Post by Cynthia on Jan 4, 2010 11:27:21 GMT 1
Law & Order
Law & Order first aired in 1990. It's STILL running today,being in it's 20th season! WOW! It also has three spin-offs, Special Victims Unit, Criminal Intent and UK.
Tagline: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
Plot: In New York City, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two distinct yet forever intertwined forces. There's the police department, represented here by the 27th precinct Homicide Detectives. Theres Senior Homicide Detective Cyrus Lupo and his partner, Junior Homicide Detective Kevin Bernard who both report to their boss Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence, interview witnesses and then, when the evidence points to a suspect or suspects, place the suspect(s) under arrest. The matter is then taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhatten District Attorney's office, Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter with support from his assistant prosecutor, Deputy Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa, who work under the watchful eye of Manhatten District Attorney John "Jack" James McCoy, together they discuss deals, prepare the witnesses and evidence and conduct the people's case in the trial. Both teams work with the Medical Examiners Office, Crime Lab and Police and District Attorney psychiatrists. Matters are rarely resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactorily. Crimes are committed which frequently create public unrest and controversy, race, morals and beliefs are frequently challenged and manipulated, the guilty can go unpunished and the innocent ruined forever. The detectives and prosecutors are weary, cynical, flawed, human and vulnerable. And yet they are somehow still dedicated to their jobs, to make the guilty answer for their crimes and gain some sense of justice for the victim and the victim's family. These are their stories...
Law & Order first aired in 1990. It's STILL running today,being in it's 20th season! WOW! It also has three spin-offs, Special Victims Unit, Criminal Intent and UK.
Tagline: In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.
Plot: In New York City, when a crime is committed, the victims are represented by two distinct yet forever intertwined forces. There's the police department, represented here by the 27th precinct Homicide Detectives. Theres Senior Homicide Detective Cyrus Lupo and his partner, Junior Homicide Detective Kevin Bernard who both report to their boss Lieutenant Anita Van Buren. It is their job to investigate the crime, collect evidence, interview witnesses and then, when the evidence points to a suspect or suspects, place the suspect(s) under arrest. The matter is then taken over by the prosecutors of the Manhatten District Attorney's office, Executive Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter with support from his assistant prosecutor, Deputy Assistant District Attorney Connie Rubirosa, who work under the watchful eye of Manhatten District Attorney John "Jack" James McCoy, together they discuss deals, prepare the witnesses and evidence and conduct the people's case in the trial. Both teams work with the Medical Examiners Office, Crime Lab and Police and District Attorney psychiatrists. Matters are rarely resolved easily, or for the people involved, satisfactorily. Crimes are committed which frequently create public unrest and controversy, race, morals and beliefs are frequently challenged and manipulated, the guilty can go unpunished and the innocent ruined forever. The detectives and prosecutors are weary, cynical, flawed, human and vulnerable. And yet they are somehow still dedicated to their jobs, to make the guilty answer for their crimes and gain some sense of justice for the victim and the victim's family. These are their stories...
- S. Epatha Merkerson - Lt. Anita Van Buren (381 episodes, 1991-2009)
- Sam Waterston - Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (358 episodes, 1994-2009)
- Jerry Orbach - Detective Lennie Briscoe (274 episodes, 1991-2004)
- Steven Hill - D.A. Adam Schiff (229 episodes, 1990-2000)
- Jesse L. Martin - Detective Ed Green (198 episodes, 1999-2008)
- Leslie Hendrix - Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers (135 episodes, 1992-2009)
- Fred Dalton Thompson - D.A. Arthur Branch (116 episodes, 2002-2007)
- Chris Noth - Detective Mike Logan (111 episodes, 1990-1995)
- Benjamin Bratt - Detective Rey Curtis (95 episodes, 1995-2009)
- Michael Moriarty - Executive A.D.A. Ben Stone (88 episodes, 1990-1994)
- Carolyn McCormick - Dr. Elizabeth Olivet (87 episodes, 1991-2009)
- Elisabeth Röhm - A.D.A. Serena Southerlyn (85 episodes, 2001-2005)
- Alana De La Garza - A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa (75 episodes, 2006-2009)
- Angie Harmon - A.D.A. Abbie Carmichael (72 episodes, 1998-2001)
- Dann Florek - Captain Donald Cragen (69 episodes, 1990-2004)