"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Cop | Justice

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 35 wins & 76 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24	11:00 PM	USA	Turmoil	#11.8
Tue. Nov. 24	11:30 PM	MyNetwork	Tangled	#3.5

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (234 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (212 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (188 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (160 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Former regular Chris Orbach, who plays Ken Briscoe, is the son of Jerry Orbach, who played Lennie Briscoe on "Law & Order" (1990). Ken Briscoe is Lennie's nephew.

Quotes:

Fin Tutuola: [everyone is staring at him after he has just explained what 'sex on the DL' is] Don't look at me, I just know stuff.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Best one in the L&O Franchise

I have never one been that big of a fan of the original Law & Order. I would watch it for time to time and it was an alright show but never really had anything jump out at me to make it one of my can't miss shows. Then this show came on. I watched this show when it premiered back in 1999 and was impressed from the get go. Sure it followed the basic premise of it's original cousin but was much more loose on it's format and execution. Some episodes hardly ever involve the court room at all where the original week in week out follows a distinct pattern. First half hour is the law then the next is the order. This show although does sometimes follow the same pattern like i mentioned it is much more loose in how it executes it. Mariska Hartigay is excellent as her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. The whole cast as a whole is magnificent. Now I know a lot of people will disagree with me that this show is in no way better than the original but for me it is. It has given me something that the original never did.