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Post by DonnaJo on May 21, 2010 1:23:43 GMT -5
Great news, IMO. I will now be truly looking forward to this series. ;D L & O VETERAN TO RUN LOLAEXCLUSIVE: One of the Law & Order franchise signature writer-producers, Rene Balcer, has joined the new spinoff series, Law & Order: Los Angeles. Balcer will serve as showrunner on Dick Wolf’s new series and will executive produce alongside the project’s writer Blake Masters, Wolf and Peter Jankowski. Balcer wrote an episode in the first season of the flagship Law & Order and joined the series in Season 2. He rose to executive producer before leaving in 2001 to executive produce and showrun spinoff L&O: Criminal Intent, which he developed with creator Wolf. Balcer was at L&O:CI for five seasons. In March 2007, he returned to the mothership series as executive producer and head writer and has served as showrunner for the past three seasons. With the future of that series in limbo after NBC cancelled it, CAA-repped Balcer is moving to the newest addition in the Law & Order franchise. (The original L&O is expected to be shopped to TNT, but it’s unclear if a deal could be made there for original episodes.) www.deadline.com/2010/05/lo-veteran-rene-balcer-to-run-lola/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Post by Patcat on May 21, 2010 9:39:35 GMT -5
I'm happy for Mr. Balcer. He's obviously good at what he does. Perhaps he'll get to create a character as memorable as Goren for this new series.
Patcat
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Post by DonnaJo on May 21, 2010 10:16:00 GMT -5
That would be wonderful, Patcat. With Goren gone, I am in need of a character to be personally invested in. Of course no one can compare to VDO/Goren, but if anyone can do it, Mr. Balcer can.
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