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fajrdrako

Law and Order UK...

Apr 03, 2009 15:02

I watched Law and Order UK, the first two episodes, with commodorified and auriaephiala. And enjoyed both stories very much. It was depressing - both episodes where about murdered children - but each was extremely interesting, not formulaic, and each made intelligent points. Despite what I always see as the dryness of police-case stories, there was matter here for heart ( Read more... )

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auriaephiala April 3 2009, 20:12:14 UTC

My comments on the episodes:
http://auriaephiala.livejournal.com/109643.html

benbenberi April 3 2009, 21:04:15 UTC

i haven't seen all the eps of L&O:UK yet, but my understanding is that all the scripts for this first series were adapted from scripts already produced for original-version Law & Order. If they make a 2nd series, I don't know if this will continue to be the case or if they will be developing original stories at some point.

fajrdrako April 3 2009, 21:21:58 UTC

I don't imagine they need to make entirely new stories... They can just adapt the plot ideas with a British background. And though I know almost nothing about the American Law and Order, I can imagine some episodes might not be adaptable.

51stcenturyfox April 3 2009, 21:08:26 UTC

WHOA!

I'd love to see this... I adore Dick Wolf and the US L&O programs.

Hadn't any idea so many Torchwood writers were involved in the UK version, though I knew about Freema.

fajrdrako April 3 2009, 21:23:20 UTC

I didn't know about the writers till I looked them up. I was most pleased.

I'd be pleased to learn the same people were busy working on series 4 Torhcwood too.

hab318princess April 3 2009, 21:55:54 UTC

these are stories adapted to English circumstances from the original Law and Order (I've watched the originals in the past) Dick Wolf is the producer in the US - they've cherrypicked their best / favourite episodes - that does not take away the fact that they are great eps, they just had a massive head start!

totally agree with the views on the eye candy (love Ben Daniels)

fajrdrako April 3 2009, 21:57:00 UTC

Ben Daniels is a good reason to watch the show all by himself.

I like it that they've picked some of their most interesting episodes to start with. I think this is going to be interesting.

hab318princess April 3 2009, 22:05:13 UTC

yeah, loved Ben Daniels in something with Jason Isaacs (tells you I remember the actors but not the name of the TV show) where he played a gay character... (good timing, Jason now telly with Jonathan Ross)

I think I need a Ben Daniels Icon!

back to topic - I'm enjoying Law and Order UK (ok, need a Jason Isaacs icon too)

fajrdrako April 4 2009, 00:18:03 UTC

loved Ben Daniels in something with Jason Isaacs

Was that The State Within? I've been meaning to watch that. I love Jason Isaacs, too.

Icon - good idea.

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topgeargirl2 April 4 2009, 02:46:13 UTC

I used to watch Law and Order:Criminal Intent. So I knew that Dick Wolf created the whole law and Order franchise. There is currently three US series I know of. Law and Order, SVU (Special victims UNIT) and criminal Intent.

Sorry if you already knew that.

fajrdrako April 4 2009, 02:58:36 UTC

I've probably heard of all three shows, but didn't remember, and certianly didn't know they were related. Do they have the same characters in them?

topgeargirl2 April 4 2009, 03:07:47 UTC

No they are spin offs of each other, but on occasion they have crossed over.

They all have different characters. Like Criminal Intent has Detective Goren and his partner Eames but it only deals with the procedural side of crime solving.

fajrdrako April 4 2009, 03:33:43 UTC

Right.