Law & Order - The Fourteenth Season (1990)

Still the greatest series

There are sorehead fans who put this set down because they can't forgive Jesse L. Martin for not being Chris Noth, nor Sam Waterston for not being Michael Moriarty nor Elizabeth Röhm for not being Angie Harmon. These are all fine actors who do a great job in their roles. I loved their predecessors, but I love these, too.

As for the season itself, it may not measure up to someone's favorite season, and so what -- that makes this one mediocre? This fourteenth season has wonderful episodes. "Bodies" has the riveting performance by Ritchie Coster, probably the most chilling perp in L&O history. "Identity" has a poignant story with a wonderful perfomance. There are a couple of ripped-from-the-headlines greats, one which probably gives the fan who caught that fly ball the willies, and the other, about the Japanese tourists, which is still making the news.

Yes, good ol' Fred Thompson makes me miss Steven Hill -- he makes me miss Dianne Wiest! -- but he's good enough. And this fourteenth season of Law & Order is more than good enough and still holds its own beside all other network TV dramas. It remains one of the few TV series for real grown-ups, which, in a medium that panders to infants and idiots, says a lot. April 21, 2008

Law & Order

OK, I just cannot get enough of the Law & Order series! All three of them rock! (The Original, Special Victims Unit, Criminal Intent) Too bad they got rid of Crime and Punishment and Trial by Jury. April 6, 2008

law and Order season 14

I love Law and Order and this is a great addition to my collection. I have already watched it more that once. This allows me to not miss the start, or ending due to interuptions due to the phone or weather. I can always go back to where i was. I never tire of the stories. February 24, 2008

One of The Better Years of "Current" Law and Order

Okay for starters Ive watched law and Order since Angie harmon came on back in 98 even though i was only 5 years old i immeadiatly liked the show, and i have watched law and Order ever since and firstly I would like to point out that As we all know that law and order has faultered greatly in recent years though it is still good but think about everyone says that only the first several years were any good but come on people the show has run for over 17 full years the some episodes are bound to be repeated.
Secondly what is with all of the bashing of Serena Southerland, I mean she was not only the best A.D.A they every (And I'm not saying that because she's blond) had but she was on the longest lasting one two she was on for 3 1/2 years were as Angie Harmon the shows second longest lasting and second best was only on for 3 years. Oh and another thing on the subject someone said joss whedon had some sense when he kicked her of of Angel after that show's first year NEWSFLASH I watched that show when it premiered she was on the first to years and the only reason she wasn't in any of the othhers was because she joined law and order during Angels third year leaving her no time to be on that show.
And the fact that this is Jerry Orbach's final season makes this set a must buy. he played the longest lasting detective in law and order history and although I like jesse l martin as detective green he needs to leave so that he doesn't surpass Jerry Orbach and thats really all i have to say in fact the only reason i wrote this review is so that i could express my OPINION about what lots of other people are saying.
But just to keep my review close to topic this year is a must buy October 27, 2007

GOODBYE TO JERRY

The late Jerry Orbach bid farewell to his long-running stint on this phenomenally successful franchise. This fourteenth season once again demonstrates the show's timeliness in pulling stories from the headlines to create aborbing tales of crime and punishment.
The law isn't always upheld, though, as in several episodes the criminal gets off. But the stories are gripping, but not as much so as previous seasons. Orbach is fine, but Jesse L. Martin is a little cliche, and S. Epatha Merkkeson (sp) isn't given a lot to do. Sam Waterston, Elizabeth Rohm and Fred Dalton Thompson are okay, but they don't have the same effect as Michael Moriarty and the earlier prosecutors.
But the show is still on the air and darned good entertainment. March 10, 2007

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