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

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creator:

Meredith Stiehm

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

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 & 23 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	4:00 PM	TNT	The Promise	#3.2
Tue. Nov. 10	2:00 AM	TNT	Thrill Kill	#5.1

Cast

Kathryn Morris	...	Lilly Rush (142 episodes, 2003-2009)
John Finn	...	John Stillman (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Nick Vera (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Thom Barry	...	Will Jeffries (141 episodes, 2003-2009)
Danny Pino	...	Scotty Valens (137 episodes, 2003-2009)
Tracie Thoms	...	Kat Miller (88 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

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:

Chris: New York's only a few hours away, so if you're not busy, maybe sometime, I mean only if you want to, we can... go see the Eiffel Tower or something.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Nara

Never ceases to amaze me

"Cold Case" features fictional cases that have been unsolved for years. The stories are touching, even though we know these situations are not real. The show never ceases to amaze me and touch me in ways most television shows cannot. Somehow it seeps under your skin because you know thousands of people in the real world live with the things that go on in the episodes. Kathryn Morris gives a stellar performance each week and always has the audience rooting for her to kick some butt. The editing is unique, as well, and I think the strongest tactic the show uses is how they always wrap up the case and the episode by arresting the person as they are now, but never failing to cut to show what they would look like if they had gotten arrested when they first committed the crime. The victim almost always appears vindicated at the end. This of course works best when they go back to cases some ten or more years earlier. This is a new show, and it has certainly broken out of the mold. It is not just another formulaic crime drama. The fact that each episode is about the individual case and not the saga of the detectives makes it easy to tune it at any time and get heavily involved. CBS has done it again - their demographic is no longer just middle aged middle class individuals. With shows like this they are proving they can reach a wider, savvier audience. Jerry Bruckheimer is back on top to stay,