This show is set in Philadelphia.
The show stars the beautiful, talented & gifted Kathryn Morris, a Temple University grad (Temple made!) who shines in her role as a Philly cop who specialises in solving Cold Case Files.
The show is based in part on an older Canadian show with a similar concept, but skip the Canadian show--boring and nowhere near the acting, music or production value.
Cold Case feeds off of several different tributaries into a mighty river of greatness;
1) a tremendous soundtrack. The original show licensed original great music to accentuate the various periods the cold cases represented. For this reason, the show never got to DVD; licensing fees were too high, ASCAP-BMI.
2) a great set of scripts. Wonderful screenplays wall to wall. Not just procedural hack jobs, but quirky and original scripts. Plus, the local Philly angle is accentuated.
3). Tremendous acting. Morris is perfect in the lead role-she kills it in every episode. But not just her, all of the ensemble cast, from Danny Pino, John Finn, all the way down the line.
4) killer guest stars who are legit authentic. In fact, the show reeks of authenticity.
5). The show has some great hallmarks of its own; one great hook is having key characters appear as themselves in the present, but then a second later as they were when the cold case occurred long ago. This is a very clever directorial technique that never gets tired!
I could go on, but to summarize, this shoe is a huge achievement by everyone associated with it.
Thank you to HBO MAX for re-streaming this wonderful US Series. Thank You 🙏!
The show stars the beautiful, talented & gifted Kathryn Morris, a Temple University grad (Temple made!) who shines in her role as a Philly cop who specialises in solving Cold Case Files.
The show is based in part on an older Canadian show with a similar concept, but skip the Canadian show--boring and nowhere near the acting, music or production value.
Cold Case feeds off of several different tributaries into a mighty river of greatness;
1) a tremendous soundtrack. The original show licensed original great music to accentuate the various periods the cold cases represented. For this reason, the show never got to DVD; licensing fees were too high, ASCAP-BMI.
2) a great set of scripts. Wonderful screenplays wall to wall. Not just procedural hack jobs, but quirky and original scripts. Plus, the local Philly angle is accentuated.
3). Tremendous acting. Morris is perfect in the lead role-she kills it in every episode. But not just her, all of the ensemble cast, from Danny Pino, John Finn, all the way down the line.
4) killer guest stars who are legit authentic. In fact, the show reeks of authenticity.
5). The show has some great hallmarks of its own; one great hook is having key characters appear as themselves in the present, but then a second later as they were when the cold case occurred long ago. This is a very clever directorial technique that never gets tired!
I could go on, but to summarize, this shoe is a huge achievement by everyone associated with it.
Thank you to HBO MAX for re-streaming this wonderful US Series. Thank You 🙏!