Crime Drama TV

I spent my whole New Year’s day and evening watcbing repeats of Law and order SVU. I love that show. How can anyone watch reruns upon reruns of the same show? Even the reruns started to repeat before the 24 hours was over. The only show I recall being able to watch without boredom is Perry Mason. So what makes this show so watch worthy?

1. Partner Chemistry.
Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson have amazing chemistry. Even Munch and Tutula have chemistry.

2. The zingers.
Those one liners that Lenny from the original Law and Order Franchise made so popular.
A few I love:
Olivia: “How is it like to sleep with a man who rapes other women?!”
Elliot: “When you are being brutalized by me, you’ll know it.”

Or this great conversation between Olivia and Elliot.
Benson and Stabler talking about passing genes to their children

Olivia: “Yeah well at least you and Kathy knew what kind of genes you’d be passing on. Mine is half drunk and the other half violent and cruel.
Elliot: “And look how great you turned out.”

3. They hit the pavement.
I like old fashioned investigation. Sure, other shows have gotten their props lately by featuring high tech forensics and crime lab sets (that we all know in the real world are way to expensive and don’t even exist for everyday crime. You know I’m referring to the CSI). These detectives investigate, interview, intimidate and interrogate. I love it.

4. They are passionate.
They show their feelings. They hate the crime, they can’t stand the perps and they voice it. And if they can get away with some well placed good old fashioned police beat down, they’ll do it. An example:

Perp: Honey, I’d like some mineral water, a little ice.
Olivia: Yeah, well, I’d like your balls in a blender, but ain’t life a [censored].
Elliot: Maybe you shouldnt’ve called her “honey”.

5. The plot twists.
A 5 year old boy goes missing from a kids party. He’s found later dead. The perp ends up being his 12 year old sociopathic neighbor. The victim’s father has an outburst in the courtroom when the 12 year old gets sentenced as a juvenile. The father, who is also a shrink pulls a gun from a courthouse guard and guns down the boy who killed his son. He gets off, then smugly admits to the DA that he did indeed plan the whole thing.

6. They put the bad guys behind bars.
By the time the investigation is complete and the DA’s office takes over, the partners have done their job. And for the most part, they win their cases. Hence the name Law and Order. That’s why I like watching. The bad guy goes to jail.

7. The Music.

There are two new episodes in my future. Tuesday night is for Law and Order!

Law and Order SVU, crime tv, CSI, elliot and benson