Conversation so far:
What is Homicide Life on the street?
The publishers of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets were eager for a screen adaptation.
Did they get a screen adaption?
award-winning TV series Homicide: Life on the Street.
What role did David play?
He collaborated with his old college friend David Mills to write the season two premiere.
Was the show well received?
Simon and Mills won the WGA Award for Best Writing in a Drama for the episode.

Question: Was David a good writer?
Self-contained rewrite: Was David Simon a good writer?