When the news was first announced that the original Law & Order, aka the Mothership, was coming back, fans were super excited. But at the back of everyone's mind was one question: could they pull it off?
The world has changed significantly since Law & Order went off the air in 2010; could a series closer to shows like Dragnet than to its own spin-offs be successful now?
The good news is that Law & Order Season 21 Episode 1 wasted no time bringing up racism, negative attitudes toward cops, and other issues that are often in the news. While it didn't navigate these stories perfectly, it did a good enough job to be compelling television.
Interestingly, the writers chose to lead off with a story that could have fit comfortably on its sister series, Law & Order: Svu.
Not only did the second half of the hour revolve around the prosecutors' quest...
The world has changed significantly since Law & Order went off the air in 2010; could a series closer to shows like Dragnet than to its own spin-offs be successful now?
The good news is that Law & Order Season 21 Episode 1 wasted no time bringing up racism, negative attitudes toward cops, and other issues that are often in the news. While it didn't navigate these stories perfectly, it did a good enough job to be compelling television.
Interestingly, the writers chose to lead off with a story that could have fit comfortably on its sister series, Law & Order: Svu.
Not only did the second half of the hour revolve around the prosecutors' quest...
- 2/25/2022
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
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