I caught the end of this and was mad that I didn't catch the whole
thing. It looked really good.
Cat
On 5/8/05, Kelly Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am a big fan of the crime show "Cold Case." I am fond of the show
> because it does many things television seldom does. Like almost
> every crime show, "Cold Case" has a multicultural cast but where it
> truly shines is in its story-telling and casting. Almost every other
> week this show gives an underworked black, asian or hispanic actor a
> chance to shine - often in a poignant tale of America's persistent
> not-so-benign neglect (last week there was an excellent episode about
> the dark side of the Ronald Reagan's era -- mills closing and decent
> people struggling to make sense of it all).
>
> Tonight's episode takes place in Philadelphia's "Bronzeville" and is
> a savory stew of topics not normally sympathetically protrayed on
> network television. The episode touches on lesbianism (the love
> between a black girl and a white girl in 1930s Philadelphia), Harlem
> Renaissance poetry, jazz music (including a cameo by Billie Holiday),
> racism and prohibition.
>
> It features a fierce protrayal by fedora, pant-wearing, cigarette
> smoking Tessa Thompson (I can't find any other credits for her under
> this name)as a self-proclaimed "Fox" who has big eyes for a white
> schoolgirl (Samantha Streets) and pays dearly for her attraction. It
> is the kind of full-bodied protrayal blacks are seldom allowed to
> give on the small screen -- especially on episodic television.
>
> Further, and more importantly, it gives Tom Wright ("Tuvix" on a
> great episode of "Voyager") and Marla Gibbs ("The Jeffersons," "227")
> a paycheck and a chance to practice their craft. Wright is excellent
> as the silky owner of the speakeasy where Thompson and Streets meet.
>
> ~rave!
>
> Episode Guide: Cold Case: Best Friends 5/8/2005
>
> Rush and Valens re-open a potential murder that is over 70 years old
> when a truck containing a pile of human bones is pulled from the
> Delaware River, on "Cold Case," Sunday, May 8 (8:00-9:00 PM) on CBS.
> Marla Gibbs ("The Jefferson's") guest stars.
>
> Rush and Valens link the truck to a former prohibition era bootlegger
> and learn that the bones may belong to his sister, Rose, who
> unexpectedly went missing with the truck. As the case takes shape,
> Rush discovers that Rose took up company with a black girl who
> dressed and behaved like a man, named Billie.
>
> When forensics confirms the bones are not Rose's, Valens tracks her
> down and learns of her controversial friendship with Billie, which
> alienated several people, including Billie's ex-lover, Georgie (guest
> star Marla Gibbs), who always believed they were more than friends.
>
> Lilly Rush-- Kathryn Morris
> John Stillman-- John Finn
> Nick Vera-- Jeremy Ratchford
> Will Jeffries-- Thom Barry
> Scotty Valens-- Danny Pino
> Little Georgie (2005) Marla Gibbs
> Billie (Paige) Ducette (1932) Tessa Thompson
> Curtis (Dole) Collins (1932) Johnathan Tchaikovsky
> Curtis (Dole) Collins (2005) Tom Bower
> Doc Win/Winsor Watson (1932) Tom Wright
> Rose (Dole) Collins (1932) Samatha Streets
> Rose (Dole) Collins (2005) Piper Laurie
> Frannie-- Susan Chang
> Celia Watson-- Linara Washington
> Little Georgie (1932) Lakeiya Payne
> Ted (1932) Brad Pennington
> Lena-- Shelley Robertson
>
> Mark Pellington directed from a script by Liz W. Garcia.
>
> COLD CASE
> Episode: "Best Friends"
> Date: 5-8-2005
> Time: 8:00-9:00 PM
> Network: CBS
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