Law & Order Eleventh Year
Both the tenth and eleventh year editions of Law & Order were disappointing because there were no titles or preview of the episodes anywhere. There is no information on the episode titles and plot, so I have to insert the disc, start at "Play All", start to watch, then start all over if I don't want to watch that particular episode at that particular time. The previous editions were much easier to deal with - that's just one man's opinion.
Enter Dianne Wiest, exit Angie Harmon
During a full decade of Steven Hill portraying the D.A. Adam Schiff, the role was almost entirely that of a cranky person with little input to a case. I'm not a fan of Dianne Wiest, but I have to admit her version of the D.A. has a lot more depth and contributes a lot to each episode. The rest of the cast remains the same; Jerry Orbach's Det. Lennie Briscoe is sarcastic and features a "been there, done that" attitude, Jesse Martin's Det. Ed Green is still a hot-head, Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy is a dogged, confrontational EADA and Angie Harmon's Abby Carmichael provides both cheesecake and some snark as an ADA. The episodes in this season are quite good, including some excellent guest stars (Clarence Williams III gives a powerful performance) and many of the scripts are riffs off the headlines. Most of those headlines took place in NYC and this season was 2000-2001, so a viewer out of state may not see those connections, but they're good ones. Yes, I'm still ticked off about the way...
Another Great Season!
Law & Order is must see television! Sam Waterston as ADA Jack McCoy and S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Anita Van Buren created truly iconic television characters. The writing and storylines in Season 11 are smart and timeless. It is tragic that NBC cancelled Law & Order at the end of Season 20 in hopes of trying Law & Order Los Angeles, which didn't work well with viewers. The past three seasons of TV haven't been the same and the DVD releases are fantastic.
Click to Editorial Reviews
No comments:
Post a Comment