I am so, so pleased to find another person who's a fan of both The Wire and Homicide! And all the things you've said about Clark Johnson! And bwah, Reed Diamond as Kellerman! I love that moment in Fire, if that's the episode. Frank and Tim! Beau and Kay! So much of what I love about Homicide. I admit, I have a love/hate relationship with the later seasons: I try to love, they seem to hate me. But Peter Gerety is a fine actor!
I wish I knew of more fans of The Wire and Homicide around! The relatively small Homicide fandom seems to have gone mostly defunct way before I started watching on DVD, whereas The Wire fandom is small if fervent—as you probably know. Here, have a few story recommendations, in the event you haven't seen these before:
In the Land of Pleasant Living (http://2ndary-author.livejournal.com/13698.html?thread=92546&format=light#cutid1). “Sometimes, I think we’re totally lost.” Short. In season 2, Frank tries to figure out where he and Tim are going for their latest call. Baltimore's streets are confusing, but his fellow homicide detectives are ready to help... whether Pembleton wants it or not. Perfect dialogue and characterization, with the by-turns funny and macabre, gritty-streets atmosphere of the show.
The Birthday Girl (http://schism.tktv.net/stories/birthday.html). "Happy birthday, Detective Scooby Doo." Short. Kay has a birthday in season 2. Perfect dialogue and characterization: funny, brisk, and just sweet enough, like a missing scene from the show.
The Hustle (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/39/thehustle.html). Kima is the new McNulty. AMAZING take on Kima after season 5, and on everything that's come before for her and for Jimmy. Pitch-perfect in the spirit of the show: the nuances of dialogue, characterization, every last thing.
Re: rant for the win! (part 1)
I wish I knew of more fans of The Wire and Homicide around! The relatively small Homicide fandom seems to have gone mostly defunct way before I started watching on DVD, whereas The Wire fandom is small if fervent—as you probably know. Here, have a few story recommendations, in the event you haven't seen these before:
In the Land of Pleasant Living (http://2ndary-author.livejournal.com/13698.html?thread=92546&format=light#cutid1). “Sometimes, I think we’re totally lost.” Short. In season 2, Frank tries to figure out where he and Tim are going for their latest call. Baltimore's streets are confusing, but his fellow homicide detectives are ready to help... whether Pembleton wants it or not. Perfect dialogue and characterization, with the by-turns funny and macabre, gritty-streets atmosphere of the show.
The Birthday Girl (http://schism.tktv.net/stories/birthday.html). "Happy birthday, Detective Scooby Doo." Short. Kay has a birthday in season 2. Perfect dialogue and characterization: funny, brisk, and just sweet enough, like a missing scene from the show.
The Hustle (http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/39/thehustle.html). Kima is the new McNulty. AMAZING take on Kima after season 5, and on everything that's come before for her and for Jimmy. Pitch-perfect in the spirit of the show: the nuances of dialogue, characterization, every last thing.