"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:

Sun. Nov. 8	2:35 AM	CBS	Triple Threat	#6.8
Sun. Nov. 8	10:00 PM	CBS	Dead Heat	#7.6

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:

The flashback scenes are usually shot with the type of film stock used at the time of the setting.

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:

Nora Lincoln: Mom, leave her alone.
Della Lincoln: The girl needs help.
Nora Lincoln: Daddy?
Derek Lincoln: Don't look at me. I got a daughter who majors in business, a wife who majors in other people's business. Me, I'm just a restaurant owner.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Nara

The Captivation of a moment on film

The most attractive part to Cold Case is the fact that the Filmography is a great indicator of what moment of the story you are living in. The full present day during the Episode uses a low saturation method which makes the actual scene look Cold. The flashback scenes are usually tinted or in black and white depending on time and circumstance. Kathryn Morris plays her part with no concession and use of the skin-tones created by the filmography her Lilly white skin suites her character name. Her Character name inherits the Cold of the White Lilly. So you have stand back and look at each episode as a character in itself.