Law & Orderhas been having a very good season.
I dont see Roache or de la Garza popping up on many of those TVs hottest hotties!
How schizophrenic, some said.
But the public really liked the format, which was a new take combining the cop and lawyer genres.
People loved the stern-uncle approach of Steven Hills D.A.
L&Oprided itself on ripped-from-the-headlines plots, trading on the controversies of the day.
The shows New York location-shooting gave it a distinctive look: hazy gray, low-budget, old Manhattan architecture.
It was a sturdy bridge, even when its workers left and were replaced.
Law & Orderwas never cool.
It was as soothing as the lousy puns and hangdog sincerity of the late Jerry Orbachs Lennie Briscoe.
In recent years, the more hyperbolicSpecial Victims Unitgot the bigger ratings and more attention.
You dont know what you were missing.
The continued quality of the show is more important than the who-really-cares feat of beatingGunsmokes 20-year record.
For more: Its official: NBC cancels Law & Order
