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Post by Metella on Feb 10, 2004 22:42:21 GMT -5
Watching it now; not well done. And the randy twists of the stories really go too far each week. They seem to have given up on real sex related crimes and are going for V.C. Andrews specials of "how twisted can we get" "lets parade all the taboos out" ...... it is really getting to be far too much. I try to watch all 3 L&O's but despite Seymour's decent job and the great characters of Munch and Finn, this episode has taken SVU off my "try to watch it" list. Bluck.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 10, 2004 22:52:16 GMT -5
Then you must have just *loved* (said sarcastically) last week's episode with the Nigerian children used as slave labour. I found it quite disturbing. SVU doesn't start here for another 2 hours+. Fin and Munch keep bringing me back!
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Post by Metella on Feb 10, 2004 22:57:23 GMT -5
oh, yeah - I did watch that one; I found it hard to watch and sure, they could have stayed with the slave labor - I can buy that. OR they could have done with the child molester - but BOTH in one perp in one episode. oh come on.
I really do think they are trying to get as sick as they can. It is no longer a story, it is a pissing contest between the writers on who can come up with the most gross sexual senario. Double Bluck.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 10, 2004 23:13:15 GMT -5
Do you think they all have the same research staff?!
Last week's episode involved the "Santeria" cult.
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Post by coth on Feb 11, 2004 0:49:43 GMT -5
I agree with you on this. It had already become one of those "watch it if nothing else is going on, or tape for later" shows. I never thought I would feel that way about about any L&O show. They just seem to be cramming way too much into every episode. It also reduces the effect of the dramatic impact when you have no fewer than four "emotional breakdown" scenes. Another pet peeve, I think if I hear gagging and coughing and other certain sounds, I can deduce what is happening, I really don't need the visual. The plot also seemed a bit predictable.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 11, 2004 20:14:58 GMT -5
The plot sure was predictable. How cliche is the *teacher sleeping with the student* thing? And I certainly didn't need any visual effects when Aidan puked. And couldn't someone have given Jane Seymour a kleenex? On a separate note though, the kid playing Aidan was certainly good.
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Post by coth on Feb 14, 2004 0:40:36 GMT -5
Just curious, there seems to be some really good actors on this show (Belzer, Hargitay, Ice-T) and really good guest actors (I won't even try a list). Is it just the subject matter or the writing that seems to bring this show to a screeching halt? Or am I just too critical?
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Post by Metella on Feb 14, 2004 8:26:21 GMT -5
Well, it does seem a give it is NOT the actors.
I still stick with my first impression that it is even not the writing, but the GOAL of the show. The show needs a major mission statement change. They are trying so hard to shock and rock taboo things that stories themselves are tiresome and ring false.
So - writing or ultimate goal? do you like that new option?
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 14, 2004 11:57:38 GMT -5
It has always been about big-name guest stars on SVU. tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|86327|1|,00.html I can't recall where and when, but I believe it was Rene Balcer who was asked about why there weren't really big-name guests on CI. He stated that its always about the story first with Criminal Intent. I'll try and find the article.
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Post by darmok on Feb 18, 2004 18:04:54 GMT -5
I like SVU; it's always interesting, but I don't panic if I miss it.
I thought last night's episode kind of slammed home schooling. When they gave a statistic about how many kids are homeschooled, they acted like it was a travesty. I know at least 6 families that home school, and I think it's a great thing. I'm sure that, like anything else, it can be abused by parents who simply don't want their kids in school. They tried to balance the views a little when they talked to the other mother, but it still seemed very biased.
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Post by Lilee on Feb 18, 2004 19:27:49 GMT -5
I wish I'd seen it. I'm always interested in how people react to the subject. My sister homeschools her two kids and does a great job because she knows when to get help. Only thing she doesn't do enough, in my opinion, my NOT so humble opinion, is give them enough art. She is just not creative herself, but the older son is. Takes after his Auntie! So every time I visit, they know we're gonna do or make or play something creative.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 18, 2004 19:38:15 GMT -5
Lil'E, last night's episode is called "Home". You can catch the rerun on USA in about two weeks.
Darmok, I sensed the bias too.
Interestingly enough, I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out where I'd seen "Adam". Finally it dawned on me "Petey grew up!" (Petey was a dying young boy on the 100th episode of Touched By An Angel...Wynonna Judd played his mother)
The show certainly gets a lot of talented young actors, better than some of the veterans.
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Post by romulanavatra3 on Feb 19, 2004 10:18:48 GMT -5
i find svu can be good sometimes but unlike criminal intent and the oringal law and order i really do not like the main chracters as much, benson is okay but stabler is really annoying in my eyes he is at times just irratating, i find he gets to invloved in cases and a lot of his attiutdes are very bad( i really do not see how he can get away with the things he does some times). i do like munch and fin is not to bad. cragen is really painful and annoys me a lot.
oh by the way pleases tell me about the episode loss, its on next week in australia so i want to know what is aobut and sort a brief idea of what happens.
reagrds all rom
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Post by NikkiGreen on Feb 19, 2004 13:57:01 GMT -5
Rom, "LOSS" is a great episode. It's the last one with Alex before Casey joins the SVU team.
Don't really want to say too much and ruin it for you. It involves undercover federal agents, a Colombian drug cartel and death threats against Alex Cabot.
Both Benson and Stabler can be annoying at times. I prefer Fin and Munch.
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Post by Lilee on Feb 20, 2004 7:15:58 GMT -5
Nikki, thanks for the name of the episode, "Home". I'll watch for it. Do they do the same kind of rerun schedule as CI? It's like two weeks after the first airing, but what night is SVU rerun even on? I lost track because I do have a difficult time watching, always have to watch "The Nanny" or some such afterwards so I can get to sleep. Speaking of the Nanny, I was watching it late last night and 'hausfrau' is a Jewish word. I looked it up when I read it in the episode info for last Sunday's CI ep. and knew it was German, assumed it was Jewish but wasn't sure enough to say. She used it in this episode. That's all I remember, (thank goodness ) from the episode. Like I say, it helps me sleep. Well, usually.
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