I watch "Homicide" as much as possible. When unemployed last year, I turned to it at noon on WGN to help distract me from my problems. (Odd, huh: a show about homicides making me feel better?) I catch it on Centric now. Last night was a good one focused on Melissa Leo's Kay Howard, who went home for some peace and quiet, only to run into yet another murder. Great actress, she. She was nominated for an Oscar last year for the indie film "Frozen River". She's underused and underrated in my opinion. Did you know that years ago, Leo beat out Julia Robert's for a role on a soap opera?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@yahoo.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 7:25:27 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Bakula, Braugher on TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" If you miss Frank Pembleton I recommend "Homicide: Life on the Street" reruns on BET's CENTRIC channel. They recently broadcast Braugher's "stroke" episodes. Great work by a great actor. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Augustus Augustus <jazzynupe_...@...> wrote: > > Keith > > I am enjoying it too! I miss Frank Pembleton on TV, it's good 2 see him > again. Although the brother has picked up some serious weight, ihe is still > a very great actor. Bakula's character is a riot! > > --- On Mon, 1/4/10, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > From: Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Bakula, Braugher on TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 10:11 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > Anyone watch the new TNT series "Men of a Certain Age"? It deals with the > lives of three men dealing with being decidedly middle aged, and then some. > Scott Bakula is a womanizing playboy who seems to have a different bed > partner every night and seems to love his weed. Ray Romano's the guy > separated from his wife, partially due ot his gambling addiction, who can't > seem to get over here. And Andre Braugher's the family man who works at a job > he hates--car salesman at his overbearing father's dealership-- in order to > take care of his family. I've enjoyed the show so far. It's got lots of > moments of humour, along with some more serious ones. It's not too heavy > handed on the "i'm fast getting old" angle. I like all the actors, though > it's really really weird to see Braugher be under anyone's thumb. I just > can't see Frank Pembleton taking guff even from his old man... >  > ************ ********* ********* ********* ******** > http://www.tnt. tv/series/ menofacertainage /about/?contentI d=52922 >  > ABOUT MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE > > John Lennon once wrote, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making > other plans.� For three men entering the second act of their lives, those > words are starting to hit home in TNT’s newest original series, MEN OF A > CERTAIN AGE. This wry drama stars Emmy® winner Ray Romano (Everybody Loves > Raymond), Golden Globe® winner Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: > Enterprise) and Emmy winner Andre Braugher (Homicide: Life on the Street, > TNT’s Salem’s Lot). It marks a return to series television for Romano, > who created MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE with Everybody Loves Raymond Emmy winner > Mike Royce. The two serve as executive producers, along with Rory Rosegarten > and Cary Hoffman. > > MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE explores the unique bonds of male friendship among three > men experiencing the changes and challenges of mid-life. They have been best > friends since college but now, in their 40s, are navigating through the > second act of their lives. Joe (Romano) is a friendly, slightly neurotic, > recently separated father of two who had dreams of being a professional > golfer. Now he owns and runs a party store. Terry (Bakula) is a laid-back, > handsome actor who seems to breeze through life (and women). Lately, he’s > spending more time working as a temp than as an actor. And Owen (Braugher) is > an overstressed husband and father of three who endures constant criticism > from his father, for whom he works as a car salesman. > > These friends face very different challenges. Joe, who currently lives in a > hotel, tries to connect with his kids and is dipping his toe in the dating > pool, while also struggling with the gambling problem that may have ended his > marriage. The unmarried Terry scoffs at domestic issues but sometimes wonders > if his own single life is all it’s cracked up to be. Owen does everything > he can to climb the sales board at his father’s car dealership and keep his > cool over the seemingly endless renovation project in the home he can barely > afford. Through it all, these men are there for each other when it counts. >
