The Ubiquitous John Munch
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John Munch The Smart Detective and Conspiracy Theorist
I always wanted TV cross overs when I was a kid. I fantasized about Audra from 'Big Valley' meeting Little Joe from 'Bonanza, among others.
Today in the world of spin offs it isn't unusual for a character to appear on more than one show and in this day of cross promotion, for a character to make a guest appearance on other shows.
The King of this is Detective John Munch originally from Baltimore and now New York, Munch has solved or help solve a lot of crime. Well, into his sixties, he is still going strong long after lesser cops would have just gone fishing.
Today in the world of spin offs it isn't unusual for a character to appear on more than one show and in this day of cross promotion, for a character to make a guest appearance on other shows.
The King of this is Detective John Munch originally from Baltimore and now New York, Munch has solved or help solve a lot of crime. Well, into his sixties, he is still going strong long after lesser cops would have just gone fishing.
Three reasons to love John Munch
1. "Munch has been the only fictional character played by a single actor to appear on eight different television shows. These shows were on four different networks: NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, and Law & Order franchise), FOX (The X-Files, Arrested Development), UPN (The Beat), and HBO (The Wire). His upcoming appearance on Paris enquêtes criminelles will increase the total to nine shows on five networks, with the new network being TF1. An appearance on Law & Order: UK would bring the total to ten shows on six networks, with Law & Order: UK being shown on ITV1. Munch has also been one of the only television characters to cross genres, appearing not only in crime drama series, but also the genres of sitcom (Arrested Development) and horror and science fiction (The X-Files).A muppet representation of Detective Munch appeared in the Sesame Street sketch "Law and Order: Special Letters Unit". (Wiki)
2. John Munch is a curmudgeonly detective with a soft heart for victims. He is snarky and hard on criminals, sarcastic about marriage, but sometimes sentimental about his many ex-wives.
3. John Much keeps us all abreast of the latest conspiracies.
Richard Belzer And John Munch Solve a Mystery
This is a great book for anyone who likes mysteries, but its a special treat for Law and Order: SVU fans. Its written, by actor Richard Belzer, who plays John Munch. Richard Belzer, not John Munch who solves the mystery. The action takes place in between Belzer's appearances on the set while playing John Munch. It has a noir feel to it and we even get some of Belzer/Munch's conspiracy theories!
Lots of fun, great for a rainy day or the beach!
Lots of fun, great for a rainy day or the beach!
I Am Not a Cop!: A Novel
Amazon Price: $0.01 (as of 06/01/2012)
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Detective John Munch With Baltimore Homicide: Life on the Street Dectectives
John Munch: Homicide Life on the Street, At His Conspiritorial Best
Detective John Munch's Two Biggest Jobs
Is John Munch Better At Homicide Or Special Victims?
"Homicide: Life on the Street" Is The Best and Here Is Why.....
7Suze7 says:
I loved Homicide and glad to see that Melissa Leo is finally making the big time!
'Law and Order SVU' Is The Best and Here Is Why......
Tipi says:
I like him best in SVU.
fanfreluche says:
I love him in SVU, he adds a little "light" to very dark stories.
julcal says:
i have to vote for L&O because that's the one I saw him on most. I don't watch TV, but my husband does. And once in awhile at night i would join him just to relax and L&O would be on. I always, always love to see this guy on the screen. GREAT character.
drifter0658 says:
If I have to choose (dang it!), I'd say SVU. He shown a deeply emotional side at times on that show.
John Munch on Law and Order SUV
John Munch On Law and Order SVU
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John Munch on Lies:
Cox: Don't you even wonder why?
Munch: Why what?
Cox: Why he lied.
Munch: I'm a Homicide Detective. The only time I wonder why is when they tell me the truth.
Munch: Why what?
Cox: Why he lied.
Munch: I'm a Homicide Detective. The only time I wonder why is when they tell me the truth.
The John Munch Muppet: Special Letters Unit
John Munch, The Muppet on Seasame Street
John Munch Muppet and John Munch Fans
Law and Order is one of the most popular and well known series in the history of TV with 3 highly successful and only one failed versions. Sesame Street added its own version in Special Letters Unit John Munch has his own bloggers. I didn't look to see if poor Richard has blogs entries and MySpace page devoted to him, but John sure does. Check them out, some great stuff. f="
John Munch My Space Page
The Wire
Kottke.org
8000 degrees of John Munch
The Latest Yahoo News on John Munch
“I get asked for his autograph all the time,”
John Munch's Alter Ego, Richard Belzer
John Munch Alter Ego Richard Belzer on the Stand Up Stage
John Munch Alter Ego Richard Belzer Interviewed About Shows
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Sylvestermouse
Jun 9, 2011 @ 7:58 am | delete
- John Munch is definitely one of my favorites! I did not know there was a Munch muppet. Sweet!
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Tipi
May 28, 2011 @ 11:03 am | delete
- Richard Belzer plays John Munch perfectly, I always like when Much gets a bit more air time. I didn't know he did stand up, another cool tribute Margo!
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fanfreluche May 25, 2011 @ 3:34 am | delete
- I also do love this character a lot. It is one of my favorite TV character ever. Very curious to read the book he wrote, I was not even aware he did write. I think I am going to pick this up for my summer reading.
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rwoman May 6, 2011 @ 8:35 pm | delete
- I've always loved Munch -- I still miss Homicide...
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7Suze7
Feb 9, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
- This is amazing, the character is almost a real person
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AndyPo
Dec 6, 2010 @ 6:09 am | delete
- I didn't realise he had been in so many shows.
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JaguarJulie Jun 14, 2010 @ 5:24 pm | delete
- Oh gosh ... now I can say that I know a bunch about John Munch! ;)
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julcal
Mar 14, 2009 @ 6:48 pm | delete
- opps, there are your stars :)
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julcal
Mar 14, 2009 @ 6:47 pm | delete
- Margo I LOVE this lens! What little TV i watch this is one character I really enjoy. He's a real guy! I loved the stand-up. My fav author is Rushdie so i appreciated that one 5* a FAV and all that other stuff!
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drifter0658
Mar 14, 2009 @ 5:14 pm | delete
- Gotta love Munch. I remember Belzer when all he did was stand-up, and he was aces.
I like this lens based on a fictional character, and once again Margo; you did your homework.
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John Munch in Homicide Life on the Streets
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Homicide Life on the Street - Seasons 1-5 DVD Set
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Dectective John Munch of Special Victim's Unit
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I Am Not a Cop!: A Novel by Richard Belzer, Michael Black
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Table of Contents
- Three reasons to love John Munch
- Richard Belzer And John Munch Solve a Mystery
- Quick, what do you think of John Munch?
- John Munch
- Detective John Munch With Baltimore Homicide: Life on the Street Dectectives
- John Munch: Homicide Life on the Street, At His Conspiritorial Best
- Detective John Munch's Two Biggest Jobs
- John Munch on Law and Order SUV
- John Munch On Law and Order SVU
- John Munch on Lies:
- The John Munch Muppet: Special Letters Unit
- John Munch, The Muppet on Seasame Street
- John Munch Muppet and John Munch Fans
- The Latest Yahoo News on John Munch
- John Munch's Alter Ego, Richard Belzer
- John Munch Alter Ego Richard Belzer on the Stand Up Stage
- John Munch Alter Ego Richard Belzer Interviewed About Shows
- Shout Out For John Munch! Don't Forget to Sign In and Vote!
- John Munch in Homicide Life on the Streets
- Dectective John Munch of Special Victim's Unit
- Vote John Munch
- John Munch's Alter Ego Richard Belzer Is Multi-Talented
- Changing the Guard Blog
- About Margo Arrowsmith
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