La ley y el orden

My rating is based on the original. Can't punish 20 seasons for one, huge dud. For 20 seasons this was a fantastic show. Loved the cast and storylines. Even the cast changes were fine. I miss most of them. The show is a classic. The reboot sucks. What were they thinking with that cast? Sam Waterson and Anthony Andersen are just fine but beyond them, the cast is horrible.

Terrible writing! Terrible casting! Hugh Dancy is just plain awful in his role. In episode 5, his witness "hangs himself" while in custody, and when he's told he shakes his head up and down while having a dumb look on his face! That's just one of many horrible pieces of acting!

The stories are poorly written, and the character played by Jeff Donovan is just unlikable, and I'm a big fan of his and his starring role in Burn Notice.

I'm HOPING that they get better writers and recast Hugh Dancy. This show has a proud history. It deserves better treatment!

To be honest, I didn't become a real fan of the series until Jerry Orbach (Detective Briscoe)and Sam Waterston(EADA McCoy)came into the picture. This is when the series starts to pick up steam. Watching the show, you can't help but laugh at Briscoe's remarks or feel the passion of McCoy. Both of these men want justice, and will do everything within limits to bring the wrongdoers to justice. What I really like about the show is the wonderful twists and turns that they throw to the audience, as well as the "ripped from the headlines" episodes. Even though you have 2 more in the "Law And Order" franchise, the original is STILL the best!

I'm in my 30's and only just recently started watching L&O by accident, thanks to letting my tv play in the background while I work. I really enjoy it and for the most part, the storylines and acting are great.

But the reboot...yikes. I was so looking forward to it, but it's majorly lacking the same feel that the older episodes had. No real drama, no action. It just seems too straightforward and boring. They also seem to be pushing social issues a lot harder, which, while I think they need to be addressed in shows like this, there's a point where it feels too forced, and that tends to just irritate people instead of just planting the seed and letting people think about it later.

So...I'm disappointed in the reboot so far, but I'll probably keep watching anyway.

I was so looking forward to this show coming back, but I've got to say I'm disappointed. Jack McCoy is in his eighties and clearly way too old for his position as D. A. He was brilliant back in the day, no argument from me, but that was then. It appears he has trouble enunciating and walking, not to mention comprehension.

And this new prosecutor (whoever he is) isn't half the guy McCoy was. It struck me tonight as I watched episode three, when he pulls his furrowed browed, oh so serious face, he'd make a great Stan Laurel impersonator.

Anyway.... despite the above this is still a show worth watching. Better than any lame, scripted 'reality' show any day.