Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
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Actor: Mariska HargitayBrand: LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT - THE (DVD
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1043 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
DVD Review: A Bit Rough
Summary: 3 Stars
I have been a big fan of this TV series for years, but I simply did not remember the early years, so I purchased the First Year on DVD. Unfortunately, unlike NYPD Blue (from the very first episode of NYPD Blue the series seemed polished and cohisive) Law and Order SVU First Year is very rough around the edges - I will probably not purchase any more of the earlier years and stick with the last few years for my collection.DVD Review: The best of the Law & Order franchise.
Summary: 5 Stars
Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year was a great and important season. Mariska Harigtay and Christopher Meloni are expectional actors, glad they are still on the show. Some of the cast members were replaced after the first season. Ice-T and Stephanie March were introduced in season 2 which is also available on DVD. My favorite episodes from season 1 include: Sophomore Jinx, Stalked, Entitled, Closure, and Chat Room. I highly recommend purchasing season 1, some real gems that season. Enjoy!DVD Review: I like it alotttt
Summary: 5 Stars
I started with the Law&Order Series "the original with Michael Moriarty and I really like the dividing up of Police work and the work of the D.A. - I cherish it. I startet to watch the L.& O. Special Victims Unit and I must say it is different, but good in its own unique way, I really really like the cast :-)!!! It is more the modern way of law and stuff, although I always have and will like the "old and the new". I ordered season two and three, cant wait for them to arrive. I intend to order the complete show. DVD Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I wam happy with the price and the quality of the box. I was jumping around when I did receive it in the mail...it also came in the mail earlier than I expected!DVD Review: REVIEW OF LAW AND ORDER SVU
Summary: 5 Stars
We are huge fans of L&O SVU at our house. This is a "must have" for those who try never to miss a weekly episode! Great buy and one you'll want to add to your DVD library....
Description of Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
From the popular and award-winning Law & Order franchise comes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the exciting cases of the NYPD s Special Victims Unit as they try to crack the city s most heinous crimes.With a celebrated cast that includes Christopher Meloni (Twelve Monkeys TV s Oz) Mariska Hargitay (Lake Placid TV s ER) Dan Florek (Beautiful Joe The Flintstones) Richard Belzer (Jump TV s Homicide: Life on the Street) Dean Winters (TV s Oz) and Michelle Hurd (Random Hearts) and featuring such notable guest stars as Angie Harmon (TV s Law & Order) Jerry Orbach (TV s Law & Order) Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo s Fire Pretty in Pink) Bebe Neuwirth (TV s Frasier Cheers) and Camryn Manheim (TV s The Practice) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit The First Year is a must-have DVD collection.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC:?025192271823 Manufacturer No:?61022718Originally called Sex Crimes, executive producer Dick Wolf wisely opted for something less lurid when the second in the inexhaustible Law & Order franchise hit the air in 1999. Still, as the opening voiceover makes clear, the "sexually based offenses" investigated by New York's Special Victims Unit can be "especially heinous." This six-DVD boxed set includes all 22 episodes of the first compelling season.
Wolf penned series premier "Payback," which sets the scene, but not the tone. It's a lively, if uneasy mix between horror (rape) and comedy (risqu? banter). As the show progressed, humor would be written out altogether (leaving Richard Belzer's Homicide-derived John Munch with increasingly less to do). Less emphasis would also be placed on the home lives of this "elite squad of dedicated detectives." Mostly, "Payback" introduces us to the unit, centering around partners Olivia Benton (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni). For two people with so little in common, they make a terrific team--arguably one of TV's best. Stabler is married with four children; Benton is single and her closest relationship is with her mother (Elizabeth Ashley). While Stabler can get a little rough with suspects, Benton tends to over-empathize with the victims. They report to the no-nonsense Captain Cragen (Law & Order vet Dann Florek). Like the parent program's Lenny Briscoe, he's a recovering alcoholic. Dean Winters and Michelle Hurd round out the rock-solid cast.
As it would continue to do in successive years, SVU's first season proved that network TV could explore sex crimes without being salacious or exploitative. "Uncivilized," for instance, concerns a child murder that is automatically pinned on a local sex offender, when the actual perpetrator isn't quite so obvious. "Disrobed," in which Brian Cassidy (Winters) leaves the department and Benson (with whom he had a brief affair) shoots a suspect is another standout in a strong year. SVU was followed by Criminal Intent in 2001 and features several guest appearances from Jerry Orbach (Briscoe) and Angie Harmon (Abbie Carmichael) from the original Law & Order. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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