Law & Order only to be on TNT?
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farmerjerome
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I think the Grim Reaper is inching closer for L&O.
It's too bad. One of the best shows ever on television.
It's too bad. One of the best shows ever on television.
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More wisdom from the programming geniuses at NBC, which moved L&O out of its decade-plus-long reliable Wednesday night time slot and shipped it off to TV's second-biggest wasteland, Friday night, and wondered why the ratings went down.
L&O deserves better, as in network. Come to think of it, most of NBC's shows do.
L&O deserves better, as in network. Come to think of it, most of NBC's shows do.
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L&O has been unwatchable since Jerry Orbach (RIP) left the show. As someone who loves the early years of L&O, I want to see it put out to pasture.
TNT could have its programming list reduced if Fred Thompson decides to run for president, because showing any ep he appears in would violate equal time provisions.
TNT could have its programming list reduced if Fred Thompson decides to run for president, because showing any ep he appears in would violate equal time provisions.
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L&O now is like an aging, formerly great player trying desperately to hang on. It's been bereft of new ideas for a long time and the 'ripped from the headlines' schtick has gotten real old.
Agree with Pope. To put it in L&O terms, it should eat its gun. Now.
Agree with Pope. To put it in L&O terms, it should eat its gun. Now.
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suburbanite said:
LAW AND ORDER IS IN JEFF'S BOX AND LAW AND ORDER IS COMING BACK! OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN LAW AND ORDER STANDING RIGHT IN JEFF ZUCKER'S BOX ANNOUNCING IT IS BACK!
While the mothership isn't as good as it once was, it's still better than the majority of dreck on TV.
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BYH said:
'I'm getting goose bumps.' [/Michael Kay]
So does this mean Law and Order won't go on road trips, so it can be closer to Law and Order: SUV and Law and Order: Criminal Overacting?
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What sucks is Friday nights. Since they made the move this season, I havent had a desire to even record it -- out of sight out of mind...
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In watching tonight's show apparently CI is moving to Mondays. Bah.
I want an all-Law & Order-all-the-time channel. With no NBA games.
I want an all-Law & Order-all-the-time channel. With no NBA games.
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No ****... ****abunchanba,... I needs my L&OCadet said:
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suburbanite said:
Awesome. Totally awesome.
It's also not going to speak to the media the day before it airs and it's going to brush back Scrubs.
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Never been a big L&O CI fan until this season when they split the roles of the male detectives.
I love me some L&O but I kinda agree with PopeDirkB ... ever since Jerry kicked the bucket, the show hasn't been the same.
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The problem with the show is that in desperate attempts to revive the ratings, they've tried gimmicks like "ripped from the headlines" plots and adding hot actresses to the cast instead of writing episodes that actually have to do with the twists and turns of the legal process. That -- and Orbach -- is what made the show great in the first place. The current cast isn't my favorite, but I'd still watch if they stopped trying to do thinly veiled takeoffs on the latest news story.
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slappy4428 said:
Thank you. I'm like an addict missing my dose of methadone since the ****ing playoffs started.
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I just wish TNT would go back to airing all the reruns.
Too little Ben Stone and Mike Logan. FAR, FAR too little Claire Kincaid.
Too little Ben Stone and Mike Logan. FAR, FAR too little Claire Kincaid.
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Totally agree with broadway joe and FB. The show has gotten too far from what it was supposed to be, and it's unfortunate that the early shows are almost never repeated anymore, as if they're trying to get us to buy the DVDs of those early seasons, or not to remind us of how good the show once was compared with how it is now.
It's really hard for me to watch any of the L&Os right now. SVU is still good, but unrelentingly grim--how many shows about 10-year-olds being gang-raped can one take? As for CI, I like having Logan back, but I'm not buying the Pixie Chick he's been paired with, plus the show itself bothers me. When it started, the reason it was called Criminal Intent was because unlike other procedurals, it was striving to show how the criminals planned the heist, murder, heist plus murder, whatever, which was an interesting twist. But once people apparently started clamoring for more scenery chewing by D'Onofrio, Wolf went in a different [and to me, less satisfying] direction of a routine procedural.
It's really hard for me to watch any of the L&Os right now. SVU is still good, but unrelentingly grim--how many shows about 10-year-olds being gang-raped can one take? As for CI, I like having Logan back, but I'm not buying the Pixie Chick he's been paired with, plus the show itself bothers me. When it started, the reason it was called Criminal Intent was because unlike other procedurals, it was striving to show how the criminals planned the heist, murder, heist plus murder, whatever, which was an interesting twist. But once people apparently started clamoring for more scenery chewing by D'Onofrio, Wolf went in a different [and to me, less satisfying] direction of a routine procedural.
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Fenian_Bastard said:
Defense Attorney: "Stone, what do you want?"
Stone: "Peace on earth, the Mets in the series and Dr. Rebberty in Dannemore."
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Skell: "I keep the Mercedes."
Stone: "You lose the Mercedes. 12 seconds..."
Stone: "You lose the Mercedes. 12 seconds..."
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