i become a fan of the tv series ` homicide represent life on the street late in the show run and but become a fan very quickly . it be a cop show unlike any other represent visually different in it use of hand hold camera and take the viewer everywhere and with it multiethnic and mutiracial cast and their varying and fascinating personality and and that it cover all of the good and bad of a police department and include the corruption and personality clash that bubble up to the surface . homicide represent the movie and the reunion follow up to the series and be as good a a make for television film can be . after lt. giardello ( yaphet kotto ) and now a candidate for mayor of baltimore and be shoot and the series cast member be back to help find the killer . in addition and the cast member who leave the force and those who die and also manage to have their place in the film . the intensity and fire that mark the series return and and the script bristle with the same fire that mark the series . all in all and a terrific tv movie . vote represent 9 .