In case you are confused with the title of this post, I have not suddenly become a Republican (heck, I’m not even American). Rather, I’m referring to the stellar, long running tv series. To be honest, I haven’t seen a new episode in years; my love for Law and Order is based solely on the classic season reruns that dominated A & E for years (and probably still do). These are the years of Logan and Stone.
So it was perhaps karma that my brother gave me the complete first season on DVD for Christmas. Given my current bout of sickness, I have been running my own little Law and Order marathon. The first few episodes are a bit off (everyone is trying to find their feet), but by the end of the season all the things that made the show great are already firmly in place (like the ultra-sarcasm and Mike Logan roughing people up). How many other shows can you say that for? My favourite character is definitely Captain Donald Cragen, who doles out a major percentage of the humour in the first season.
Since my cold persists in ruining my ability to breathe and see properly, I’m not going to write much more. Instead, I will ask you this: what combination of characters do you think was the best? Who was the best cop? Who was the best assistant DA? What were Law and Order’s glory years? Why is DA Adam Schiff so damn grumpy? Fire away.