tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post731046848832019813..comments2024-03-27T13:36:16.415-04:00Comments on All Things Law And Order: Law & Order UK Series 5 Opening CreditsChris Zimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-59402608344317943982011-07-11T12:17:57.493-04:002011-07-11T12:17:57.493-04:00Keir, Law & Order has a predictable formula th...Keir, Law & Order has a predictable formula that the shows follow. The first "acts" usually deal with the discovery of the crime and the investigation, which focuses on the detective work. The latter acts deal with prosecuting the case and whatever problems they encouter. The style of the title cards and the distinctive sound when those cards are shown are also part of the Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-65577614883965378882011-07-11T09:36:06.788-04:002011-07-11T09:36:06.788-04:00It's not really a 'spinoff' per se, bu...It's not really a 'spinoff' per se, but a transplant of the original to London, even to the point of reusing scripts from the mothership. That's basically what allows it to be called "Law & Order". There would probably be more justification for it if the writers were given licence to create their own plots and tailor them to be 'ripped from (our own) headlines,&#gahkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313090652718664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-522189677382487932011-07-11T09:23:45.325-04:002011-07-11T09:23:45.325-04:00I've never caught an episode, so forgive my ig...I've never caught an episode, so forgive my ignorance- what makes this 'Law and Order'? What sets it apart from the usual run-of-the-mill British copper show, specially as the titles make it appear dull as dishwater. Really- it hardly gets me to hunt down an episode to watch. Apart from the supposedly shared idea of Common Law, one doesn't find 'perp walks' or such Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780519140837852601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-66326946831369799062011-07-11T08:02:02.742-04:002011-07-11T08:02:02.742-04:00I guess they're never going to get rid of that...I guess they're never going to get rid of that horribly un-gritty tune, are they? The mothership's theme is, to paraphrase someone else, possibly the most noirish tune you could get on TV.gahkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313090652718664813noreply@blogger.com