November 11, 2006
Law & Order cast members on Celebrity Jeopardy
Three cast members of the various Law & Order shows appeared on Celebrity Jeopardy on Friday night. It was pretty funny. Sam Waterston (original), Kathryn Erbe (CI), and Chris Meloni (SVU) competed for their favorite charities while giving their fans something to cheer for and laugh about (as is the case with most episodes of Celebrity Jeopardy). The episode was notable mainly for the idiosycrasies of the cast members: Sam W. seemed fairly bewildered most of the time, Chris M. kept answering before being called on, and Kathryn was having more fun horsing around with Meloni than playing the game. Highlights included their failure to know what controversial novel by Dan Brown begins with a murder in the Louvre,...
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May 30, 2006
Dennis Farina leaving Law & Order +
Not too much of a surprise really: Dennis Farina is leaving L&O to pursue other opportunities. He's a big time movie star, so the move makes sense, I think. It was fun while it lasted. Update: J. Bishop writes to tell us that Milena Govich, from Conviction, will replace Farina: I thought you might be interested in this. I thought the story was wrong and that she'd be replacing Annie Parissie as the new ADA, but story says she'd be replacing Dennis Farina as a detective. I myself wanted Parissie to be replaced with Stephanie March.... Have a good day, J. Bishop www.HelpMeImpeachBush.com...
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December 29, 2004
Jerry Orbach Dies of Prostate Cancer
Sad news....
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December 10, 2004
Chris Noth returning to Law & Order!
Wow. Chris Noth will be playing Mike Logan on Criminal Intent. Will take over the lead from Vincent if necessary. Amazing. [via amy's robot]...
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December 02, 2004
Michael Imperioli to guest star on Law & Order at the end of the season.
Will be filling in for Jesse L. Martin, who will be off filming "Rent."...
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November 11, 2004
Vincent D'Onofrio passes out on set of CI, is taken to hospital
See the story from E! or this story from the NY Post, which delves into behind-the-scenes tension at the show....
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October 16, 2004
Olivia D'Abo's fate to be decided by Criminal Intent viewers
On this Sunday's episode, viewers will decide whether to kill Elizabeth Hitchens, the recurring character brilliantly played by Olivia D'Abo. I hope they don't kill her. Besides Vincent, she is the best thing about the show. More info from E! and more from the NYT....
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October 06, 2004
Fred Thompson taking "Arthur Branch" to L&O: Trial by Jury, too
He will appear on both shows....
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September 24, 2004
Bebe Neuwirth joins cast of Trial By Jury
She'll play a prosecutor. See this story....
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September 03, 2004
Mariska Hargitay Gets Married
See this story from E! Online for details....
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August 31, 2004
Angie Harmon Appears at the Republican Convention
Here's a photo of her on stage. She was introducing a member of the military, with her husband. Here's some more pics. I guess Abbie Carmichael's conservatism wasn't an act....
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June 24, 2004
First and Last Episodes
Here are the first and last episodes of various characters that I have documented so far. I will update this post as I am able. These links are broken right now...sorry. But go to the Notable Episodes category, and you should be able to find them all. First Episodes First Episode Ever. (Greevey/Logan/Cragen/Stone/Brooks/Schiff) Paul Sorvino/Phil Cerreta's first episode. Jerry Orbach/Lennie Briscoe's first episode. Sam Waterston/Jack McCoy's first episode. Angie Harmon/Abbie Carmichael's first episode. Carey Lowell/Jamie Ross's first episode. Benjamin Bratt/Rey Curtis' first episode. Dianne Wiest/Nora Lewin's first episode. Jesse L. Martin/Ed Green's first episode. Fred Thompson/Arthur Branch's first episode. Dennis Farina/Joe Fontana's first episode. Last Episodes George Dzundza/Max Greevey's last episode. (A body double appears for him in the next...
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June 23, 2004
Yes!! Elisabeth Rohm, aka Serena Southerlyn, Leaving Law & Order
I think there will be a lot of happy fans out there: Elisabeth Rohm is leaving L&O midway through next season, to explore other opportunities. No word on a replacement yet, but this means that there will be two major cast changes for the 15th season.Update: According to Reuters, Rohm is committed to the first 13 episodes of Season 15. The article also reveals/reminds us that Dennis Farina's character will be named Joe Fontana....
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June 15, 2004
Law & Order and Sci-Fi
Here's a page which chronicles which L&O guest stars have also appeared in science fiction television series. In fact, if you go to this directory, you will find files showing guest stars and their appearances in all sorts of other genres. (Go to the files that begin with the letters "law".)...
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June 13, 2004
The Return of Cheekbones? Carey Lowell to Appear on Trial By Jury?
Check out her page on IMDB: the first listing is for Trial By Jury. (I got this info from a post on a TWoP bulletin board.)...
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June 08, 2004
Brief Interview with Jill Hennessy
She discusses her short modeling career, not much else. In this accompanying picture, she's wearing too much makeup....
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June 06, 2004
Candice Bergen to Appear on L&O Show?
Here's a report from one of the Daily News' gossip columns a couple weeks ago. Also includes a bit about Elisabeth Rohm: Could Candice Bergen be headed back to prime time? The actress, whose beloved "Murphy Brown" show wrapped after 10 years on the air in 1998, had lunch with "Law & Order" producer Dick Wolf this week at La Goulue, a spy tells us. No one's confirming anything, but word is she might play a judge on the latest "Law & Order" spinoff, "Trial by Jury." Meanwhile, "Law & Order" actress Elisabeth Rohm helped host a dinner for her friend Halston designer Bradley Bayou on Wednesday. Among the guests were Rohm's boyfriend, MSNBC hunk Dan Abrams; Sale Johnson and...
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June 02, 2004
Actress from CI Episode Shot on NYC Subway
Monica Meadows, an actress who appeared on an episode of L&O: Criminal Intent, was shot on the New York City subway yesterday. She appears briefly in the truly awful episode F.P.S., one of the few CI episodes I've summarized....
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May 28, 2004
Opening Credit Cast Member Screen Shots
Breaking up with one's girlfriend gives you time to do all sorts of important things, such as taking a screenshot of every one of those "cast in motion" shots at the end of the opening credits on Law & Order.View the files in the open directory, or via this gallery. (Click to enlarge.) Below the photos is a textual guide to all of the cast changes over the years. There is something eerie about the visual replaceability of each of the cast members. Note the transitions between seasons 1 and 2, and also seasons 4 and 5. Barely perceptible. Here is a table I made a while ago showing the cast changes: Cast Number Seasons Cops Lt ADAs DA Notes...
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May 17, 2004
No Spin-off This Fall
Law & Order: Trial by Jury, the Jerry Orbach spin-off from the original series, that was supposed to premiere this fall, is missing from NBC's fall schedule! I guess they will rotate it in as a mid-season replacement. However, the earlier rumors that Dennis Farina would join the cast of the original series are true, so we can expect to see him try to fill Orbach's shoes this fall....
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May 04, 2004
D'Onofrio Calls Bloomberg an "Idiot"
Vincent commenting on what he'd do after the White House Correspondent's Dinner:Vincent D'Onofrio, star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," asked whether he would attend the Bloomberg after-party, responding: "Why would I go to that idiot's party?" (Referring, we guess, to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.) [source, via wonkette.]...
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March 26, 2004
The Unthinkable: Jerry Orbach leaving Law & Order?
Bad news people...there are rumors that Jerry Orbach ("Lennie Briscoe") might be leaving L&O. Further rumors suggest he might end up on the new L&O-spinoff Law & Order: Trial by Jury and that Eddie Green will get a promotion. Bad idea all around, if you ask me.Update: These rumors, of course, have now been confirmed, as has the rumor that Dennis Farina will take over the role of the senior detective, as a character named Joe Fontana. Also, Elisabeth Rohm, aka Serena Southerlyn, announced on June 23 that she will be leaving in the middle of next season, the show's 15th....
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March 14, 2004
No more Skoda?
According to this article, a new series called The DA is set to premiere on ABC. J.K. Simmons is part of the large cast. Does this mean he's through as Skoda? It would seem so....
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February 27, 2004
S. Epatha Merkerson to Star in HBO Movie
This article says S. Epatha Merkerson, aka Lt. Anita Van Buren, will star in Lackawanna Blues, a film about eccentric characters in a rooming house....
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January 30, 2004
Encounter with Elisabeth Rohm
My friend Matt sends in this report of a close encounter with Elisabeth Rohm, "Serena Southerlyn" on the original series:A couple friday nights ago I was walking home from work to my apartment on 14th St between 2nd and third. As I approached the corner of 14th and 2nd, I saw a bunch of trailers. Assuming this was a movie that was going to shoot all night, I approached a teamsters looking gentleman and asked when they would start shooting. He informed me that they were with Law and Order and only had another two scenes to shoot. So, I kept going towards my apartment. When I got to the door of my building, I saw a door open on...
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January 15, 2004
Jerry Orbach on Conan O'Brien
Jerry Orbach will appear on Conan the evening of January 20th. It will be repeated on Comedy Central on January 21st. [via usenet]...
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