Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Mariska Hargitay On Location (Photo)

Here is one photo – yes, just one – of Mariska Hargitay filming on location for Law & Order SVU on March 6, 2012 in New York, New York.

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Mariska Hargitay Looks to Return to SVU Next Season

Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order SVU) spoke to TV Guide about her future with Law & Order SVU for next season. An excerpt from TV Guide:

“Don't worry Olivia Benson fans. Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay says she'll keep solving crimes on the NBC drama next season.


"It's looking that way," Hargitay confirmed to TV Guide Magazine on Sunday at a benefit in Los Angeles for her Joyful Heart Foundation, which supports survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse.”

Read the full story here: TV Guide: Law & Order: SVU: Mariska Will Be Back, A Tense New Case and More!






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Friday, March 2, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” Peter Blauner Interview

Here is a video interview with writer Peter Blauner discussing Law & Order SVU "Child’s Welfare.”





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Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” Behind the Scenes

Here’s a behind the scenes video from Law & Order SVU "Child’s Welfare” featuring Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, and members of SVU production.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” Recap & Review

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Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” featured two cases, one of which hit close too home for Olivia Benson. The SVU team was involved in a case of an abandoned baby, which evolved into a more complex case of kidnapping and imprisonment of young girls. Benson, however, was highly distracted by her half brother, a loose cannon who appears after a long absence only to suck her into his web of personal drama which is mostly of his own making. This storyline was very predictable and as a standalone, it would not have held much interest for me. But, it worked well combined with the creepy case of a husband and wife who abduct girls and imprison them so they can give birth to girls, while abandoning any boy babies.  Benson had her mind on her brother, and in the true spirit of teamwork,  the detectives were quick to cover for her.  Cragen, however, cautioned her about Simon. I was thrilled when Benson eventually told Simon to grow up.

Andre Braugher is perfect in his role; he makes Bayard Ellis appear very confident and authoritative inside the courtroom and out. (Every time I see Braugher on SVU I find myself wishing that someone would bring the Law & Order mothership back and somehow find a way to work Ellis into working in the DA’s office.) Benson, however, needs to be careful that she does not wear out her welcome with Ellis by sucking him into her family drama – and likewise she should be careful about getting EADA David Haden involved.

It seems that every week there must be a dumb mistake that the police make, and in this episode, it was giving one of the kidnapping suspects the phone so she can call her husband to the basement. It was an open invitation for her to warn him. At least it did give viewers a nice chase scene, forcing Amaro to work his legs by running up a fire escape. In fact, I found this entire episode visually very interesting, with plenty of varying location shots and nice splashes of color.


Here is the recap:

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Richard Belzer – Sergeant John Munch
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro

Guest stars:
Andre Braugher - Bayard Ellis
Michael Weston - Simon Marsden
Kevin Kane - Greg Wilcox
Nicole Beharie - Tracy
Veanne Cox – social worker
Priscilla Lopez – Judge, family court
Halley Wegryn Gross - Laurie
Peter Van Wagner – Judge Himes
Tabitha Holbert - ADA Rose Caliay
Ami Brabson – Judge Blake
Julie Lauren – Jenna Fleming
Glenn Kalison – Will Fleming


In a dark industrial looking basement, a woman screams as she gives birth. Another woman reassures her that she can do it while a man paces in the room.

Elsewhere, Simon Marsden and his fiancée Tracy are with a woman from Children’s Services who asks their son Ty what happened to his head. He says his dad was making him fly, Simon adding that they were playing airplane and he fell. The social worker says she needs to hear it from his boy. Simon apologizes, and Ty says he dropped him. Tracy says her home is safe, and they are good parents. The social worker says she has all she needs for now, and Tracy questions that she is coming back. The social worker says she is giving her report o the administration at Children’s Services and they will be in touch. Simon asks in touch about what, and the social worker says that someone will contact them within 24 hours.

Back at the first scene, the man is upset that the baby is a boy, and says no. The mother asks him to please not take the boy, but as she continues to plead he takes the baby.

Back at the Marsden household, Mrs. Marsden tells the police not to take them, and Simon adds they can’t do this, no one called them. The social worker shows him an emergency order from the city of New York, and Simon grabs it to read it. As the social worker says the children are being removed for their own safety, Simon claims this is a mistake, but she says he will have a chance to have a hearing but they can request one. The children cry out for their mother, and she and Simon tell the children it will be okay. The door shuts and Mrs. Marsden looks at Simon and shakes her head and says nothing,

Elsewhere. a homeless man, sleeping on the steps of a church, hears a baby crying but thinks it is a cat. A woman sleeping near him sees it is a baby left there in a cardboard box.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” Preview Clips

Here are four preview clips from NBC for Law & Order SVU, “Child’s Welfare” which will air on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 10PM ET on NBC. The previews feature Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Richard Belzer, Dann Florek, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, and guest stars Andre Braugher and Michael Weston.


My recap and review of Law & Order SVU "Child’s Welfare" can be found at this link.

Please note: These video clips are available for a limited time only and must be removed shortly after the episode originally airs, so please catch them while you can!











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Monday, February 27, 2012

Law & Order SVU on Location with Mariska, Danny Pino, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish & Guest Star Chloe Sevigny

Here are a few photos from Law & Order SVU, filming on location on February 27, 2012 with Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Danny Pino, Kelli Giddish, and guest star Chloe Sevigny.

























Photos by Bauer Griffin

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Hunting Ground” Recap & Review


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Warren Leight et al. pulled out another thriller of an episode in “Hunting Ground.” It was a “ripped from the headlines” story reminiscent of the real life Long Island serial killings. The episode opened with a little romance between Benson and EADA Haden. The glow of the weekend ends quickly with the case of a missing girl which evolves rapidly into something much bigger. Benson and Haden’s relationship gets tested when Benson tries to enlist Haden’s support to identify the girl’s abductor by going after a local newspaper and their advertisers. Sadly, it takes a lot more bodies for Haden to see the light. But, did Haden have the press conference to call out the escort services and newspapers out of outrage over the number of victims and the way the newspapers were facilitating prostitution, or did he do it for political motives as it was a high profile case? I would like to think that Benson had something to do with his change of heart, but something in the back of my mind makes me worry that he is not what he seems. (I guess I have trust issues.)

Television has seen its share of serial killer stories over the years, to the point that I think it’s overdone. Still, this episode gave more than a creepy killer, bodies, and detectives working the case;  we got to see a little more about how their personal lives can be affected by working these horrific cases.

Was it right for the police and Amaro to leave Benson alone with the victim while they searched the surrounding area for the killer? How did the killer get back into the building without all those police nearby,  searching the immediate area? Had they simply left someone stationed at or inside the door while Benson stayed with the victim, she would have likely not been placed in harm’s way.


Here is the recap:

Cast:
Mariska Hargitay – Detective Olivia Benson
Ice-T – Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola
Richard Belzer – Sergeant John Munch
Dann Florek – Captain Don Cragen
Kelli Giddish - Detective Amanda Rollins
Danny Pino - Detective Nick Amaro

Guest stars:
Tamara Tunie – Dr. Melinda Warner
Harry Connick Jr. – EADA David Haden
Fred Arsenault – “Brewster”/Graham Winger
Emily Kinney _ Haley
Reyna deCourcy - Lizzy
Josh Mostel – Dylan Roth
Laura Benanti - Maria
Alison Bartlett – Haley’s Mom
Walter Belenky – Miranda’s Husband
Stephanie Pope Caffey – Manager, Escort Service
Mary Ann Urbano – Dr. Jergens
Jimmy Palumbo – Officer Clark
Santo Fazio – Kostas
Shaun Licata – Miranda Galton
Gregory Lay – Andre
Michael Heckler – State Trooper
Kevin Prowse – ESU Sergeant
Yu Lew – MLI Tech

Teleplay by: David Matthews & John P. Roche
Story by; John P. Roche & Warren Leight

Benson and Haden leave a movie theatre and when Haden puts his arm around her, she asks what he is doing. He tells her not to worry, nobody they work with could sit through two hours of black and white with no talking. Benson says she is a little confused by the rules. Haden replies that officially, if this works, they just need to disclose their involvement. Benson asks if “disclose” means to send out a memo. He says yes, one to her boss and one to his. Benson comments she doesn’t know if she is ready for that, and Haden tells her to take some time and back off to take some of the pressure off. She thinks that’s good. He says there is a great bistro down the street and asks if she want to get something to eat, but she counters with an invite to her place for some takeout. He says he likes it...a lot.

As they walk off, a man with his dog standing nearby pulls a newspaper out of a nearby vending box. Later, in his car, he is looking at ads and is on the phone, telling the person on the other end there will be no credit cards, his wife looks at the statements, and he will give cash up front. He tells them to have her wait for him at 14th and 7th, adding “Starbucks, 9PM.”

Elsewhere, a young woman, Haley, who is holding a baby, is on the phone and says “9 PM” and that she can do it. She tells the caller to let her get dressed.    When she hangs up the phone her mother walks in and is surprised she is going out, but Haley says she can’t turn down catering stuff, they will start calling other people. Her mother asks who has dinner this late? Haley says rich people, and her mother says that is good, maybe she will meet someone.

Later, at dinner with the man we saw earlier – Haley calls him Brewster – she seems perplexed that he wanted to take her to dinner, saying most men want the experience in bed. He says that the chase is half the fun, and encourages her to get a steak as a woman needs meat on her bones to survive these winters, She says she likes to stay inside, but he likes to be out, walking the beach. The waiter asks “Brewster” if he is done, and he instructs him to wrap up his leftovers for his dog.

Later, he opens the car door and his dog Orion is in there and she hesitates. He tells her that the dog does not bite but Haley says she usually does not get in cars. He asks if she is scared but she asks if the dog has been in there the whole time. He says the dog likes it. She gets in.

Back at Benson’s apartment Benson and Haden are looking over carry out menus and Benson asks if he sees anything he likes. He says yes, and moves in to kiss her. She pauses and asks if that is what he meant by taking is slow and taking the pressure off. He asks her what is wrong and she says nothing. He tells her he understands that this is really hard for her, but whatever it is, he can handle it. He’s not going anywhere, okay? She says okay. He replies, “so come here” and she smiles and kisses him.

Later, “Brewster” is driving in his car with the dog in the front seat, and Haley is in the back seat behind a wire screen, and she tells him please, she will do anything, he doesn’t have to pay her, and she doesn’t want to die. He comments that is up to her, isn’t it? She sobs.

The next morning, Benson and Haden are in bed together, asleep, and they are awakened by a phone call from Cragen. She shuts off the phone and lays back down. He says he guesses the weekend has to end sometime.

Law & Order SVU “Child’s Welfare” Promo

Here is the NBC promo for Law & Order SVU, “Child’s Welfare” which will air on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 10PM ET on NBC. The promo features Mariska Hargitay, Dann Florek, Danny Pino, and guest stars Andre Braugher and Michael Weston.

My recap and review of Law & Order SVU "Child’s Welfare" can be found at this link.




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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Law & Order SVU “Hunting Ground” Behind The Scenes Video

From the Huffington Post, here’s a behind the scenes look at Law & Order SVU “Hunting Ground” featuring Mariska Hargitay and Harry Connick, Jr. The episode airs tonight at 10PM ET on NBC.

Also, check out this feature article from the Huffington Post:
'Law And Order: SVU': Harry Connick Jr. Talks David And Olivia Romance, Plus Exclusive Video







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Law & Order SVU Schedule Changes March 2012

Yesterday, I posted on my TV blog an NBC press release which announced the premieres of some new comedies. Included in that press release was the following information regarding Law & Order SVU:


“Rock Center with Brian Williams” will also move one hour later on Wednesdays (to 10-11 p.m. ET) starting March 7 for five weeks and then return to 9-10 p.m. (ET) on April 11. “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” returns with original episodes on Wednesday, April 11 (10-11 p.m. ET) leading to its season finale on May 23rd.

What this really means is no NEW episodes of Law & Order SVU will be airing in March and for the first week of April. During that time, Law & Order SVU will continue to air repeats on Saturdays at 10PM and on some Wednesdays, but in the 9:00 PM time slot. Here’s a tentative schedule of the repeats; remember, we’re talking NBC here so anything can still change:

(All repeats)
Saturday, March 3. 2012      10PM ET
Wednesday, March 7, 2012   9PM ET
Saturday, March 10, 2012   10PM ET
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9PM ET
Saturday, March 17, 2012   10PM ET
Saturday, March 24, 2012   10PM ET
Saturday, March 31, 2012   10PM ET
Saturday, April 7, 2012       10PM ET

The episode names have not been released at this time.  Don’t forget, there are two new episodes set to air in February:

February 22, 2012 Law & Order SVU “Hunting Ground”
February 29, 2012: Law & Order SVU, “Child’s Welfare”

(The full NBC press release can be found at this link:
I Like to Watch TV: NBC Announces Premieres of New Comedies “Bent”, “Best Friends Forever”, and “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers”






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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Ice-T & Kelli Giddish On Location for SVU (Photos)

Ice-T and Kelli Giddish were filming Law & Order SVU on location in Manhattan on February 21, 2012; here are a few photos.





Photos by Bauer Griffin


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