Topic: law & order

Infographic: Are You the Crime Show Killer?

Infographic: Are You the Crime Show Killer?

Drawing from such classic procedurals as Law & Order, CSI, NCIS, and Murder, She Wrote, Alex Leo came up with this handy guide to guessing who the perp is in the first twenty minutes. Start with one of the middle four questions.

You know which show fits this perfectly? Bones! Every time I recognize an actor — and thanks to my childhood spent reading Entertainment Weekly, I recognize a lot of actors — I know that s/he did it. Every time… More »

Are Crime-Based Television Shows Making Us Paranoid?

Are Crime-Based Television Shows Making Us Paranoid?

CSI, Law & Order, Cold Case, NCIS, Homicide: Life on the Street, America’s Most Wanted, COPS… Is it just me, or has there been an overabundance of crime-based television programming in recent years? Sure, crime makes for compelling drama; the whodunnit has been around for ages, and it always sells like hotcakes (which, it may be assumed, is pretty fast). But as with all media consumed by the public, there’s always a big ol’ question hovering over it: How is what we’re consuming affecting us in real life? Given what importance the United States places on the strength of its criminal justice system, this question is especially relevant in relation to all of this crime-based stuff TV inundates us with today. But how can we even begin to answer it? Some folks at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln had an idea: why not conduct a study examining this very thing? More »

Video Gallery: Best Of Before-They-Were-Famous ‘Law & Order’ Roles

Video Gallery: Best Of Before-They-Were-Famous 'Law & Order' Roles

What’s that old expression again? Nothing is certain but death, taxes and Law & Order? We can’t remember the last time we channel surfed without coming across an episode of the franchise on one network or another. And all those eps mean a whole lot of actors — including some who went on to much bigger things. From a pre-teen Leighton Meester to Stephen Colbert with mommy issues, we put together a gallery of some of the best before-they-were-famous L&O clips. More »