In the midst of reality shows on most channels now days, I find myself drawn to the drama of an investigative crime show Law and Order. I find that this show keeps my attention, because a lot of the story lines are based on real cases, of course they have changed things up a bit.
The dramas unfold first with the crime itself; where Detectives Green and Lupo (Jesse L. Martin and Jeremy Sisto) arrive at the crime scene, where they do some preliminary investigating. I feel the detectives get emotionally involved at this point with the victims and you know they are going to find the purp. Then you are taken on the ride while the suspects are apprehended and brought to justice, that’s where Lieutenant Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) gets involved trying to keep the detectives out of trouble and on track. All the while the famous “doink, doink” music that is a distinct theme of the Law and Order dramas plays before each scene.
During the next half hour you are with D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) of the New York, District Attorneys Office who is focusing on the prosecution of the accused. The show depicts the justice process in a light that reveals how most cases are muti-faceted and lives are often left in the balance. It reveals the challenges prosecutors go through when trying to come to the right decision when plea bargaining.
Law and Order is one of the longest running crime series entering into its eighteenth year on NBC (NBC.com). And if there are others like me who seem to be drama junkies it will probably be on for another eighteen.
References
NBC.com (2008). Law and Order [On-Line] http://www.nbc.com/Law_&_Order/index.shtml
The dramas unfold first with the crime itself; where Detectives Green and Lupo (Jesse L. Martin and Jeremy Sisto) arrive at the crime scene, where they do some preliminary investigating. I feel the detectives get emotionally involved at this point with the victims and you know they are going to find the purp. Then you are taken on the ride while the suspects are apprehended and brought to justice, that’s where Lieutenant Van Buren (S. Epatha Merkerson) gets involved trying to keep the detectives out of trouble and on track. All the while the famous “doink, doink” music that is a distinct theme of the Law and Order dramas plays before each scene.
During the next half hour you are with D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) of the New York, District Attorneys Office who is focusing on the prosecution of the accused. The show depicts the justice process in a light that reveals how most cases are muti-faceted and lives are often left in the balance. It reveals the challenges prosecutors go through when trying to come to the right decision when plea bargaining.
Law and Order is one of the longest running crime series entering into its eighteenth year on NBC (NBC.com). And if there are others like me who seem to be drama junkies it will probably be on for another eighteen.
References
NBC.com (2008). Law and Order [On-Line] http://www.nbc.com/Law_&_Order/index.shtml
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