"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) TV series 2001-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

7 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

This popular companion series from the award-winning Law & Order franchise, stars Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert Goren of the NYPD's Major Case Squad; a detective hellbent on getting inside the minds of the city's worst criminals in order to bring them to justice.

Plot:

The third "Law and Order" series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | New York City | Trial | Gun | Interrogation

Awards:

5 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	6:00 PM	BRAVO	Brother's Keeper	#6.15
Sun. July 5	7:00 PM	BRAVO	30	#6.16

Cast

Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames (128 episodes, 2001-2009)
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren (127 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers (81 episodes, 2001-2009)
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross (52 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

"Law & Order: CI" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier" (Germany) [de]
"Criminal Intent" (Netherlands) [nl]
"Criminal Intent" (Denmark) [da]
"Kova laki: Rikollinen mieli" (Finland) [fi]
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Brazil) [pt]
"Ley y orden: Acción criminal" (Spain) [es]
"New York - Section criminelle" (France) [fr]
"Nomos kai taxi - Astynomikes istories" (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

To add a vulnerability to Goren's seeming invincibility, a backstory was added in which his mother was diagnosed as a schizophrenic during his adolescence.

Quotes:

Detective Robert Goren: Well, she didn't believe in heaven and hell, so how would she know the devil was massaging her neck?

Movie Connections:

Spin off Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005) (VG)

Soundtrack:

There's Only Me

Vincent D'Onofrio A Great TV Detective!!

I first saw Vincent D'Onofrio portraying a GIANT COCKROACH (Men In Black) I thought to myself...wow that's an interesting concept!! A human being turned into an alien bug. But imagine my surprise when I saw Vincent's face, for the very first time in a commercial advertising Law & Order; CI. I just knew I had to see how a "cockroach" character could be taken seriously as a N.Y. crime detective. What a pleasant surprise! I fell head-over-heels in love with Mr. D'Onofrio's TV detective character. He's a brilliant combination of Sherlock Holmes and Columbo!! Frankly, he's the ONLY REASON I watch LOCI.

Would you believe, I've programmed my satellite to every station that airs LOCI. That means I can watch at least 3 episodes per evening. And on Sundays, I'm able to view at least 5 episodes of LOCI. If they ever considered reducing Vincent's appearances, I'll be greatl disappointed, why??? Every fan of LOCI knows that without Mr. D'Onofrio there really wouldn't be any need in watching the show!!

We believe that he also deserves to win an Emmy before the show's final curtain (?)

**Footnote: The comments above were posted several years ago. Unfortunately since then, I've changed my mind. The Detective Robert Goren of Seasons: 1 - 4, no longer exists. He's a mere shadow of his former glorious self, he has now faded into the background. Could it be the absence of Rene Balcer?? After all, it was Rene who created Criminal Intent, where he also served as exec producer and showrunner. The NBC drama was inspired by Dr. Park Dietz, a high profile forensic psychiatrist. Vincent D'Onofrio's character Detective Goren is loosely based on Dietz. I once enjoyed Law & Order:CI, but no more. And I think it's much too late for Mr. Leight to go back and capture what made this show what it was from the beginning! Great Entertainment.