Breaking: NBC cancels 'Law & Order'?

this has got to be the most moronic mistake in the long, sad history of moronic NBC mistakes. wow. i cannot believe you would even consider canceling this show in order to make room for more Biggest Loser crap. NBC, just change your name to Biggest Loser Network and get it over with. “Biggest Loser Network” even has a nice double meaning.

I enjoyed it back when Jack McCoy was arguing cases. I could never get used to the new guy. I liked Jack as Prosecutor & Fred as his boss. I also like SVU.

I can’t believe that NBC, is not going to have Law and Order on inthe fall, as far as I am concerned NBC,is making a BIG MISTAKE, I have been a fan of L&O since day 1 and I hope some other network will pick it up.

20 years is a long time for a show to be, people. Relax. It’s time for L&O to finally be put to bed. The entire cast has completely changed about 20 times, it’s so lazy that it “rips” stories “from the headlines”, and there are about 15 other crime procedurals on the air for you to choose from. Thank god and good riddance.

AS DO I….Seriously, Law & Order is like one of the few shows that’s usually got a fresh story to tell every week. So sometimes they do take things from headlines, but they make it even more interesting when they interpret it fictitiously. We see how the detectives and attorneys do everything to help put the bad guys away. The show works because there’s no drama amongst the characters or there are no “personal issues or relationships” going on. Although, they seem to have focused a lot on Van Buren’s “personal” fight against cancer. Yes, it is a very serious issue, but the show’s focus is on cases itself. Hence, the title “Law” and “Order”, that’s the way I’ve always remembered it to be and that’s the way it should stay. There are a lot of stories to tell and it goes to show why it works! So—why cancel it? Ratings can’t be bad, can they? What is going on at NBC??? O.o

L&O has always used stories “ripped from the headlines.” And they began changing cast members after the 1st season. Those are trademarks of the show for 20 years, and not signs of being lazy.

L&O has run it’s course. For fresh Law and Orders, switch to USA on Tuesday nights at 10:00 and catch Jeff Goldblum on CI. This is a great show. I wasn’t sure how it would go after D’nofrio’s & Erbe’s departure, but Jeff is definitely watchable.

Have to say Criminal Intent is by far the best, Jeff Goldblum is hypnotic. SVU is incredibly lame – the Hilary Duff episode proved that. As for the original – Linus Roache is an excellent actor and I like the Cutter character along with Lupo BUT everyone else is meh. And Van Buren was AWFUL – her cacner storyline was out of place and annoying – an episode would be moving along and then slow to a screeching halt when she would answer a doctor’s call or when she ate her sandwhich after chemo – it looked a desperate attempt to get the actress another emmy

@Donna, I don’t agree. I stopped watching Crimnal Intent when the two orginal stars left last season/start ofthis season. Jeff is a fine actor and he does a fine job but he was and is not the reason I watched CI, so in all I am done with all of the L & O.

I agree I’m loving CI with Jeff Goldblum. I can’t watch SVU anymore I used to watch it everynight before bed and then I started having terrible nightmares. As for the original it’s ok if they decide to cancel it I just wish that TNT would play newer episodes because I never see it when it actually airs on NBC I don’t even know what it’s timeslot is. I actually kinda wish they would just do an all L&O channel. that way whenever I’m bored and can’t find a show I could always have an l&o option.

nbc cannot be this dumb…

right?

I know! They wait and make sure you’re addicted- then, YANK!

LOL! Amazing.

Yes, Doug I knew I spelled it wrong, but figured you and everyone else would know who I was talking about.
Watch Out!! Spelling police on board.

because obviously an entertainment weekly message board is representative of viewership as a whole. right.