Length: N/A minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 10/15/2002 Cast: Christopher Noth, George Dzundza, Michael Moriarty, Richard Brooks
Plot: Law & Order, NBC's long running crime drama, has been so successful largely because it has a formula that emphasizes story over character. This collection contains the show's entire first season, and it is evident how well the formula works from the outset. Each show begins with the police discovering a crime and for the first half-hour two detectives (here it's Noth and Dzundza) wade through the evidence to come up with a prime suspect. The second half hour follows the suspect to trial and is told from the Da's point of view and allows the show to dissect the intricacies of the US legal system. Staying topical by often taking cases straight from current headlines, Law & Order is no less compelling when seen long after the real life events have faded from the headlines, thanks in large part to its terrific cast and its intelligent and involving writing. Contains the entire first season of the show in six volumes packaged in a handsome collector's box.
Length: 383 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 05/04/2004 Cast: Jerry Orbach, Paul Sorvino, Christopher Noth, Dann Florek, Michael Moriarty, Richard Brooks, Carolyn McCormick
Plot: Law & Order, NBC's long running crime drama, has succeeded largely because it has a formula that emphasizes story over character. Each show begins with the police discovering a crime, and for the first half-hour two detectives (here it's Noth and Dzundza) wade through the evidence to come up with a prime suspect. The second half hour follows the suspect to trial and is told from the Da's point of view to allow the show to dissect the intricacies of the US legal system. Staying topical by taking cases straight from current headlines, Law & Order is no less compelling when seen long after the real life events have faded from the headlines, thanks in large part to its terrific cast and its intelligent and involving writing. This program contains the complete second season of the series.
Length: 1048 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 09/14/2004 Cast: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston, Elisabeth Rohm, Fred Dalton Thompson
Plot: NBC's long-running crime drama Law & Order has succeeded largely because it allows for an innovative, nuanced view of the American legal system from start to finish. Each one-hour show begins with the police investigation of a crime, and for the first half two detectives (here it's Jerry Orbach and Jesse L. Martin) wade through the evidence to come up with a prime suspect. The second half-hour follows the suspect to trial and is told from the District Attorneys' point of view (here played by Sam Waterston and Elisabeth Rohm). Staying topical by taking cases straight from current headlines, Law & Order is no less compelling when seen long after the real-life events have faded from the headlines, thanks in large part to its terrific cast (which includes S. Epatha Merkerson and Fred Dalton Thompson) and its intelligent, involving writing. This 3-volume set includes all 24 episodes from the series' unprecedented 14th season.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Premiere Episode
Length: 45 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 06/03/2003 Cast: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek
Plot: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a spin off of NBC's incredibly popular and long running crime drama, Law & Order. Specail Victims Unit focuses on sex crimes and, instead of spending half the program's hour with the cops and the other half with the lawyers, this series stays with the police and the criminals they pursue for most of the show. Special Victims Unit takes place in New York and stars Christopher Merloni and Mariska Hargitay as Detectives Stabler and Benson, two partners who uncover some of the city's most shocking crimes.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The First Year
Length: N/A minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 10/21/2003 Cast: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek
Plot: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a spin off of NBC's incredibly popular and long running crime drama, Law & Order. Special Victims Unit focuses on sex crimes and, instead of spending half the program's hour with the cops and the other half with the lawyers, this series stays with the police and the criminals they pursue for most of the show. Special Victims Unit takes place in New York and stars Christopher Merloni and Mariska Hargitay as Detectives Stabler and Benson, two partners who uncover some of the city's most shocking crimes. This collection contains the entire first season of the series.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Fifth Year
Length: 1048 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 09/14/2004 Cast: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, Dann Florek, Diane Neal, B.D. Wong
Plot: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is a spinoff of NBC's incredibly popular and long-running crime drama Law & Order. Set in New York City, Special Victims Unit focuses exclusively on sex crimes and, instead of spending half the program's hour with the cops and the other half with the lawyers, the series stays with the police and the criminals they pursue throughout most of the show. Stars Christopher Merloni and Mariska Hargitay deliver outstanding performances as detective partners who uncover some of the city's most shocking crimes, with Richard Belzer, Ice-T, and Dan Florek rounding out the topnotch cast. This 4-volume set includes all 25 episodes of the series' critically-acclaimed and viewer-favorite fifth season.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Premiere Episode
Length: 45 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 06/03/2003 Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Plot: This third Law & Order series tweaks the well known format of the original show even further than Special Victims Unit. Starring Vincent D'Onofrio, whose incredible performance is the heart of the series, as Detective Robert Goren, Criminal Intent now focuses on the criminals as much as the investigators, allowing the viewer to see the planning and execution of a crime as Goren and his team try to crack the case. In this premiere episode of the series, Goren and his partner Detective Eames try to track down a brilliant criminal who has just pulled off a multimillion dollar diamond heist.
Length: N/A minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 10/21/2003 Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Plot: This third Law & Order series tweaks the well known format of the original show even further than Special Victims Unit. Starring Vincent D'Onofrio, whose incredible performance is the heart of the series, as Detective Robert Goren, Criminal Intent now focuses on the criminals as much as the investigators, allowing the viewer to see the planning and execution of a crime as Goren and his team try to crack the case. This collection contains the entire first season of the series.
Length: 1048 minutes Distributor: Universal Studios Home Video DVD Release Date: 09/14/2004 Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Plot: This third Law & Order series tweaks the well-known format of the original show even further than Special Victims Unit. Starring Vincent D'Onofrio as the brilliant but eccentric Detective Robert Goren, the spinoff now focuses on the criminals as much as the investigators, allowing the viewer to see the planning and execution of a crime as Goren and his team try to crack the case. D'Onofrio's incredible performance is the heart of the series, with Kathryn Erbe serving as a sarcastic foil and Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance rounding out the topnotch cast. This 3-volume set includes all 22 episodes of the show's critically-acclaimed and viewer-favorite third season.
