Comments on: DVD Review: Law & Order Criminal Intent – The First Year http://themoderatevoice.com/38168/dvd-review-law-order-criminal-intent-the-first-year/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: daveski http://themoderatevoice.com/38168/dvd-review-law-order-criminal-intent-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-192516 daveski Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:44:27 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=38168#comment-192516 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Wallace" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Wallace</a><br><br>Gotta love Wikipedia! She actually appeared in 5 episodess - season 2 (S2E03 and S2E23), 4 (S4E04), 5 (S5E01), and 7 (very briefly in S7E22).<br><br>While I agree that the post season 2 episodes were rather lame, I found the episodes in season 2 to be very good. Her second appearance that season was in the season finale - a two part storyline where she wasn't even on the "radar" of Goren during part one. Since they introduced her as an intellectual equivalent to Goren earlier in that season - and really left the door open for her to return - I thought it was a pretty strong plot twist.<br><br>Joe, how have you liked the "B" partners this show has had in the latter seasons? I haven't caught enough of Jeff Goldblum yet to have an opinion, but I always liked Chris Noth as an actor and was happy to see they finally foudn a way to give the Mike Logan character some more episodes - but yet again the writers ended with a sour note. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Wallace

Gotta love Wikipedia! She actually appeared in 5 episodess – season 2 (S2E03 and S2E23), 4 (S4E04), 5 (S5E01), and 7 (very briefly in S7E22).

While I agree that the post season 2 episodes were rather lame, I found the episodes in season 2 to be very good. Her second appearance that season was in the season finale – a two part storyline where she wasn't even on the “radar” of Goren during part one. Since they introduced her as an intellectual equivalent to Goren earlier in that season – and really left the door open for her to return – I thought it was a pretty strong plot twist.

Joe, how have you liked the “B” partners this show has had in the latter seasons? I haven't caught enough of Jeff Goldblum yet to have an opinion, but I always liked Chris Noth as an actor and was happy to see they finally foudn a way to give the Mike Logan character some more episodes – but yet again the writers ended with a sour note.

]]> By: joegandelman http://themoderatevoice.com/38168/dvd-review-law-order-criminal-intent-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-192501 joegandelman Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:23:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=38168#comment-192501 I'll have to rewatch the whole set since I swear the first episode was on that. The background on this is that last summer I performed at 8 fairs in Montana, Utah and Wisconsin in a 7 week period. I knew some of the TV would be awful so I brought a few sets of DVDs with me. This was the one I loved the most out of all of them. I found the first episode with Nicole lame and each one that featured her after that even more lame. If I'm wrong (and I am a lot of the time!) I stand corrected. That said: people in entertainment love to create something that's memorable...like a trademark line...But creating a memorable reoccuring villain can only work if the story line seems natural and flows within the context of the series. The James Bond baddies work; Holmes' nemesis works. This one I felt really flopped and if I see the show on reruns and one of those comes on I turn it off. I don't mind the actress...it's the scripting..it is like "jumping the shark" in its literal meaning...suddenly he has this exotic murderess who's a nemesis who wins and kills people he sympathes with and cares about. It's the series weak spot. THAT SAID: the other two actors who came into relieve him of his burden did a GREAT job and this show is a joy to behold in its originals and re-runs. I'll have to rewatch the whole set since I swear the first episode was on that. The background on this is that last summer I performed at 8 fairs in Montana, Utah and Wisconsin in a 7 week period. I knew some of the TV would be awful so I brought a few sets of DVDs with me. This was the one I loved the most out of all of them. I found the first episode with Nicole lame and each one that featured her after that even more lame. If I'm wrong (and I am a lot of the time!) I stand corrected. That said: people in entertainment love to create something that's memorable…like a trademark line…But creating a memorable reoccuring villain can only work if the story line seems natural and flows within the context of the series. The James Bond baddies work; Holmes' nemesis works. This one I felt really flopped and if I see the show on reruns and one of those comes on I turn it off. I don't mind the actress…it's the scripting..it is like “jumping the shark” in its literal meaning…suddenly he has this exotic murderess who's a nemesis who wins and kills people he sympathes with and cares about. It's the series weak spot. THAT SAID: the other two actors who came into relieve him of his burden did a GREAT job and this show is a joy to behold in its originals and re-runs.

]]> By: stefanl http://themoderatevoice.com/38168/dvd-review-law-order-criminal-intent-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-192491 stefanl Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:10:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=38168#comment-192491 Season one is most definitely a keeper. Seeing how the character of Goren formed from the very start is always a wonder to behold, but your comments about jumping the shark are a season too soon. Olivia d'Abo's creation, the every annoying, impossible to kill Nicole Wallace, wasn't introduced until season two. Season one is most definitely a keeper. Seeing how the character of Goren formed from the very start is always a wonder to behold, but your comments about jumping the shark are a season too soon. Olivia d'Abo's creation, the every annoying, impossible to kill Nicole Wallace, wasn't introduced until season two.

]]> By: Father_Time http://themoderatevoice.com/38168/dvd-review-law-order-criminal-intent-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-192487 Father_Time Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:04:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=38168#comment-192487 A new series; Baghdad PD sounds like it could be exciting enough. A new series; Baghdad PD sounds like it could be exciting enough.

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