Genre: Television: Series
Rating: NR
Release Date: 2-DEC-2008
Media Type: DVD The beauty of the Law & Order franchise is its ability to capitalize on its revolving cast of characters. The sixth season of Law & Order introduces viewers to a new detective and kills off another series favorite. There’s also a seamless crossover episode with Homicide: Life on the Street and a compelling season finale that gives insight into how the main characters deal with tragedy. The 23 episodes featured in the five-disc set originally aired during the 1995-1996 television season. Aside from a few style issues–and the lack of cell phones–the episodes hold up well today. After the departure of Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth) at the end of last season, Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) gets a new partner. Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) is a by-the-book do-gooder. A devoted husband and father, Rey sees things in black and white, while Lennie views things in shades of grey. It isn’t until he helps send a man to the electric chair that Rey struggles with his own sense of morality. Though Lennie teases Rey for his youth and model-perfect good looks, the two work well together as they tackle cases involving an au pair charged with killing a baby, a racist serial killer targeting African Americans, and a rapist who may be released due to a technicality. Sam Waterson and Jill Hennessy return as attorneys Jack McCoy and Claire Kincaid. Under the watchful eye of their cantankerous boss Adam Schiff (Steven Hill), the pair are expected to keep criminals at bay, even when the evidence seems to be working against them. Hill is perfect in his role, ordering deals, demanding justice, and laying out non-PC justice. He delivers priceless lines to Jack, such as, “You have the victim and a confession. Munoz has crawled halfway out of the hole we dug for him 30 years ago. You hit him with the shovel before he crawls all the way out.” Guest stars include Patti LuPone as a charming defense attorney, Kim Raver as a working mom whose baby is murdered, Amanda Peet as a Patty Hearst-type kidnap victim, and Jennifer Garner as a flirtatious graduate student who tempts a married man. Don’t miss the last five minutes of the season finale. Without saying a word, Orbach conveys all the emotions of a guilt-ridden man. –Jae-Ha Kim
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March 5, 2010
#1
I am a big law and order fan!!!! I enjoy all three of the law and orders. I’m sure I will enjoy as I have in the past!!!!
March 5, 2010
#2
We love Law and Order. We don’t care for the spin-offs but are true blue to the original. We hate that so many cast members have come and gone. We miss Jerry very much -may he rest in peace. The characters of Abby, Serena were the best females on the series. We miss Benjamin Brat and Jesse Green and they can never be replaced. Haven’t cared at all for the other detectives. We’re glad that “Arthur” is gone. We always believed that Jack McCoy should be the DA but he really needs to be in the court room. With the detectives they have now, less of Jack and the ADA’s we may not be such huge fans now. That’s why we love these series. We just wish they would put more of them on disc. We would buy them!
March 5, 2010
#3
I’ve ordered five different years of Law & Order and Law & Order SVU. In most cases the DVD’s are horribly mis-printed. Much of the ink is missing and the bottom half is often printed at a different angle from the top half. Luckily they play fine, buy I’m annoyed at paying full price for obvious rejects / second quality merchandise.
March 5, 2010
#4
It seems to take NBCUniversal quite a while to distribute the “good stuff” and the season six DVD is just that … good stuff!
This was an action packed season coming off the heels of the best season ever for Law & Order. We are introduced to the “let’s do it by the books and utitilize some technology while we are at” Rey Curtis played by Benjamin Bratt. His character is completely different from our beloved “Mikey” played so effectively by Chris Noth. The worst thing about season six is the departure of Jill Hennessy’s character, ADA Claire Kincaid. I still skip the ending of her last Law & Order episode, After Shock. It is by far the worst ending Dick Wolf sanctioned for this show. He never should have killed off Claire. Of course, if he wants to get creative, I would love for Claire to return during this season from the Witness Protection Program. Jill are you busy (smile)? Jill has been the best female ADA on the series and her chemistry with Sam Waterson hits full stride during season six. They both rock!!
Bottom line: Grab this DVD as soon as it hits the market. You will not be disappointed. If you are a Law & Order junkie like me, you’re just glad that NBCU finally has it ready. I just wish they would hurry and get all the seasons ready for distribution. Why the wait????
Peace
March 5, 2010
#5
Wonderful series…we enjoyed the series from season one through season six. The episodes are all different which makes viewing interesting and not boring.