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Dick Wolf Declares Law And Order Dead

Topic started by Pope on Aug. 2, 2010. Last post by TheIronYuppie 1 year, 9 months ago.
Post by Pope (122 posts) See mini bio
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In news that is sure to sadden the Royal Order of Dick Wolf Awesomeness, the creator of Law and Order has officially declared the show dead, dead, dead. The man with the best name in showbiz, Dick Wolf, told the Television Critics Association on Friday:
 

"I can confirm that it has moved into the history books. We exhausted every effort. There are so many factors that entered into the network's decision. Everything in life is a negotiation. In 25 years on air at NBC, we never failed to make a deal when there was a deal to be made."

Considering the show ran for an unbelievable 20 seasons and has multiple spin-off projects going strong, fans shouldn't be too sad about Wolf putting that final nail in the coffin. The newest spin-off, Law and Order: Los Angeles, will star Alfred "Horvath" Molina and Terrence Howard. The two will play District Attorneys, alternating episodes since they are busy men, and Skeet "Skeet" Ulrich will play an LAPD detective alongside Corey Stoll.

I'll leave you with a quote from Dick Wolf regarding the cancellation of the show and the nature of TV in general that is too matter of fact to be sad:

"I got a call like any other cancellation call. … Everything in TV is a death sentence. They just don't tell you when the execution is."

Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Everyones_A_Critic (788 posts) See mini bio
That last quote is just begging to be said by a grizzled detective lighting a cigarette. 
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Flap_jackson (883 posts) See mini bio

I never liked any of the L&O's, but this show has literally been around as long as I have been alive. If I die now that this is dead, I'm having my remaining family sue NBC.

Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by TheKidNixon (28 posts) See mini bio
Holy cats, Alfred Molina is in the new L&O? 
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Mistress_Redhead (2,848 posts) See mini bio
awww RIP
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by FrozenPeas (417 posts) See mini bio
Never watched L&O but 20 seasons is an amazing accomplishment. Kudos!
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by cjcox (19 posts) See mini bio
my parents will be disappointed...
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by sissylion (871 posts) See mini bio
This show has been around longer than I've been alive, which is still crazy to think about. Alfred Molina being in a new spinoff seems ridiculously fantastic, though. I may have to check it out some time.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by sopranosfan (1,055 posts) See mini bio
@FrozenPeas said:
"Never watched L&O but 20 seasons is an amazing accomplishment. Kudos! "

what he said
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by HT101 (347 posts) See mini bio
20 seasons for any show is a big deal but the show itself seemed really tired and overwrought with sadness and boredom.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Alex (325 posts) See mini bio
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Skeet skeet skeet!
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Winston (431 posts) See mini bio
I kinda liked Law & Order, watched this show alongside with CSI, it's the only television I watched besides Hell's Kitchen
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Lwyll (26 posts) See mini bio
this is a sad day in Americaland.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Count_Zero (218 posts) See mini bio
I never really regularly watched Law & Order, but I did catch it on occasion when it was on, and I liked the standard Law & Order format a lot more than I liked the variants of it on Criminal Intent and Special Victims Unit. 
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Dany (544 posts) See mini bio
Hmm, I assumeds that he show has died awhile ago, at least their is only SVU,CI,LA
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Greenshoes (70 posts) See mini bio
Having grown up in Norway, without much, if any, Law and Order I cant help but feel nothing.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by Skyrider (1 posts) See mini bio
While I liked L&O, I can't say that it ever quite captured my interest like it's spin-offs SVU, and even CI. Still, I'll miss the guy with the sweet mustache. The cast of L&O: LA has me pretty excited though, perhaps enough to even get me to watch TV again.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by superjop (8 posts) See mini bio
Shame,
I liked the original better than any of the spin-offs, probably.
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by DrinkBourbon (27 posts) See mini bio
Wasn't casting of Jeff Goldblum on CI basically the coroner's signature on the Law & Order death certificate?
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago
Post by MrMazz (1,239 posts) See mini bio
wait alfred molina is going to be on my tv everyother week basically damn i might have to watch this then 
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

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