Law & Order: Los Angeles: Discussion Thread

[Toups]

Law & Order: Los Angeles: Discussion Thread

[Toups]

www.nbcumv.com

The new "LOLA" ("Law & Order: Los Angeles") is a procedural crime drama that will follow the theme and storylines similar to the "Law & Order"-brand series on the streets of Los Angeles. The series, from executive producer Dick Wolf and Blake Masters ("Brotherhood"), is a Wolf Films production in association with Universal Media Studios. Casting and pre-production work are continuing.

[dragonflies]

Still mourning the cancellation of Law & Order? Good news: Based on the just-released character breakdowns, the upcoming Los Angeles-based spinoff bears all the hallmarks of the iconic mothership — right down to the interracial detective duo and the bombshell assistant prosecutor. The deets…

Detective Rex Winters: A handsome, rugged ex-Marine in his early 40s, Winters has the intuition of a natural cop. His experience during the Rodney King Riots — which occurred during his second month on the job — shaped his philosophy on policing. Basically, the world is chaos and people are either good or bad. He’s currently married to his ex-partner. Seeking a Caucasian, African-American, or Hispanic actor.

Armchair Casting Director’s suggestion: Terrence Howard.

Detective Tomas “TJ” Jaruszalski: A mid-30s Hollywood native, TJ possesses a cynical view of the entertainment industry. He’s affable, smart, and confident. In contrast to his partner’s black-and-white view of things, TJ sees all shades of gray. He’s also a health nut with an active social life — which is typically code for major hottie. Seeking a Caucasian actor.

Armchair Casting Director’s Suggestion: Scott Foley.

LT. Park: Captain of the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division, the fortysomething Park is a cool professional who keeps his/her private life private. He’s also a passionate advocate for his/her detectives. Seeking an Asian actor or actress.

Armchair Casting Director’s Suggestion: Ken Leung.

ADA Peter Morales: An offspring of a political family, Morales — who is also in his 40s — is a “battlefield general” in the courtroom yet “coarsely sardonic and self-deprecating” in real-life. Seeking a Hispanic actor.

Armchair Casting Director’s Suggestion: Carlos Bernard.

DDA Eva Price: This brainy and drop dead gorgeous assistant prosecutor doesn’t take crap from anyone. Seeking a Caucasian or African-American actress in her 20s.

Armchair Casting Director’s Suggestion: Kristin Kreuk.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/11/armchair-casting-director-law-order-los-angeles/

[Khan]

Scott Foley? Please, Ausiello, leave the casting to the professionals, lol.

I'm sorry, but I refuse to watch LOLA. Not only does the premise sound uninspired and like a total attempt to cash in on "NCIS:LA"'s success, I strongly believe the Mothership was cruelly dumped for this tripe. Not that "Original Recipe" hadn't seen better days, but I feel like if LOLA hadn't already been on the drawing board, NBC would've given L&O a much classier sendoff.

[dragonflies]

I read there's going to be a L&O:LA and SVU Crossover in the works

[Sylph]

[Sylph]

[dragonflies]

Law & Order: Los Angeles may have uttered its final "doink-doink."

NBC just confirmed to us that it has pulled new episodes of LOLA off the schedule beginning Feb. 8, and that the show will return on "a day to be determined." Ouch. But hey, this is a silver-lining situation...

Read more: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b221282_law_order_los_angeles_pulled_by_nbc.html?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-kristin&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=twitterfeed&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_kristin#ixzz1BROIsvKG

[DRW50]

This show never should have been made, and apparently NBC agrees. More brilliant programming decisions from the third place network.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/01/18/nbc-postpones-law-and-order-los-angeles-return-indefinitely/?icid=maing|main5|dl2|sec3_lnk1|37213

[TC]

Did it even have the "doink-doink"? That it didn't in the first episode was a huge turn-off for me. I never went back.

[Sylph]

[bellcurve]

LOL:LA is DOA.

You know your show sucks when Natalie Zea(special guest defense attorney) is the most memorable of the bunch.

[Chris B]

My understanding is that they had episodes filmed that were being held. Are they scrapping their episodes and jumping forward with the revamp? I honestly think instead of the break they should've burned those episodes off then began with the new stuff. I even recall reading that they were going to keep Regina Hall on here and there as needed. I do think firing her was a mistake as she was one of the few standouts.

[bellcurve]

They scrapped already taped episodes?! That's DUMB! And a waste of money!