Are they ever going to do the episode where she goes undercover at a strip joint?

I have a cast she can join.

like mother, like daughter? (new window) ( NSFW)

The headline totally made me LOL for reals.

*DONK DONK*

She was a horrible actress. I'd still hope they bring her over before they bring over private pile.

If she leaves SVU, no way SVU survives.

RodneyToady: If she leaves SVU, no way SVU survives.

And for all we know, Law & Order: LA could flop. Can you really transport a show so ingrained into the culture of New York out to California? And will the cases in LA be like Law & Order, or like CSI, where only rich young beautiful white people kill each other?

sentex: RodneyToady: If she leaves SVU, no way SVU survives.

No big loss. Weakest of the 3 so far.

The problem is, the original Law and Order is no more, and Criminal Intent seems to be all but canceled (Goldblum has already said he's done with it). That leaves SVU and the new LA.

Paris1127: And for all we know, Law & Order: LA could flop. Can you really transport a show so ingrained into the culture of New York out to California? And will the cases in LA be like Law & Order, or like CSI, where only rich young beautiful white people kill each other?

And that's the other problem. Let's say Hargitay leaves for LA. That kills SVU. If LA flops, that's it. Wolf has already broken his string of L&O spinoff successes, since Trial By Jury failed rapidly (I was the only one I know who liked it).

Franchises don't last forever. Maybe it's time to put L&O out to pasture.

aiiee: like mother, like daughter? (new window) ( NSFW)

Thank You sir, may I have another?

UNC_Samurai: On the contrary. I'd love to watch SVU where Finn and Munch are the main characters.

The show isn't constructed that way. Believe me, I'd be the first to stand up and cheer if that's the direction the show went. I'm so sick of the Stabler character at this point, I keep cheering when he's in the inevitable Stabler-almost-dies episodes. I don't watch L&O for the family stuff. They don't go into it much with Munch and Finn, but a good 20% of the show is Stabler and his family, or Stabler and his rage issues. It's character-driven, rather than case-driven, but not in the way Criminal Intent was (generally). The closest analogy I can make is it's the difference between the flow of Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek: DS9.

If they focus on Munch and Finn, they either have to make them the character focus (after a decade or so, we still don't know much about them, comparatively), or make it more plot-drive. Either way, it's a major change for the show. Unless if Hargitay leaves, and Meloni stays, but that's gonna be awkward. The chemistry really wasn't there with other partners. They might get away with it if they bring in someone from the original L&O, but all the detectives were guys, and you don't want SVU to be a complete sausage fest.

Post Successful.

*DUN DUN*

brashhulk: Eh, I liked Law & Order: Criminal Intent a lot better. Vincent D'onofrio's Det. Robert Goren was one of the most fascinating characters on television, ever. However, I'll give you that Mariska Hargitay is a lot more pleasant to look at, especially when she's all excited n stuff...

Chicken's done ...

/dong dong

UNC_Samurai: I'd love to watch SVU where Finn and Munch are the main characters.

*nods*

Yeah, I'd be down for a show that focuses mainly on Finn and Munch's detective work.


kenoshaillini: /Try the Wire or the Shield for a good cop show.

The Wire should be required viewing for anyone here.

The Shield had one of the best - if not THE best - series finales I've ever seen.

Absolutely brilliant, awesome stuff.

RodneyToady: If she leaves SVU, no way SVU survives.

It's been Law and Order: Olivia Benson Saves the World for about the last seven or eight seasons, which coincidentally is when the show started to suck-diddly-uck, so it'd be no big loss. And really, check out her IMdB page (pops) -- nobody is busting down her door to get her to work on their projects. L&O and Lifetime disease-of-the-week movies are pretty much her future.

Smackledorfer: 98K514: RodneyToady: If she leaves SVU, no way SVU survives.

It's been Law and Order: Olivia Benson Saves the World for about the last seven or eight seasons, which coincidentally is when the show started to suck-diddly-uck, so it'd be no big loss. And really, check out her IMdB page (pops) -- nobody is busting down her door to get her to work on their projects. L&O and Lifetime disease-of-the-week movies are pretty much her future.

She models too.

Why does this smart successful woman scare you so much?

Just because I think she's a mediocre actress doesn't mean she scares me. And what company does she model for?