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Who writes Joe Kenda's dialogue?

posted 8 years ago by MisterFranks
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Joe Kenda has some great lines, and I wonder if he writes any of that himself? Who ever is writing for this show should go work on Criminal Minds or NCIS, as those shows could use great lines!

[–] BulletHeadedSaxonMothersSon 8 years ago

For as long as I've watched this show I've always been under the impression that most, if not all, of what Kenda says is off-the-cuff. The shows' writers simply write the narration and the scripts for the re-enactments, I'm assuming.

[–] MisterFranks 8 years ago

He has a lot of good one-liners. Reminds me of Jerry Orbach when he was Det. Briscoe on the Law and Order shows.

Classics.

[–] eblocced 8 years ago

They're all his own recollections according to Wikipedia.

[–] canadazbest 8 years ago

As eblocced pointed out, Wikipedia tells Lt. Joe's story - (the lt joe kenda page ...... it's an interesting read - the section called "Television career" answers all your questions) 

Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought an idiot - than to open it and remove all doubt!

[–] ericachristine 8 years ago

That's all him. Joe Kenda for president!! :-)

[–] Bill-16 7 years ago

Kojak of course.... "Who Loves Ya, Baby?" My, My, My!

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[–] paranoidxe 7 years ago

According to what I've read originally he was to read scripts, Kenda refused to do so and told them to find someone else if they wanted a scripted show.

So they decided to allow him to tell the stories in his own words.