R.I.P. Trial by Jury

I used to be "with it".
Then they changed what "it" was, and I wasn't anymore.
Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson


I have been an avid Law and Order junky since 1995. I picked up Law & Order Sports Utility Vehicle in 1999 and have watched it ever since. I refused, for 3 years, to watch a single episode of Criminal Intent. Then I watched one. Then I got hooked. Then I bought the DVDS...

Learning my Criminal Intent lesson, I watched Trail by Jury from the start. But Jerry Orbach was supposed to be in it and without him it just did not have "it". D.A. Lillith is always a treat to look at, but she was better when she was having sex with Frasier Crane or Commander Riker ( a good "character" actor). She was not strong enought to carry the lead in a drama series. Her sidekick (played by Amy Carlson) was just BORING.

I think us Lorderers like seeing cops more than lawyers - Mike Logan getting his butt burned, trying to predict which "perps" Eliot Stabler is going to belt, and what weird trivia Robert Goren will throw at a suspect (he's the most Columbo-esque detective in the franchise).

SVU and CI are both cop-driven and lawyers play a secondary role.

In fact, on the original Law and Order, they change the assistant to McCoy what, um, like every 4 1/2 epsiodes - they even threw a blonde in there to see if we were paying attention.

This Fall Mike Logan returns YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH.

TF.