"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Criminal | New York City

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 73 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	8:00 PM	MyNetwork	Entitled	#1.15
Sun. July 5	9:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Third Guy	#1.16

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (202 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (178 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (150 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

"Law & Order's Sex Crimes" (USA) (working title)
"Law & Order: SVU" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)
"Esküdt ellenségek - Meggyalázott áldozatok" (Hungary) (promotional title) [hu]
"Különleges ügyosztály" (Hungary) [hu]
"Kova laki: Erikoisyksikkö" (Finland) [fi]
"La ley y el orden: Unidad de víctimas especiales" (Argentina) [es]
"La loi & l'ordre - Crimes sexuels" (Canada: French title) [fr]
"Law & Order: New York" (Germany) [de]
"Law & Order: SVU" (Netherlands) (short title) [nl]
"Law & Order: Sei henzai sôsa han" (Japan) (alternative transliteration) [ja]
"Ley y orden: Unidad de víctimas especiales" (Spain) [es]
"Lov og orden: New York" (Norway) (original subtitled version) [no]
"New York - Unité spéciale" (France) [fr]
"Nomos kai taxi - Eidiki omada" (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

The following statement appears at the beginning of each and every episode: "In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."

Quotes:

ADA Casey Novak: I just set a world record getting these search warrnats, not to mention risking my life to interrupt Judge Terhune's poker game... again!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Best one in the L&O Franchise

I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never really had anything jump out at me to make it one of my can't miss shows. Then this show came on. I watched this show when it premiered back in 1999 and was impressed from the get go. Sure it followed the basic premise of it's original cousin but was much more loose on it's format and execution. Some episodes hardly ever involve the court room at all where the original week in week out follows a distinct pattern. First half hour is the law then the next is the order. This show although does sometimes follow the same pattern like i mentioned it is much more loose in how it executes it. Mariska Hartigay is excellent as her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. The whole cast as a whole is magnificent. Now I know a lot of people will disagree with me that this show is in no way better than the original but for me it is. It has given me something that the original never did.