HOMICDE was a Barry Levinson show that aired for six seasons in the mid to late 90s that took place in Baltimore, starring Andre Braugher. Excellent and differrent police procedural, that broke a lot of new ground.
I'll never forget this one episode called "The Subway". It was like a movie. It guest starred Vincent D'Onofrio as a man that, while waiting for the train, gets pushed off the platform and ends up wedged between the train and the subway platform. When the police arrive they realize this was not an accident.
Furthermore - it is now to be treated, basically, as a murder. Because although he is conscious and alert and talking normally - his his body has been twisted, his innards are crushed, and the pressure is the only thing keeping his organs from falling into his legs. Once they unwedge him, he is dead.
So he has to help the detectives solve his own murder by talking to them.
And in an ingenious twist - he is not a very friendly man.
Incredible episode. Arguably one of the best episodes of TV ever.
D'Onofrio was nominated for an Emmy.
(In an unprecedented happening, PBS aired a Frontline-type Special about the making of this Episode. Entitled "ANATOMY OF A 'HOMICIDE: Life On The Street'"(1998). In it the origin of the story is revealed, as well as the collaborative steps involved in rendering the finished Episode from idea, story, script to Writer (and re-write) , Producer, Director and finally to the Actors.
The Special Documentary was 2 Hours in length and had the whole Episode of"Subway" to view at the end of the background material.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0604435/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_68
Please tell me you watched the longer Director's cut with the Tidal waves and the more fleshed out character arcs.
Virtual tie with ALIENS as my favorite James Cameron Movie.