past and present collide, unraveling their journey from a fiery 1987 romance to the lives they've built—and lost—over the decades.”Thanks for listening!Connect with us on Social MediaBlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod

Join Chris and Susan for a really insightful and entertaining conversation with "Homicide" Prop Master Brook Yeaton and Asst. Property Master Jeff Gordon. Learn exactly what the Props Dept. does and how they do it! It's bloody fun. Enjoy!And if you'd like to contribute to the podcast, you can "Buy us a coffee," at https://buymeacoffee.com/homicidepoqThanks for listening!Connect with us on Social MediaBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.socialInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/Threadshttps://www.threads.net/@homicidepodXhttps://twitter.com/homicidepod

Please join Chris and Susan for the latest episode of ‘Homicide: Life on the Set,’ and a highly entertaining chat with Stephanie Fontana, Sunil Nayar, and Chris Dingess about how they all started as assistants on the show, what their jobs entailed, and how they moved up into show-running and producing. EnjoyConnect with us on Social MediaBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.socialInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/Threadshttps://www.threads.net/@homicidepodXhttps://twitter.com/homicidepod

Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you. Our next episode will be out next Thursday, January 22nd. In that episode we will announce the winner of our prize draw. Catch you next week on our next episode!

Join Chris and Susan for a very special holiday episode honoring director Peter Medak whose prolific career included working with directors Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean and film industry icons Peter O'Toole and Peter Sellers, to directing six episodes of 'Homicide: Life on the Street' over the course of four seasons. We're also excited to offer a very special holiday treat for our listeners. Enjoy! And have a great holiday season!And if you'd like to contribute to the podcast, you can "Buy us a coffee," at https://buymeacoffee.com/homicidepoqThanks for listening!Connect with us on Social MediaBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.socialInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/Threadshttps://www.threads.net/@homicidepodX

Please join Chris and Susan for a delightful conversation with Baltimore director and filmmaker Lee Bonner, who directed three terrific episodes of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” including the pivotal "Requiem for Adena." Get a behind-the-scenes peek at the show, Lee’s other film projects, and Baltimore filmmaking of the time. And if you'd like to contribute to the podcast, you can "Buy us a coffee," at https://buymeacoffee.com/homicidepoq Thanks for listening! Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod

Join Chris and Susan for another deep dive behind the scenes of Homicide: Life on the Street. This week, we pull back the curtain on the Production Office with guests Cathy Kurtz, Kerry Craven, Greer Yeaton, and Tracey Frey. Learn about the inner workings of a network television series, and how such complicated logistics and split-second changes were managed before email, texting, and smart phones!' Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod

Hi everyone, it's Chris here. I hope you are well. Sadly we have had to postpone the release of our latest episode, as it's our biggest episode yet! We are joined by Cathy, Kerry, Greer, and Tracy from the Production office. And they have loads of behind the scenes stories from the making of the show. Please tune in next Thursday, 16th October for the episode. Please accept our apologies for the delay. See you next week

Join Chris and Susan for a candid and entertaining ride of an episode, with Homicide's Daniel Baldwin, who portrayed Det. Beau Felton for 35 episodes, on Seasons 1-3. His character was also brought back, posthumously, in Season 5's two-part finale, and "Homicide: The Movie" in 2000. Connect with us on Social MediaBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.socialInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/Threadshttps://www.threads.net/@homicidepodXhttps://twitter.com/homicidepod

Join Chris and me for a delightful conversation and a behind-the-scenes peek inside the “Homicide: Life on the Street” editing suite, with editors Jay Rabinowitz and Debbie Moran of the show’s editorial team. The techniques used in cutting the show became an integral part of its groundbreaking and award-winning, styleConnect with us on Social MediaBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.socialInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/Threadshttps://www.threads.net/@homicidepodXhttps://twitter.com/homicidepod

Alex Zakrzewski and Dave Thompson discuss their experiences shooting Homicide: Life on the Street, from improvisational camerawork to behind-the-scenes tensions, offering insight into the show’s groundbreaking style, collaborative culture, and the unique challenges of creating vérité-style television drama. Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HomicideLifeOnTheSet Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan for a delightful chat with “Homicide” actor Peter Gerety, who played a Baltimore beat cop, Internal Affairs Detective, and ultimately Homicide Detective Stu Gharty, for 48 episodes, Seasons 4-7, 1996-1999. Peter’s acting experience stretches far and wide, including an amazing background in theater, film, and television. Listen in for his cavalcade of entertaining stories! Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HomicideLifeOnTheSet Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Welcome to the launch of our second season! After our One-Year Anniversary episode, Chris and Susan took a short break, and are ready to bring you another year of great behind-the-scenes conversations. To kick off year two we have a terrific chat with two of the documentary filmmakers responsible for the Emmy-nominated PBS doc “Anatomy of a Homicide: Life on the Street,” which chronicles the history of the show, while putting one of it’s most well-known, and Peabody award-winning episodes, “The Subway,” under the microscope. Please tune in to this fascinating discussion with writer/director/producer Ted Bogosian and filmmaker/cinematographer Richard Chisolm offering their insights on documentary film production and "Homicide." Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HomicideLifeOnTheSet Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan for this EPIC EPISODE, as we celebrate the First Anniversary of our podcast, “Homicide: Life on the Set.” We look back on the year, but also take the opportunity to interview each other, on our personal journeys that brought us into the film business and ultimately to our shared, although different, experiences of the beloved TV series, “Homicide: Life on the Street.” Sit back, grab a cup of coffee (you’ll need it!) and join Chris and me as we trip down Memory Lane! Enjoy! Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HomicideLifeOnTheSet Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Hi, all. It's Chris here. I hope you are well. Sadly, Susan and I are both unwell at the moment. We both have a nasty cold, which has prevented us from getting together to record our next show. We are both very sorry that we don't have a show for you this week. We plan to release our next episode on Thursday 13th March, so please keep an eye out then. Thank you for your support. All the best Chris & Susan

This month we have a really special episode Chris and I know you will enjoy—an engaging conversation with Homicide Focus-Puller/1st Camera Assistant Boots Shelton, who has probably been mentioned in every one of our preceding episodes. Big thanks to Boots for his deep dive into the technical side of camera assisting and the unique skills the job requires. Listen, learn and be entertained! Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@HomicideLifeOnTheSet Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan for another engaging, eye-opening conversation, this month with Toni Lewis who portrayed Det. Terri Stivers for 44 episodes. We think you'll really enjoy this one! Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan as they delve into the stylistic and philosophical origins of “Homicide” (including Jean Luc Goddard, the French New Wave, and "Laws of Gravity"), with director Nick Gomez and cinematographer and director Jean de Segonzac. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan for a frank discussion delving into the life and craft of an actor, with Melissa Leo, one of the original Homicide cast members portraying the first woman detective on the show, Sgt. Kay Howard. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD

Join Chris and Susan for a fun and informative conversation with three of Homicide’s assistant directors, Jay Tobias, Frank Ferro and Miles Perman, and their insights and memories of the logistical challenges and joy of working on the Baltimore-based cop show. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homicidepod X https://twitter.com/homicidepod The Podcast is also available on YouTube. Music for the podcast by Andrew R. Bird Graphics by Luna Raphael Edited and Produced by Films & Podcast LTD