tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post8482154959859840894..comments2024-03-17T00:48:51.420-04:00Comments on All Things Law And Order: AMC: Possible Home for Law & Order?Chris Zimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-91972882955376697872010-07-12T10:08:35.079-04:002010-07-12T10:08:35.079-04:00Jane:
This is much different:
I don't think ...Jane:<br /><br />This is much different:<br /><br />I don't think people outside New York, and especially if they don't follow the New York teams have any idea of how <i>hated</i> James Dolan really is. Dolan is <i>despised</i> by many in New York for his handling of the Knicks and other situations to the point where many in New York want the NBA to force Dolan to sell the Knicks to Wallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-68768035722508791802010-07-10T06:15:22.781-04:002010-07-10T06:15:22.781-04:00Unless, of course, these are the same discussions ...Unless, of course, these are the same discussions that VDO says he is currently having with AMC about a "new show", as reported on The Reel recently.janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-20946673292971467292010-07-09T18:27:00.216-04:002010-07-09T18:27:00.216-04:00@All Things Law and Order
Well if they do have to...@All Things Law and Order<br /><br />Well if they do have to make a huge cast change, I hope they can do it a little more gracefully than CI did.<br /><br />I too think they won't change the opening theme (and I hope they don't because like you said, it's iconic and something that's been a staple of the series for so long), but I still wouldn't be surprised if they changed theDaltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-7388196304523819382010-07-09T16:59:59.229-04:002010-07-09T16:59:59.229-04:00Dalton, I would like to think they wouldn't c...Dalton, I would like to think they wouldn't change the theme because it is so iconic. I suspect, though, that cast changes could be in order since most seem to be moving on to other jobs and Alana is pregnant. Who knows, though, Sam has done L&O and plays at the same time, so maybe there is room for more than one job for some of the cast.Chris Zimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323003119915694545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-49231301285988797732010-07-09T16:46:06.933-04:002010-07-09T16:46:06.933-04:00I think the original series does better with the T...I think the original series does better with the TBJ theme than CI does. IMO. CI should have done something more original to it's move to USA Network.<br /><br />I hope AMC/Wolf/NBC(U) pulls through with this deal!Joshua Mortonhttp://mortonslawandorderci.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-72293721244072749322010-07-09T12:36:17.277-04:002010-07-09T12:36:17.277-04:00A thought crossed my mind this morning: do you thi...A thought crossed my mind this morning: do you think of the mothership does get shipped off to AMC, that they'll mess with the intro (not the opening voice over, but the actual theme song)?<br /><br />Kinda like how CI got it's intro revamped for its move to USA by interjecting the Trial by Jury theme and shots from the TBJ intro.<br /><br />Even though I love the current intro, it would Daltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-14827898316445821862010-07-09T07:52:21.402-04:002010-07-09T07:52:21.402-04:00I certainly won't question that the studios ar...I certainly won't question that the studios are broke. Check out a YouTube video saying that Hollywood is in fact broke:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPUntzwJDYWallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-21975484085487193792010-07-09T07:40:43.507-04:002010-07-09T07:40:43.507-04:00And ratings.
whatever the fan interest, it was NBC...And ratings.<br />whatever the fan interest, it was NBC's lowest rated scripted drama...and on the bubble according to TVbythenumbers.<br /><br />It was never ratings that were going to pull it through.<br /><br />We will never know. We can only speculate.janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-81018102087361230292010-07-09T07:37:26.520-04:002010-07-09T07:37:26.520-04:00Yep...its about money...or lack of it...look at th...Yep...its about money...or lack of it...look at the problems with a solid enough film like "Bond 007" series. Thats in the bin because MGM is near bankrucy.<br />Tough times for entertainment.<br /><br />And cast/crew move on very quickly it seems.<br />Elizabeth Rohm has signed for another show...and isnt sam w doing broadway?janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-72947873795928439232010-07-09T07:30:08.482-04:002010-07-09T07:30:08.482-04:00And speaking of the mothership:
My actual belief ...And speaking of the mothership:<br /><br />My actual belief is NBC canceled it to make way for LOLA if so because NBC can "repurpose" episodes of LOLA on USA Network, something they are not able to do with the mothership due to the TNT deal that was originally done in 1998 in a completely different business environment. NBC-Universal seems to need to have the shows it produces (Wallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-30243623009259639552010-07-09T07:25:28.958-04:002010-07-09T07:25:28.958-04:00With Linus Roache going to a new series on HBO, I ...With Linus Roache going to a new series on HBO, I now wonder if AMC were successful in getting new episodes of the original series, would DW then try to get Stephanie March to replace Roache as EADA (a role I've actually gone down before because that's the route I would have taken three years ago when Fred Thompson left and of course we saw as a result Jack become the DA.Wallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-22769129987823924322010-07-09T07:02:42.470-04:002010-07-09T07:02:42.470-04:00Linus Roache has just joined cast of "The Mir...Linus Roache has just joined cast of "The Miraculous Year" for HBO,executive producer Kathryn Bigelow...how did they scoop her! It looks fascinating, the black and white photo of him.<br /><br />I hope they bring this over the pond to us!janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-28229073601406113192010-07-09T06:37:30.917-04:002010-07-09T06:37:30.917-04:00Ah there you are wallyhorse. I thought youd be her...Ah there you are wallyhorse. I thought youd be here sooner or later.janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-4294857940346773462010-07-09T06:32:30.733-04:002010-07-09T06:32:30.733-04:00I can see this happening on a couple of fronts:
1...I can see this happening on a couple of fronts:<br /><br />1. AMC is owned by Cablevision, who also owns the Knicks, Rangers and Madison Square Garden. Given what happened with the Jets stadium in Manhattan that Cablevision helped shoot down fearing loss of concert business (and some older Jets fans don't forgive Cablevision for that because they felt the team needed to be actually playing inWallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-47682005221741266392010-07-09T06:32:07.912-04:002010-07-09T06:32:07.912-04:00I can see this happening on a couple of fronts:
1...I can see this happening on a couple of fronts:<br /><br />1. AMC is owned by Cablevision, who also owns the Knicks, Rangers and Madison Square Garden. Given what happened with the Jets stadium in Manhattan that Cablevision helped shoot down fearing loss of concert business (and some older Jets fans don't forgive Cablevision for that because they felt the team needed to be actually playing inWallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-26959315113935936162010-07-09T06:26:28.474-04:002010-07-09T06:26:28.474-04:00TNT does have the repeat rights and could wind up ...TNT does have the repeat rights and could wind up squashing such a deal, however, I suspect it could be done as a three-way situation: New episodes air first on AMC, then "repurposed" on NBC before TNT gets them a year later. That is one way it can work.Wallyhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719571110881868168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-26799772756559307542010-07-09T03:11:20.735-04:002010-07-09T03:11:20.735-04:00Your comments are very strange and suggest your ow...Your comments are very strange and suggest your own agenda.<br />I have no interest in the Mothership...but i think TNT has some say in what happens to it. Wallyhorse has more technical information about that but I havent seen her post here in a while.janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-87812465114818246042010-07-09T00:10:29.622-04:002010-07-09T00:10:29.622-04:00janethyland has been pushing an agenda against the...janethyland has been pushing an agenda against the mothership since the day it got cancelled.<br /><br />Fact is, there are writers other than Balcer so that's just silly.<br /><br />AMC can afford it or it wouldn't make the inquiry. It's not like it's invsible to the fees involved. But it would be the masterpiece of the network. Should a deal with TNT be worked out, look for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-58502830133822634612010-07-09T00:07:12.506-04:002010-07-09T00:07:12.506-04:00janethyland has been pushing an agenda against the...janethyland has been pushing an agenda against the mothership since the day it got cancelled.<br /><br />AMC IS DEFINITELY looking at the show, that I can tell you with certainty, and can afford it. Look for this to happen by the end of July for a 16 episode run. The actors are not expensive, and keep in mind, S Epatha is leaving.<br /><br />The fact is that broadcast TV is dying anyway and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-89687277002455718302010-07-08T23:23:01.277-04:002010-07-08T23:23:01.277-04:00I don't think CI should be cancelled. Not ever...I don't think CI should be cancelled. Not everyone will like the actors on the show. Or may hate when someone leaves. Look what we've been through with the Mothership and the cast that have been on there...it made me wanna stab my eyes out everytime I saw an episode with Green and Cassidy...geesh...but it picked right up after she left and got better from there. CI could get better...you Esaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263390143102206878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-80952049846914383222010-07-08T22:11:12.645-04:002010-07-08T22:11:12.645-04:00While I agree in principle with janethyland and Es...While I agree in principle with janethyland and Esaul, if Dick Wolf, Blake Masters and Rene Balcer continue to make intelligent casting choices as they have with Skeet Ulrich, the tide may turn in LOLA's favour. Of course, everyone including me would love to see the mothership back on TV as well!<br /><br />My suggestion? Cancel 'CI' and put the mothership in its place, if and only ifgahkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313090652718664813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-2314869360522723102010-07-08T14:25:20.121-04:002010-07-08T14:25:20.121-04:00I'm totally with Esaul on this one. Law and O...I'm totally with Esaul on this one. Law and Order Light is just that. Law and Order is a NYC show. The mothership was enjoying one of it's best season creatively. They were on the cusp of their 21st season and they got cancelled for LOLA? Please give me a break. Here's to AMC for hopefully reviving the franchise. <br /><br />At this rate LOLA will not be on til January, FebruaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-39762550155477140212010-07-08T14:12:15.986-04:002010-07-08T14:12:15.986-04:00I wonder why people are being a downer on LOLA. Oh...I wonder why people are being a downer on LOLA. Oh I can think of one reason...the cancellation of the Mothership to have the franchise "sexified". Gratend, I WAS excited about LOLA when it was first announced way back when, before the mothership was cancelled. Now I'm not, not with the mothership gone. But if there is rumor going around that AMC is interested in picking the show upEsaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263390143102206878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-39160741569754983302010-07-08T05:02:10.355-04:002010-07-08T05:02:10.355-04:00Dont be such a downer on LOLA.
They just cast Ske...Dont be such a downer on LOLA.<br /><br />They just cast Skeet Ulrich, which is an interesting move. He is an actor with a huge range, who can suggest evil and good at the same time.His appointment is a strategy that might pay off and make up for the predictability of the same formula.His acting has an edge to it that even the formula might not smother.<br />Im sure those involved in developing janethylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607205529296693442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2412211079606886638.post-62230804328640373662010-07-07T21:34:03.981-04:002010-07-07T21:34:03.981-04:00Come on AMC!
Do the honourable thing, for pity...Come on AMC!<br /><br />Do the honourable thing, for pity's sake!gahkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12313090652718664813noreply@blogger.com