Law & Order
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| Law & Order | |
|---|---|
| Image:Lawandorder01.jpg | |
| Format | Police procedural; legal drama |
| Created by | Dick Wolf |
| Starring | Season 18 cast: Jesse L. Martin Jeremy Sisto S. Epatha Merkerson Linus Roache Alana de la Garza Sam Waterston |
| Country of origin | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 395 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | September 13 1990 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. It has been broadcast on NBC since its debut on September 13, 1990. Set in New York City, the series follows the professional and to a lesser extent the personal lives of several police officers and prosecutors who represent the public interest in the criminal justice system. The characters frequently encounter dilemmas and frustrations as cases go through the stages of investigation, arrest, negotiation and trial. Matters are rarely resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactorily.
The success of the series has led to the creation of additional shows under the Law & Order franchise. It is the longest-running primetime drama currently on American television.
The 18th season of the show began on January 2, 2008.[1]
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[edit] Broadcast
The pilot episode was produced to be sold to CBS in 1988, but was rejected by that network. When NBC picked up the series in 1990, the pilot aired as episode six.[2] The show is produced by Universal Media Studios, formerly known as NBC Universal Television Studio, Universal Television, and Studios USA. It has been syndicated on other United States networks since 1994, as well as worldwide. According to news reports in 2005, the Law & Order franchise (including all the different series) generates around $1 billion in annual revenues for NBC Universal and its cable partners (a February 2005 NBC financial presentation states that NBC's share of this revenue (including syndication and advertising) is more than $550 million).
Law & Order has been shot on film in widescreen format since its inception, as evidenced by syndication on TNT-HD. This also presents the unique oddity that since reruns of older seasons began broadcasting in HD in 2005, they have provided more (previously cropped) material than when the episodes were first run broadcast in 4:3. Since 2002, first run episodes have also aired in HD.
The series is broadcast in Canada on CTV. Reruns can be seen regularly each weeknight and weekday afternoons on TNT (U.S.) and weekdays at 1:00 p.m. and weeknights at 11 p.m. on Bravo! (Canada). It can be seen in the UK with new episodes first showing on the cable and satellite channel Sky One and later on Sky Two with a terrestrial airing on Five and repeats of the early seasons are being shown on the Hallmark Channel. It was recently announced that the Law & Order franchise would be screened on Five US.[3]
In late March 2006, a shift of time slot resulted in a significant drop in ratings[4], but a return to the original time slot on April 5, 2006[5] triggered an improvement of ratings,[6]
For the 2006-2007 season, both Law & Order and Criminal Intent were placed in new time slots. In this season's time slot — Fridays at 10pm — Law & Order averaged 9.3 million viewers, down again from 11.6 million in the previous season. By comparison, Criminal Intent averaged 9.7 million viewers on Tuesdays at 9pm and SVU averaged 12.9 million viewers during its time slot.
On May 14 2007, the network announced tentative plans for an eighteenth season.[7] Under NBC's agreement, Law & Order will premiere its 18th season on NBC in January 2008 while new episodes of Criminal Intent will now premiere on NBC Universal's USA network with reruns slated to appear on NBC.[7] This is an unusual role reversal in NBC and USA's shared or second window syndication arrangement. When the future of the Law & Order staple was in doubt, TNT, which airs re-runs of the show, emerged as a contender to become the new home either of Law & Order or Law & Order Criminal Intent.[8] Due to the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, production for the eighteenth sesason of the main Law & Order series was reported to have been postponed[9], but on December 3, NBC announced that it would begin airing the already-filmed eighteenth-season episodes starting on January 2, 2008, thus returning the series to Wednesday evenings.[1]
Despite its recent ratings troubles, producer Dick Wolf expressed optimism about the show's future, also saying that his "ultimate dream" is for the series to continue long enough to surpass Gunsmoke (1955–1975) as the longest-running network drama series on American television.[10]
According to Digitalspy [[1]]
ITV1 are in talks of creating a UK version of Law and Order and calling it Law & Order: London. Its yet to be announced if the series will go ahead.
[edit] Format
The program generally follows a two-tiered format, with the first portion of each episode devoted to the investigation of a crime and the second portion depicting its prosecution. The format is almost identical to a 1960s series titled Arrest and Trial, although the similarities are considered to be coincidental. Law & Order creator Dick Wolf was reportedly unaware of them when he created his series. Most Law & Order episodes are self-contained, with only a few exceptions over the many years of production.
The following statement, narrated by Steven Zirnkilton, is spoken at the beginning of nearly every episode:
| “ | In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories. | ” |
This opening statement resembles the opening of the radio program, "Mr. District Attorney," which ran from 1939 through the fifties. "It shall be my duty as district attorney, not only to prosecute to the limits of the law, those accused of crimes perpetrated in the city and county of Los Angeles...but to defend, with equal vigor, the rights and privileges of all its citizens" spoken by Jay Josten.
The cold open, lead-in of the show usually is a slice of New York life (walking a dog in Manhattan, jogging in Central Park, etc.) unrelated to the main story until the character(s) in the scene suddenly discover, witness, or become victims of a crime (mostly murder). Careful attention to the opening segment reveals subtle connections with, hints about, and foreshadowing of key aspects of the case. The scene cuts to the police's preliminary crime scene examination wherein the featured detectives make their first observations and proffer theories followed by a witticism, or two, before the title sequence begins.
The police are represented in the show by the police lieutenant of Manhattan's 27th precinct and two homicide detectives, a senior partner and a junior partner. The detectives investigate the crime, collect evidence, and interview witnesses, then regularly reporting to the lieutenant. The evidence leads to the arrest of one or more suspects. The matter then is taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhattan District Attorney's office, comprising the district attorney, the executive assistant district attorney, and an assistant prosecutor. They discuss deals, prepare the witnesses, evidence, and conduct the people's case in the trial. Both the detectives and prosecutors work with the medical examiner's office, the crime laboratory, and psychiatrists from the police and district attorney offices.
Unlike most legal dramas (e.g. Perry Mason), the proceedings are from the prosecution's point of view and indicate that it can be as difficult to convict the guilty as it is to clear the innocent. The prosecution portion also is unusual in that it shows more legal proceedings than just the trial. The second half mostly opens with an arraignment and proceeds to trial preparation, however, the show does, on occasion, deviate from format and centers either on indictment proceedings before a Grand Jury, a motion hearing, or an allocution upon entering a plea of guilty, usually as apart of a plea bargain. It is very uncommon for legal dramas to show Grand Jury proceedings; this usually is seen once or twice per season, with a trial being the norm. Grand Jury episodes focus on the difficulty of obtaining an indictment for a particular accused person and often end with a guilty plea and allocution to quickly conclude the show.
The plots often resemble actual cases, such as the episode "Tabloid" (1998) wherein a woman is killed in a car crash after being chased by a gossip reporter, e.g. Princess Diana's death in summer of 1997. This "ripped from the headlines" is seen in the opening credits sequence that evolves from newspaper halftones to high-resolution photos. Promotional advertisements of episodes with close real-life case parallels often use the "ripped from the headlines" phrase, although a textual disclaimer, within the actual episode, emphasizes that the story and characters are fictional. The format lends itself to exploring different outcomes or motives that similar events could have had under other circumstances.
Because of the format's nature, the detectives rarely encounter a simple murder where the murderer or murderess does little to hide his or her guilt (actually very common). Instead, the detectives often have few or no good clues — they might not know the victim's identity — and must chase several dead ends before finding a likely suspect. Towards the middle of a show, the police begin working with the prosecutors to make the arrest, and an arraignment scene follows. The police may reappear to testify in court or to arrest another suspect, but most investigation in the second segment is done by the assistant DAs, who always consult with the District Attorney for advice on the case.
The format excludes delving into the private lives of the recurring characters. Some personal information is given, but it usually is incidental, such as conversation during the course of the story. In contrast to many other detective shows (Perry Mason and Matlock, for example), the protagonists of Law & Order do not always win their cases; episodes frequently end unresolved. Sometimes, the facts of the crime are ambiguous or the criminal is convicted, but justice seems lacking.
Another dramatic staple occurs either during a confession to police, or at trial, or a rationalization of the defendant's actions at trial, guilt notwithstanding. Whether it is given as an account of the crime, by a witness, or a trial confession, by the defendant, it emphasizes the raw humanity of the event, sometimes eliciting sympathy for the defendant.
[edit] Stylistic touches
[edit] Local color
The series has a number of distinctive stylistic touches. The show is shot on location in New York and is known for its extensive use of local color. In recent seasons, New York City mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg have both appeared on the show as well as Bronx Congressman Jose E. Serrano, adding a realistic dimension to the program.
While most of the locations are real, there are two notable exceptions. The fictional Stuyvesant College (which resembles New York University), Gramercy College, and Hudson University are often used for college settings and The New York Ledger is typically the tabloid newspaper mentioned and is heavily based on the real-life New York Post. In one episode The Sentinel was used as a competing paper similar to the The New York Times. All are amalgams of actual New York institutions.
The real-life New York Daily News has also appeared in the series.
On September 14 2004 in New York City, a road leading to Pier 62 at Chelsea Piers (where the series is mostly shot) was renamed "Law & Order Way", in tribute to the long-running series.[11]
[edit] Legitimate theater talent
Because both the interior and exterior filming all occur in New York City, the series has access to a wide variety of regular and guest actors who perform in the legitimate theater. Many times these actors are available for shooting during the day while performing on Broadway in the evening or between engagements.
[edit] The card, and the sound
Most scene changes are preceded with a black screen with white text at the bottom. This title card indicates the location and date and time of the events to be portrayed. The time always advances one minute during the title card.
This is accompanied by a tone, which has been described as a "DUN dun" or "thunk thunk" sound. It was originally developed to sound like a barred door in a jail cell slamming shut (Law). In promos for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit reruns on the USA Network, actor Dann Florek refers to the sound as the "doink doink,"[12] while Richard Belzer refers to it as the sound of a judge's gavel. According to IMDb.com, it "was created by combining close to a dozen sounds, including that of a group of monks stamping on a floor."
[edit] Portrayal of characters
The show's cast of police and lawyers are portrayed as basically honest professionals who rarely stray from the boundaries of accepted procedure and usually solving crimes by the book, although occasional cases hit home and the detectives and/or ADAs (most notably Jack McCoy and Serena Southerlyn) become somewhat personally invested in the case. With the exception of several episodes at the end of Season 8, the show does not employ subplots, and the private lives of the characters are only mentioned in passing. Perhaps the scenes involving lawyers stray from reality a little more, with a far higher proportion of cases going to trial than in real life (although plea bargaining plays a far greater role than in other television series), and with trial lawyers sometimes acting as pseudo-detectives.
[edit] Cast and characters
Law & Order is noted for its revolving cast; in fact, none of the original six cast members are currently on the program, although Chris Noth currently appears on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Dann Florek appears on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, both reprising their characters from the original cast. Though many cast members stay for only a few seasons, the continual replacement of actors has not appeared to harm the program's popularity. Some[attribution needed] have speculated that the transforming cast has contributed to the longevity of the series because the regular appearance of new faces has constantly changed the show's dynamic, allowing it to repeatedly reinvent itself.
Five long-serving exceptions are Steven Hill (1990–2000) as Adam Schiff, Jerry Orbach (1992–2004) as Lennie Briscoe, S. Epatha Merkerson (1993–present) as Anita Van Buren, Sam Waterston (1994–present) as Jack McCoy, and Jesse L. Martin (1999-present) as Ed Green. Steven Hill was the last member of the first season cast to leave the show, though even he did not appear in the series' pilot episode.
It is widely believed that the Adam Schiff character was based on real life New York County District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau who still serves in the post, aged 88.
| Season | Senior detective | Junior detective | Police lieutenant | Assistant district attorney | Executive assistant district attorney | District attorney |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Greevey (George Dzundza) | Mike Logan (Chris Noth) | Don Cragen (Dann Florek) | Paul Robinette (Richard Brooks) | Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) | Adam Schiff (Steven Hill) |
| 2 | Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino) | |||||
| 3 | ||||||
| Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) | ||||||
| 4 | Anita Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) | Claire Kincaid (Jill Hennessy) | ||||
| 5 | Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) | |||||
| 6 | Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) | |||||
| 7 | Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) | |||||
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | Abbie Carmichael (Angie Harmon) | |||||
| 10 | Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) | |||||
| 11 | Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest) | |||||
| 12 | Serena Southerlyn (Elisabeth Röhm) | |||||
| 13 | Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson) | |||||
| 14 | ||||||
| 15 | Joe Fontana (Dennis Farina) | |||||
| Alexandra Borgia (Annie Parisse) | ||||||
| 16 | ||||||
| 17 | Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) | Nina Cassady (Milena Govich) | Connie Rubirosa (Alana de la Garza) | |||
| 18 | Cyrus Lupo (Jeremy Sisto) | Michael Cutter (Linus Roache) | Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) |
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Start | End | # of episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | September 13, 1990 | June 9, 1991 | 22 |
| Season 2 | September 17, 1991 | May 14, 1992 | 22 |
| Season 3 | September 23, 1992 | May 19, 1993 | 22 |
| Season 4 | September 15, 1993 | May 25, 1994 | 22 |
| Season 5 | September 21, 1994 | May 24, 1995 | 23 |
| Season 6 | September 20, 1995 | May 22, 1996 | 23 |
| Season 7 | September 18, 1996 | May 21, 1997 | 23 |
| Season 8 | September 24, 1997 | May 20, 1998 | 24 |
| Season 9 | September 23, 1998 | May 26, 1999 | 24 |
| Season 10 | September 22, 1999 | May 24, 2000 | 24 |
| Season 11 | October 18, 2000 | May 23, 2001 | 24 |
| Season 12 | September 26, 2001 | May 22, 2002 | 24 |
| Season 13 | October 2, 2002 | May 21, 2003 | 24 |
| Season 14 | September 24, 2003 | May 19, 2004 | 24 |
| Season 15 | September 22, 2004 | May 18, 2005 | 24 |
| Season 16 | September 21, 2005 | May 17, 2006 | 22 |
| Season 17 | September 22, 2006 | May 18, 2007 | 22 |
| Season 18 | January 2, 2008 | — |
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Awards won
- Outstanding Drama Series (1997)
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Jerry Orbach (2005)
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterston (1999)
- Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay René Balcer and Michael S. Chernuchin, for "Conspiracy" (1993)
- Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay I. C. Rapoport and Ed Zuckerman, for "Deadbeat" (1997)
- Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay Richard Sweren, Simon Wincelberg, and Ed Zuckerman, for "Double Down" (1998)
- Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay René Balcer and Richard Sweren, for "Bad Girl" (1999)
- Best Episode in a Television Series Teleplay René Balcer, for "Refuge, Part 2" (2000)
Writers Guild Award
- Best Teleplay, Rene Balcer and Richard Sweren for "Entrapment" (1998)
Silver Gavel Award (American Bar Association)
- Best Television Episode, "DWB", written by Rene Balcer (1998)
- Best Television Episode, "Hate", written by Rene Balcer (1999)
Peabody Award, 1997
Norman Felton Award (Producers Guild of America), Producer of the Year, (1996)
[edit] Awards nominated
- Outstanding Drama Series (1992–1996, 1998–2002)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterston (1997, 1999–2000)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Jerry Orbach (2000)
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Michael Moriarty (1991–1994)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Steven Hill (1998–1999)
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Benjamin Bratt (1998)
- Best TV Series-Drama (1992, 1994–1995, 1998–1999)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series-Drama Sam Waterston (1995)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series-Drama Michael Moriarty (1994)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995–2002, 2004)
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series Sam Waterston (1998)
[edit] DVD releases
| Title | Release dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
| The Complete 1st Season | October 15 2002 | June 16 2003 | April 14 2003 |
| The Complete 2nd Season | May 4 2004 | February 28 2005 | January 19 2005 |
| The Complete 3rd Season | May 24 2005 | November 21 2005 | March 8 2006 |
| The Complete 4th Season | December 6 2005 | July 17 2006 | September 19 2006 |
| The Complete 5th Season | April 3 2007 | July 23 2007 | July 30 2007 |
| The Complete 14th Season | September 14 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| Corruption Empire [2] | September 6 2005 | N/A | N/A |
[edit] Related media
[edit] Spin-offs
The show's popularity has resulted in a Law & Order franchise with the creation of three other television dramas under the same brand: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). These two shows focus more on the police side of a case. A short-lived spinoff, Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005), which lasted only 12 episodes, focused almost entirely on courtroom drama, but was pulled off due to low ratings, becoming the first series of the franchise to be canceled. Every spinoff uses the same theme music as the original series, albeit with differing arrangements (harder guitars for the Criminal Intent theme, for instance).
The latest and now canceled spinoff, Conviction, was only loosely related to the original. While Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March) from SVU was one of the lead characters, and a cameo by Fred Thompson tied it into the same continuity, it did not bear the "Law & Order" title, nor did it use the Law & Order theme music and scene transitions. In addition, Conviction had no coverage of the police investigations and followed the prosecutors' entire lives, rather than just the cases they argue in court.
[edit] UK Version
ITV is considering launching a UK version of the long-running American crime procedural Law & Order.
The broadcaster is in talks with NBC and series creator Dick Wolf with a view to creating Law & Order: London. It is understood that discussions are at an advanced stage and that a 13 episode order to launch the series could be placed with independent production firm Kudos in the near future. The UK version would initially rely on reworked scripts from the original Law & Order
[edit] Crossovers
Law & Order crossed over six times with other NBC shows:
- "Charm City" (L&O ep 6–13), continued in "For God and Country" (Homicide: Life on the Street ep 4–12)
- "Baby, It's You – Part I" (L&O ep 8–6), continued in "Baby, It's You – Part II" (Homicide: Life on the Street ep 6–5)
- "Sideshow – Part I" (L&O ep 9–14), continued in "Sideshow – Part II" (Homicide: Life on the Street ep 7–15)
- "Entitled – Part I" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ep 1–15), continued in "Entitled – Part II" (L&O ep 10–14)
- "Tombstone" (L&O ep 15–20), continued in "Skeleton" (Law & Order: Trial by Jury ep 1–8)
- "Design" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ep 7–2), continued in "Flaw" (L&O ep 16–2)
While not considered a cross over episode, Chris Noth appears in the before-the-credits sequence of the Homicide episode "Law and Disorder" (H:LotS ep 3–15). Taking place entirely in a Baltimore train station, Logan hands off a prisoner (John Waters) to Frank Pembleton (Andre Braugher). The two detectives engage in some friendly banter about which city is better: New York City or Baltimore. They argue over topics such as Babe Ruth and Dorothy Parker.
Jerry Orbach and Jesse L. Martin appeared as Detectives Briscoe and Green in the episode "Poison" (ep 1–7) of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
[edit] TV movie
There was also a TV movie called Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998), which featured the fate of Mike Logan (played by Chris Noth), one of the popular characters who departed the series. Noth has since returned to the role of Detective Mike Logan starting in the 2005–2006 season of Criminal Intent.
[edit] Reality series
The producers crafted a reality television series, Crime & Punishment (also sometimes called Law & Order: Crime & Punishment) (2002), which focused on actual trials.
[edit] Computer games
In addition, there are three computer games of Law & Order in which the player investigates crimes and then prosecutes the resulting cases: There is also a computer game based on the "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" Franchise.
- Law & Order: Dead on the Money
- Law & Order: Double or Nothing
- Law & Order: Justice is Served
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
[edit] Books
Law and Order: Dead Line When a woman's body is found at the bottom of a hotel air shaft in Times Square, it looks like a routine suicide. Enter Detectives. Lennie Briscoe and Ed Green. Something about the woman seems out of place in the tourist trap. Her clothing suggests wealth. No socialite would be caught dead in a place like this. The trail leads to an about-to-be published tell-all novel destined to be a best-seller. Now Briscoe and Green have to find out what's in it that's worth murder.
Law & Order: The Unofficial Companion (published 11/99 by) The Unofficial Companion was written with the cooperation of the show's creator and executive producer, Dick Wolf, and features interviews with the stars, producers, and writers. It is the first-ever guide to this popular, Emmy award-winning police drama. You'll get the inside scoop on: the past and current stars of the show-including Paul Sorvino, Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston, Carey Lowell, Angie Harmon, and Michael Moriarty; and find out who was fired, who left willingly, and who remains; the show's continued problems with censorship issues and advertiser fallout; the behind-the-scenes anecdotes about cast regulars, including the fights, both verbal and physical, that have peppered the production; how Wolf was forced to increase the estrogen and decrease the testosterone on the show; the detailed history behind the creation and development of the show; and season-by-season critiques of each episode through the entire 1999 season.
Law & Order: Crime Scenes (published 12/03 by Sterling) written by Dick Wolf describing the setup, and the thoughts that goes into producing the crime scenes.
True Stories of Law & Order (published 11/06 by Berkley/Penguin) chronicles 25 real cases that inspired some of the most popular "ripped from the headlines" episodes of the show. Authors Kevin Dwyer and Juré Fiorillo discuss famous cases including the Bernie Goetz subway shootings, the murder of Jennifer Levin in Central Park, and the San Francisco dog mauling of Diane Whipple, as well as lesser-known crimes such as the death by exorcism of Torrance Cantrell and the tragic murder of Anthony Riggs, a soldier who returned from the Gulf War only to be ambushed by a hitman hired by his wife. The book also includes facts about police and legal procedure.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Grossman, Ben. WGA STRIKE COVERAGE: CBS, NBC Unveil Midseason Plans. Broadcasting & Cable: December 3, 2007.
- ^ Everybody's Favorite Bagman. TV.com. Retrieved on 1990-10-30.
- ^ Five hangs on to key acquisitions. Five.tv. Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
- ^ FOX Makes It 'Unan1mous' Wednesday. Zap2It: March 22, 2006.
- ^ NBC To Return 'Law & Order' to Former Time Slot. IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2006-05-03.
- ^ New timeslots don't help 'Race,' 'Heist'. Retrieved on 2006-05-06.
- ^ a b NBC rolls out fall lineup. TV.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
- ^ 'Law & Order'. Digitialdisplay.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-05-09.
- ^ Shallwani, Pervaiz. 'Law and Order' could feel strike next. Newsday: November 6, 2007.
- ^ NBC keeps 'Law & Order' for 18th season. usatoday.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
- ^ Commissioner Oliver Presents "Law & Order Way". NYC.gov. Retrieved on 2004-09-14.
- ^ The Law & Order Doink Doink Sound. RickBreslin.com. Retrieved on 2005-10-22.
[edit] See also
- List of Law & Order cast members
- NYPD Blue
- Homicide: Life on the Street
- Hill Street Blues
- Law & Order franchise
[edit] External links
- Official Law & Order website
- Official Website for reruns on TNT
- Law & Order DVD official Universal Studios website
- Law & Order DVD series at Amazon.com
- Law & Order FAQ (compiled 1995-1996 by a fan)
- Law & Order filming locations, Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting
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Law & Order franchise | |
|---|---|
| Current series | Law & Order · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Law & Order: Criminal Intent |
| Past series | Crime & Punishment · Law & Order: Trial by Jury · Conviction |
| Law & Order Universe | Dick Wolf · Characters · Exiled: A Law & Order Movie |
Law & Order Police | |
|---|---|
| Police Captains and Lieutenants | Captain Donald Cragen · Lieutenant Anita Van Buren |
| Senior Sergeants | Max Greevey · Phil Cerreta |
| Senior Detectives | Lennie Briscoe · Joe Fontana · Ed Green |
| Junior Detectives | Mike Logan · Rey Curtis · Ed Green · Nick Falco · Nina Cassady · Cyrus Lupo |
Law & Order prosecutors | |
|---|---|
| Manhattan District Attorneys | Alfred Wentworth (Pilot only) · Adam Schiff · Nora Lewin · Arthur Branch · Jack McCoy |
| Executive Assistant District Attorneys | Benjamin Stone · Jack McCoy · Michael Cutter |
| Assistant District Attorneys | Paul Robinette · Claire Kincaid · Jamie Ross · Abbie Carmichael · Serena Southerlyn · Alexandra Borgia · Connie Rubirosa |
Actors in Law and Order | |
|---|---|
| Senior Sergeant Actors | George Dzundza • Paul Sorvino |
| Senior Detective Actors | Jerry Orbach • Dennis Farina • Jesse L. Martin |
| Junior Detective Actors | Chris Noth • Benjamin Bratt • Jesse L. Martin • Michael Imperioli • Milena Govich • Jeremy Sisto |
| Police Commanding Officer Actors | Dann Florek • S. Epatha Merkerson |
| District Attorney Actors | Roy Thinnes • Steven Hill • Dianne Wiest • Fred Thompson • Sam Waterson |
| Executive Assistant District Attorney Actors | Michael Moriarty • Sam Waterson • Linus Roache |
| Assistant District Attorney Actors | Richard Brooks • Jill Hennessy • Carey Lowell • Angie Harmon • Elisabeth Röhm • Alana de la Garza |
| Preceded by ER | Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series 1997 | Succeeded by The Practice |
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