"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Cop | Justice

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 35 wins & 76 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10	6:00 PM	USA	Sick	#5.19
Tue. Nov. 10	7:00 PM	USA	Mother	#5.3

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (233 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (211 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (187 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (159 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

Law & Order's Sex Crimes (USA) (working title)
Law & Order: SVU (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Many of the actors on the show previously starred on the HBO drama "Oz" (1997) including Dean Winters and B.D. Wong. Most notable, and ironic, is Christopher Meloni (Detective Stabler) who played a sadistic rapist and murderer on OZ and now hunts them on SVU.

Quotes:

Olivia Benson: There's gotta be dozens of pictures here. The bastards been stalking her for awhile.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TV Land Confidential: Locations (#2.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Incredibly Solid Show

I hear on tv that apparently America's favorite Law and Order is the original. I personally think this is the best one out of all of them. It tackles some pretty intersting sides of society and humanity within an hour. I've been watching it for awhile and fell in love with the cast. They all have that hard edge that comes from doing a job like their's. Marishka is great and Ice-T is amusing. The storylines are very interesting and groundbreaking. In my classes, I've heard about the Down-Low phenomenon amongst black males in the U.S. This is the first show, aside from Oprah, that dealt with this issue. I was amazed and pleased that they'll take on any topic within their framework. Their guest cast should be praised as well. They have a great casting director. I don't know about their history with Emmy nominations, but they should definitely be in the running. The show has a very easy going nature despite the hardness of the cast that works well and acted beautifully. It gives a real look at society's imperfections and discriminatory ideologies. Nobody on the show is perfect and even the lawyers manipulate the law beyond the usual scope people think they do. Instead, they are manipulating it to see justice done and not avoided. I would urge anyone to watch this show. Give it a look.