All right, kiddies, let's continue our review of Andre Braugher's television shows in preparation for his new show, Thief, which premieres on FX laster this week. As we mentioned, after Braugher left NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street, he headed for New England and donned the role of Dr. Ben Gideon on ABC's Gideon's Crossing. While that show was a critical success it only lasted one season.

He returned to series television again in 2002, this time co-starring with David Morse (St. Elsewhere) on the CBS drama Hack. In the series Morse played Mike Olshansky, a disgraced former Philadelphia police officer who now drove a taxi while attempting to rebuild his life. Braugher played his friend and former partner, Marcellus Washington, who was still on the force.

The show was part cop drama and part Taxicab Confessions; he would talk to his fare and realize that something was amiss in their lives. If his 'Police-Sense' tingled he would involve his former partner to work the legal investigation of the matter while he used his unconventional role to find the information he needed on the hard streets of Philly.

The show lasted for two seasons. Despite being lauded by critics and fans alike, it was canceled in 2004 when CBS decided to get rid of its original Saturday night programming for, um, repeats (Brilliant!). In 2003 Braugher won a NAACP Image Award for his role on the show. As far as I know, Braugher's character did not have a cardiac episode on this show.

Well, that brings us up to date on Braugher's career up to Thief.  Here's hoping for a four-season run of the show. Hey, stop laughing! Really, I meant what I said!