Law & Order will outlive us all, and SVU will cement that with the return of a long-lost fan-favorite. No, not Christopher Meloni, but Sam Waterston picking up the Jack McCoy mantle for the Law & Order spinoff’s 19th (!) season.
Welp, if the true crime wave gave birth to dramatized true crime like American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, you could bet the idea would tumble down to NBC eventually. Barring another Law & Order spinoff, the franchise will launch a new Law & Order: True Crime anthology, its firs…
Folksy character actor and former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson has passed away at the age of 73, as reported by multiple outlets and confirmed by the man’s family. Thompson died on Sunday in Nashville surrounded by friends and family, the merciful end to a decade-long battle with lymph…
Marvel’s Netflix Daredevil draws much more from street-level crime dramas like The Wire than its Avengers predecessors, but that hasn’t stopped the parody parade from finding some fantastic fits. Daredevil, dressed as Law & Order, and frighteningly perfect at that? We’ll tak…
The madness of 2014's Upfront season has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the major networks are without a few bombshells to drop. Sure, we've seen most of the official schedules, but NBC is the first to officially unveil their slate of fall 2014 premieres, surprisingly placing comic adaptation …
The first 'Hannibal' season finale "Savoureux" certainly made it appear as if we'd be spending quite a bit of time in the Baltimore State Hospital next season, but it seems one of the staff might enjoy a temporary sabbatical. Actor Raul Esparza has officially been upgraded to series regula…
Though NBC's long-running 'Law & Order: SVU' has already been renewed for a fifteenth season by the time of the Upfront presentations, less certain was the return of franchise staple Mariska Hargitay, whose negotiations remains incomplete even as of the most recent season 14 finale. The cliffhan…
Did anyone else catch last night's "Chris Brown and Rihanna"-themed 'Law & Order: SVU'? NBC's hit crime drama has tackled many issues, often based on real-world controversies -- one example that comes to mind was that Jerry Sandusky-themed episode at the beginning of season 13. And las…
Late yesterday we heard the surprising news that 'The Walking Dead' star Lauren Cohan would take part in an upcoming episode of 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' tackling the infamous "legitimate rape" controversy borne of one-time Senate hopeful Todd Akin's public blunder. Now, the …