Law & Order: Discussion Thread

[Toups]

Law & Order: Discussion Thread

[Ryan]

[DRW50]

S. Epatha Merkeson is leaving.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/01/s-epatha-merkerson-departs-law-order/

I really liked Dann Florek in the role but Epatha was good right off the bat and just got better and better as time passed. I haven't watched L&O in a long time but I hope she feels good about her work in the role and I wish her a great career after this.

[Toups]

http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/nbc-to-cancel-law-order/

Yikes! Why not just bring it back for one more season to break the record. There's no point of just tying it.

[Sylph]

As much as I loathe this show and everything it did to television, at least they could've brought it back for 10 episodes or so, a shortened season.

Hopefully they'll go cancelling one by one of these spin-offs.

[Toups]

http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/nbc-to-cancel-law-order/

SVU's not going to be cancelled. And LO:LA looks like it's good to go.

[Toups]

I guess LO: LA is not good to go since there's no script or cast. LOL

Anyway, here's Josef Adalian's update:

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/05/law_order_canceled_dick_wolf.html

[All My Shadows]

Thank god they canceled this mess. I'm sick of them keeping these shows on the air, resting them on their laurels. Hopefully the Simpsons' unfunny and embarrassing asses are next.

[DRW50]

I hope Linus Roache will get something good; I've always remembered him fondly from his work in Priest (and he's the son of soap royalty!)

[Sylph]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i12fe2557a938259770431d48b61e090a

http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/official-nbc-cancels-law-order-.html

[Y&RWorldTurner]

About time, NBC is in no position to waste money on a show that wore out its welcome years ago and is obviously a financial burden at this point.

[Toups]

After 20 seasons, I think the show deserved a real finale, a proper sendoff. I'm really surprised NBC and Dick Wolf couldn't come to some agreement to beat Gunsmoke's record. The show has made SO MUCH money for NBC for 2 decades.

And I never watched one full episode of the show before.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

NBC probably should have given it a half season pickup, but I think they're more interested in cutting costs at this point, and face it, nobody watches this show anymore.

Perhaps, they should have worked out a deal with TNT to finance and and air first-run episodes of the show for its last season. There's only so much you can do when you air a finale for a procedural drama anyway, especially with a show like this with a constantly revolving door of actors.

[Sylph]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/15/arts/television/15law.html