Comments on: the law and order of Law and Order http://cultureby.com/2008/02/the-law-and-ord.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: niko herzeg http://cultureby.com/2008/02/the-law-and-ord.html/comment-page-1#comment-2020 niko herzeg Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:31:17 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=331#comment-2020 it is also that the show serves as an anchor for viewers, making sense of things for them. in affect it has become more then a show, it has shed the need to be ahead of the audience and suprise or excite (like say the sporano's). it has become a reaction or explanation. in this light it has endless things to cover and to explain. it is more a investigative journalist then anything else. it has taken over a part of the role newpapers used to play, providing a backstory to actual, fastpaced life it is also that the show serves as an anchor for viewers, making sense of things for them. in affect it has become more then a show, it has shed the need to be ahead of the audience and suprise or excite (like say the sporano’s). it has become a reaction or explanation. in this light it has endless things to cover and to explain. it is more a investigative journalist then anything else. it has taken over a part of the role newpapers used to play, providing a backstory to actual, fastpaced life

]]> By: niko herzeg http://cultureby.com/2008/02/the-law-and-ord.html/comment-page-1#comment-2019 niko herzeg Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:30:08 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=331#comment-2019 it is also that the show serves as an anchor for viewers, making sense of things for them. in affect it has become more then a show, it has shed the need to be ahead of the audience and suprise or excite (like say the sporano's). it has become a reaction or explanation. in this light it has endless things to cover and to explain. it is more a investigative journalist then anything else. it has taken over a part of the role newpapers used to play, providing a backstory to actual, fastpaced life it is also that the show serves as an anchor for viewers, making sense of things for them. in affect it has become more then a show, it has shed the need to be ahead of the audience and suprise or excite (like say the sporano’s). it has become a reaction or explanation. in this light it has endless things to cover and to explain. it is more a investigative journalist then anything else. it has taken over a part of the role newpapers used to play, providing a backstory to actual, fastpaced life

]]> By: srp http://cultureby.com/2008/02/the-law-and-ord.html/comment-page-1#comment-2018 srp Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:41:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=331#comment-2018 Dick Wolf has stated publicly that he constructed the series to eliminate long-term arcs as much as possible. He wanted each show to be a standalone specifically to promote its use in reruns, where it will typically be viewed out of order and out of context. One side-effect is the minimal development of the characters, which also results in the comfort-food aspect of the show--the people don't change a heck of a lot, unless there's a casting switch. Criminal Intent and SVU do engage in a bit more cross-episode plotting and charcter development than the original L&O. CI's repeating archvillian Nicole actually worked pretty well as a Moriarity to Goren's Holmes. (Oddly, V. Donofrio once played Moriarity in a Young Sherlock Holmes movie.) Dick Wolf has stated publicly that he constructed the series to eliminate long-term arcs as much as possible. He wanted each show to be a standalone specifically to promote its use in reruns, where it will typically be viewed out of order and out of context.

One side-effect is the minimal development of the characters, which also results in the comfort-food aspect of the show–the people don’t change a heck of a lot, unless there’s a casting switch. Criminal Intent and SVU do engage in a bit more cross-episode plotting and charcter development than the original L&O. CI’s repeating archvillian Nicole actually worked pretty well as a Moriarity to Goren’s Holmes. (Oddly, V. Donofrio once played Moriarity in a Young Sherlock Holmes movie.)

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