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Tagline:
The Story Is Everything morePlot:
The show follows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court. full summaryPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 39 wins & 145 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(329 articles)
Goldblum Replaces Noth On Law + Order (From WENN. 27 June 2008, 9:03 AM, PDT)
No More Law + Order For Noth (From WENN. 26 June 2008, 6:36 PM, PDT)
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I miss Jerry moreUS TV Schedule:
| Wed. July 9 | 2:00 PM | TNT | Blood Libel | #6.9 | |
| Wed. July 9 | 3:00 PM | TNT | Ain't No Love | #15.13 | more |
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 2025) | Steven Zirnkilton | ... | Narrator (410 episodes, 1990-2008) |
 | S. Epatha Merkerson | ... | Lt. Anita Van Buren / ... (346 episodes, 1991-2008) |
 | Sam Waterston | ... | Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy / ... (323 episodes, 1994-2008) |
 | Jerry Orbach | ... | Detective Lennie Briscoe / ... (274 episodes, 1991-2004) |
| Steven Hill | ... | D.A. Adam Schiff (229 episodes, 1990-2000) |
| Jesse L. Martin | ... | Detective Ed Green (198 episodes, 1999-2008) |
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Also Known As:
Law & Order Prime (USA) (informal title)Law and Order (USA) (alternative spelling)
Ley y el orden, La (Argentina) (literal title) (Mexico) (literal title) [es]
New York district (Canada: French title) (France) (cable TV title) [fr]
Aufrechten - Aus den Akten der Straße, Die (Germany) [de]
Esküdt ellenségek (Hungary) [hu]
I lagens namn (Sweden) [sv]
I lovens navn (Denmark) [da]
Kova laki (Finland) [fi]
Law & Order (Germany) (new title) [de]
Law & Order - I due volti della giustizia (Italy) [it]
Lei & Ordem (Brazil) [pt]
Ley y orden (Spain) [es]
New York - Police judiciaire (France) (censored version) [fr]
Nomos kai taxi (Greece) [el]
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60 min (including commercials)Country:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:PG (season 3 DVD) | Netherlands:6 | UK:15 (seasons 1-2 DVD) | Iceland:12 (some epiosodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 5) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13MOVIEmeter: 
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Law & Order episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines." Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on real events. In reality, the slogan is referring to the show's practice of coming up with stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. However, with almost no exceptions, only a fairly small portion of the episode will resemble the real incident or incidents that it is inspired by. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well-known headline while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction, or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual but the circumstances the person encounters are largely made up. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In several episodes, Curtis draws his weapon (a Glock semiautomatic) and we hear the hammer being cocked. This type of gun does not have an external hammer and can only be fired in double action. moreQuotes:
Adam Schiff: You got around double jeopardy. You climbed Everest in your shorts. On a cold day. moreSoundtrack:
I'm Not Driving Anymore moreFAQ
When does Law & Order's 18th season premiere?more
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I love this show and I always will, but my interest of late has really flagged. It was at its best in the second half of the 1990's, when Orbach and Waterson were both doing their thing at their best.
I miss Orbach so much. He really made this show. (He looked a little tired in his last two years, but we forgive him.) Since he left I find myself utterly disinterested in who's on the show anymore. It's a revolving door and I've long since stopped investing emotionally in who's around now.
Moving Waterson into the DA slot was a good move, but the new DA is not that interesting, and it remains to be seen if Lupo brings anything to the picture.