Reviews
Friday, May 28 2010
'Law & Order' Goes Out in Fine Form
To its last episode, Law & Order told compelling stories about recognizable people solving crimes and punishing criminals. Even so, it was never been a character-driven show.
Wednesday, February 18 2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Eighth Year
SVU is stronger than the original show in that it lets you into the lives of the detectives.
Wednesday, December 10 2008
Law & Order: The Sixth Year
This set highlights a show that has been often imitated, but never matched.
Tuesday, September 27 2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit / Law & Order
Lynda Carter's villain embodies Cold War momism refitted for the war on terror. The conflagration is inspired.
Thursday, March 10 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Although a curly hairdo can't quite erase the shade of Frasier's Lilith from Tracy Kibre, Neuwirth slips authoritatively into the role of a powerful mid-career prosecutor.
Blogs
Tuesday, July 19 2011
Character Assassination: 'Game of Thrones' Urge to Kill
Is the story told on our favorite show bigger than any one character? Or is it characters who make the story?
Friday, March 19 2010
How Kathy Griffin Saved 'Law and Order' Viewers
For the most part, there just is no saving a franchise like Law & Order. I used to admire the show's writing for having complex…
News
Friday, May 21 2010
5 ways TV was different when 'Law & Order' debuted 20 years ago
After 20 seasons, "Law & Order" comes to an end Monday (although reruns will undoubtedly run forever). But back in the fall of 1990, when…
Monday, May 17 2010
NBC races back to scripted shows in fall lineup
NEW YORK — NBC has fallen in love with scripted shows again. In a bid to slash costs last year, the beleaguered network put a…
