Imagine if Law & Order had a Christmas themed episode where instead of searching for killers they were searching for a Jesus statue that went missing from a church. We can only theorize that Detective Briscoe would say something like, “Great we’re now going to have to find Jesus.”
ONLINE ADULTERY LEADS TO MURDER IN DETECTIVE BRISCOE'S LAST CASE IN THE SEASON FINALE - In the season finale, when a deliveryman is gunned down while on his route, Detectives Briscoe and Green discover their married victim was an active member of a website for consenting adults to arrange romantic trysts -- and they believe the homicide was premeditated. However, when they learn that the victim's wife had recently purchased a gun, the detectives focus their suspicions on the allegedly vengeful spouse. The case marks the end of an era for Detective Briscoe as he transitions to the District Attorney's investigative squad.There will be a scene at the piers near the 79th Street Boat. Gothamist caught them filming there, and we hear that's why Briscoe tells Green he's leaving. In an interview with the NY Post, Orbach says that his departure was "a mutual thing." He says that the 8 day shooting schedule was wearying, while the spin-off, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, which features Orbach playing an investigator for the D.A.'s office, will require one or two days of shooting. Plus, Orbach is grateful for the security the show has given him (just as we suspected):
I used to say when I was working in the theater that if I ever had five seasons of a hit TV show I'd never have to worry about money and wouldn't have to do anything I didn't want to do. The 12 seasons on 'Law & Order' really made that possible. It was a wonderful break for me at that stage of my career.It was a wonderful break for , Jerry. We'll see you in the mid-season. And Gothamist will write about our thoughts on the finale tomorrow.
It was only a matter of time before artists would start absorbing Law & Order into their subconsciousness and create works of art inspired by Dick Wolf's ubiquitous (in only the very best sense of the word) franchise. Artist and entrepreneur Brandon Bird put together Law & Order: Artistic Intent, which recently ran in a Santa Cruz, CA gallery. According to a Metroactive article, Bird got the idea after watching Law & Order on TNT. "After all Law & Order has done for us, I feel it's the least I can do for Law & Order." Brandon Bird, a man after Gothamist's own heart.
Law & Order turns 300 tonight, and over the past few years and after successfully extending the brand, everyone has been tripping over themselves to explain exactly why Law & Order been so successful. The Los Angeles Times has a pretty comprehensive piece about its staying power. Brian Lowry's gives Gothamist interesting observations, like how L&O subverted the movie-of-the-week genre and a subhead that says, "The by-the-book crime show has undermined TV movies, figured out the perfect series formula (stories, not stars) and succeeded with spinoffs. This is its story. Chung-chung." A companion LA Times piece outlines Law & Order's history of actors and story arc.
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