It certainly lacked the surreal plot of a cop show like New York Undercover , in which plainclothes officers barely beyond the age of puberty make the streets of the Big Apple safe. And it never had the star power and sexual tension of a police show like NYPD Blue . For those addicted to such on-screen bloodshed, Homicide ended with more of a whimper than a bang. Its last murder victim, like so many before him, died off-camera. The drama in the grisly crime came in the search for a clue - a replay of the first moments of Homicide 's initial episode.
Life is a mystery.
Just accept it. Yeah, well, that's what's wrong with this job. The same can be said about Homicide 's failure to find enough viewers to stay on the air among a nation of people who overwhelmingly say TV shows are much too violent. Please include address and daytime phone numbers so letters may be verified.