Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
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Actor: Mariska HargitayBrand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
Movie Review: One of the best drama series spin-offs ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nominated for 7 Emmys in its first five seasons, Law & Order SVU (Special Victims Unit) continues the success of NBC's blockbuster Law & Order franchise. The brainchild of Law & Order creator Dick Wolf (former writer for hit TV shows such as Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice), Law & Order SVU is filmed on location in New York City. It follows the traditional half-police drama/half-courtroom drama format that made its forerunner a smashing success, yet SVU focuses exclusively on sexually based offenses...
Law & Order SVU tells the story of a group of dedicated detectives who work for the elite group known as the Special Victims Unit. Capt. Donald Cragen (Dann Florek) heads up the unit which includes four regular detectives - Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), John Munch (Richard Belzer), and Odafin Tutuola (Ice-T). While investigating rapes, murders, and other vicious crimes, the detectives often consult with police psychologist Dr. George Huang (B.D. Wong) who provides special insight into the minds of suspected predators. Once the detectives gather the necessary evidence, they turn their case over to Assistant District Attorney Casey Novak (Diane Neal) who brokers deals and prosecutes the cases that put these nefarious criminals behind bars...
The Law & Order SVU (Season 1) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the series premiere "Payback" in which a cab driver is discovered stabbed to death with his genitals cut off. When detectives Stabler and Benson investigate, they find out that the man is a former soldier from the Serbo-Croatian conflict and that he was a rapist. Benson, a child of rape, is sympathetic to the actions of rape victims, and Stabler must keep her from crossing the line to protect the probable suspects... Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Sophomore Jinx" in which a female college student's murder investigation is obstructed by the college when the SVU suspects a member(s) of the school basketball team, and "The Third Guy" in which an elderly woman is tied up and raped in her apartment, but the investigation takes a unique twist when the initial suspects are cleared and a new perpetrator enters the picture...
Below is a list of episodes included on the Law & Order SVU (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Payback)
Episode 2 (A Single Life)
Episode 3 (...Or Just Look Like One)
Episode 4 (Hysteria)
Episode 5 (Wanderlust)
Episode 6 (Sophomore Jinx)
Episode 7 (Uncivilized)
Episode 8 (Stalked)
Episode 9 (Stocks & Bondage)
Episode 10 (Closure)
Episode 11 (Bad Blood)
Episode 12 (Russian Love Poem)
Episode 13 (Disrobed)
Episode 14 (Limitations)
Episode 15 (Entitled)
Episode 16 (The Third Guy)
Episode 17 (Misleader)
Episode 18 (Chat Room)
Episode 19 (Contact)
Episode 20 (Remorse)
Episode 21 (Nocturne)
Episode 22 (Slaves)
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Summary of Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The First Year
From the popular and award-winning Law & Order franchise comes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the exciting cases of the NYPD s Special Victims Unit as they try to crack the city s most heinous crimes.With a celebrated cast that includes Christopher Meloni (Twelve Monkeys TV s Oz) Mariska Hargitay (Lake Placid TV s ER) Dan Florek (Beautiful Joe The Flintstones) Richard Belzer (Jump TV s Homicide: Life on the Street) Dean Winters (TV s Oz) and Michelle Hurd (Random Hearts) and featuring such notable guest stars as Angie Harmon (TV s Law & Order) Jerry Orbach (TV s Law & Order) Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo s Fire Pretty in Pink) Bebe Neuwirth (TV s Frasier Cheers) and Camryn Manheim (TV s The Practice) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit The First Year is a must-have DVD collection.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 025192271823 Manufacturer No: 61022718Originally called Sex Crimes, executive producer Dick Wolf wisely opted for something less lurid when the second in the inexhaustible Law & Order franchise hit the air in 1999. Still, as the opening voiceover makes clear, the "sexually based offenses" investigated by New York's Special Victims Unit can be "especially heinous." This six-DVD boxed set includes all 22 episodes of the first compelling season.
Wolf penned series premier "Payback," which sets the scene, but not the tone. It's a lively, if uneasy mix between horror (rape) and comedy (risqué banter). As the show progressed, humor would be written out altogether (leaving Richard Belzer's Homicide-derived John Munch with increasingly less to do). Less emphasis would also be placed on the home lives of this "elite squad of dedicated detectives." Mostly, "Payback" introduces us to the unit, centering around partners Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni). For two people with so little in common, they make a terrific team--arguably one of TV's best. Stabler is married with four children; Benton is single and her closest relationship is with her mother (Elizabeth Ashley). While Stabler can get a little rough with suspects, Benton tends to over-empathize with the victims. They report to the no-nonsense Captain Cragen (Law & Order vet Dann Florek). Like the parent program's Lenny Briscoe, he's a recovering alcoholic. Dean Winters and Michelle Hurd round out the rock-solid cast.
As it would continue to do in successive years, SVU's first season proved that network TV could explore sex crimes without being salacious or exploitative. "Uncivilized," for instance, concerns a child murder that is automatically pinned on a local sex offender, when the actual perpetrator isn't quite so obvious. "Disrobed," in which Brian Cassidy (Winters) leaves the department and Benson (with whom he had a brief affair) shoots a suspect is another standout in a strong year. SVU was followed by Criminal Intent in 2001 and features several guest appearances from Jerry Orbach (Briscoe) and Angie Harmon (Abbie Carmichael) from the original Law & Order. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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