In 1990, 'Law & Order' Changed The Way We Viewed A Cop Show Forever! *Dun-Dun!* - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-17-2011, 06:49 AM

1990-2010
"Law & Order"

Like a combo pack of beloved formats, producer Dick Wolf's bifurcated 1990 NBC crime series was half cop show -- detectives investigated a murder -- and half law drama as the prosecution's case made its way through a twisty legal system. The fast-paced, facts-only episodes revived both the procedural as a genre, and New York as a gritty, mood-setting location for tough-minded police shows. De-emphasizing the core characters' personal lives also allowed Wolf to change departing (or fired) cast members without losing viewers, who kept coming back -- often in marathon sessions during its ubiquitous syndicated life on cable -- for stories that were often shrewdly transparent mirrors of true-life cases.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042646?refcatid=14

catlover79 · 09-20-2011, 02:13 AM

^ That's my favorite cast combo right there!!!

09-17-2011, 06:49 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	In 1990, 'Law & Order' Changed The Way We Viewed A Cop Show Forever! Dun-Dun! 1990-2010 "Law & Order" Like a combo pack of beloved formats, producer Dick Wolf's bifurcated 1990 NBC crime series was half cop show -- detectives investigated a murder -- and half law drama as the prosecution's case made its way through a twisty legal system. The fast-paced, facts-only episodes revived both the procedural as a genre, and New York as a gritty, mood-setting location for tough-minded police shows. De-emphasizing the core characters' personal lives also allowed Wolf to change departing (or fired) cast members without losing viewers, who kept coming back -- often in marathon sessions during its ubiquitous syndicated life on cable -- for stories that were often shrewdly transparent mirrors of true-life cases. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042646?refcatid=14
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09-20-2011, 02:13 AM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ That's my favorite cast combo right there!!!
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