Thomas Carter

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q3524978: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Coach Carter, which Miami Vice - Pilot Episode credits them on.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: Miami Vice - Pilot (Brother's Keeper) (1984); Coach Carter (2005); Save the Last Dance; Swing Kids.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Hill Street Blues (1981): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Miami Vice - Pilot (Brother's Keeper) (1984), which they directed: Hill Street Blues ⇒ Miami Vice - Pilot (Brother's Keeper) (the host's read). Hill Street Blues raised TV through writing and performance; Miami Vice added the cinematic look on top of that standard.
    “try to write, like, Hill Street blues level scripts and have real grounded performances and make it all look fucking awesome.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:16:28 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (4) everyone in directing

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Thomas Carter: The pilot as a calling card: the TV actor-turned-director later directed Coach Carter, Swing Kids, and Save the Last Dance.
    “You did the Miami Vice pilot, that's a calling card.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode · 0:10:59 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)