Fans of the Emmy award-winning series 'Law and Order' can now own the complete series. This show's 20-year run makes it the longest running crimes series of all time as of 2015. This box set contains every single one of the episodes made over two decades, which is an impressive 456. Dick Wolf created the primetime series based on New York City cops and the district attorneys. Many of the story lines were based on real headlines. Many actors appeared on the series over its run. Some of the actors included S.Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach, Steven Hill, Jesse L. Martin, Leslie Hendrix, Fred Thompson, and Chris Noth.
This is perhaps the best engaging and entertaining TV drama series representing the Criminal Justice in action. While it is not exactly flawless with respect to legal matters, it is none the less a well researched and documented series with excellent acting, excellent story lines, and is well worth the money. This is truly a modern day timeless classic that will be relevant for years to come. This series was so successful that there were several spin-offs that were equally well done. I have to admit that I still enjoy the re-runs on TV and I cannot get enough of Jerry Orbach with his sarcastic quips and his hardened no nonsense approach to criminal investigations. The show has seen its share of characters during its 20 year run and each added something unique to the series. Excellent stuff and a must have if you enjoy television with police investigations and defense vs. prosecuter drama both in and out of the court room. Read full review
So far one bad disc (84 for more to go thru in less then 60 days)
Disc 1 of season 6 had 2 episodes that the story was totally out of order. I starts correctly with th Law & Order intro buthen goes to the DA's portion then later to the cops and again to the DAs. Only having 60 days to view 120 discs is near impossible. I would like to get that disc replaced and be given more time to review the rest (only 84 discs to go).
These are great if you never got to watch the whole series and I doubt that there are many people who has seen all of them. There are just a few of the stories that are fair but most are very good. We did not realize just how good the series was when it was on TV but for it to last twenty seasons it had to be pretty good even with the different cast members. The $170 dollars for 104 disks is just $1.63 a disk and most have four episodes on them good entertainment for the money.
Bought this set for as a gift for my wife and she loves them. They are perfect and we watch them every chance we get. No problems with the quality of the DVDs. They work great and the picture is fantastic. We highly recommend them for anyone looking for great entertainment.
You can almost see what was going on in the world by watching all 20 seasons of Law and Order. They refer to present-day events and people (at the time) throughout the whole 20 seasons. It's interesting to see what was considered drama that far back - especially before 9/11 occurred. THEN...everything changed. Love seeing Jerry Orbach again, Fred Thompson and Steven Hill, too. It's hard to believe that they are gone now. Dennis Farina was a great addition to the show. Goodbye to him, too. So much changes in 20 years. You have the chance to see character actors (soon to become stars in their own right) just getting started. So much fun to recognize people when they were just babies in comparison to the adult actors they become later. Stories really were "ripped from the headlines". It's also fun to match up the actual real-life event that inspired some of the stories. Tons of good actors made appearances and then went on to other things. Just a great crime show that melded crime with the punishment of it - and sometimes didn't. The perps got off - which was always a surprise. Enjoyable shows. Read full review