"Cold Case" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Meredith Stiehm

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

28 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Hope lives...because the evidence never dies.

Plot:

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she's assigned "cold cases" -- older crimes that have never been solved.

Plot Keywords:

Philadelphia | Detective | Cold Case | Homicide | Crime Scene

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 22 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	2:35 AM	CBS	Hubris	#1.11
Sun. July 12	9:00 PM	CBS	Lotto Fever	#6.12

Cast

Kathryn Morris	...	Lilly Rush / ... (134 episodes, 2003-2009)
John Finn	...	John Stillman / ... (134 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Nick Vera (134 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thom Barry	...	Will Jeffries (134 episodes, 2003-2009)
Danny Pino	...	Scotty Valens (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Tracie Thoms	...	Kat Miller (81 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:13 | Chile:14 | UK:15 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Dorris Place Elementary School - 2225 Dorris Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

Songs played in each episode generally come from the year the crime took place, with some notable exceptions where the soundtrack features a particular artist or theme instead of a year: Season 6 episode "Wings" features the music of Frank Sinatra, Season 5's "Thrill Kill" features only Nirvana tracks, Season 4 featured episodes containing the music of U2 and Bob Dylan, Season 3 featured episodes containing the music of John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen, as well as the episode "Wilkommen" which featured music from "Cabaret", Season 2 had an exclusively Johnny Cash themed episode, as well as "Creatures of the night" which was set around the Rocky Horror Picture show theatrical phenomenon, and features music from the Film soundtrack.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Frequently, in various episodes, the detectives say that a gun is registered to someone (or that someone has no registered guns, or the like). There is no gun registration in Pennsylvania; it's prohibited by state law.

Quotes:

Lilly Rush: So you ever see Cindy again?
Nancy: [shaking her head] Usually don't after a woman goes back to her husband. Unless I pay a visit to the local cemetery.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Nip/Tuck: Candy Richards (#5.14)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Nara

Give these cold ones a warm welcome!

I'm glad I got the opportunity to catch this show. It's no doubt one of the really good shows on TV these days. Cold Case follows homicide detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia police as she digs up the "cold cases". Old unsolved crimes.

This is a very well written show. The episodes always has their twist even though the cases, at first sight, might seem pretty much alike. This show captures the individuality of each crime, the persons involved and the surroundings in a very good way. The fact that the crimes have been committed years ago and that everything involved has changed over the time, gives this show something different then every other cop show. It also captures the humanity of both the victims the suspects and the investigators. There are a lot of feeling in it and it often gets rather touching. Some episodes might contain elements from the characters personal life, but this hardly ever a great storyline of it self in single episodes. It just gives the characters a life beyond the job and this is good as it never takes over the episode or is used to cover a bad plot. The show involves several investigators and you get to know them as well. They got lives and personalities too, yet they don't steal the show from Rush, witch in the end is the star of the show.

The cast is great. Kathryn Morris does a great job portraying Rush and the others does a good job as well. The directors does a good job instructing the cast.

The cinematography and lightning of this show is just beautiful. It all looks great. Both scenes from past and present. They have given the show a unique look. A kind of white or blue, cold look. They also manage to capture the unique eras in witch the crime was committed. You know just by looking witch decade we're in. It's the colors, the way they shoot, the quality and the overall look that make this. The art director, production designer, costume etc. deserves credit for this too. Making the sets and such fit the era.

The original music of this show it catching and good. In addition there is a lot of none original music from the year the crimes are committed. This really gives the right feel and easy gives you the idea of witch year we're in. I find the use of non-original music very nice. Including the none original theme song by E.S. Posthumus. It fits like a glove.

Cold Case is a well written, good looking and well made show. Over all I would give this show a 7,5 out of 10 and a warm recommendation.