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List Price: $59.98
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Manufacturer: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Starring: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Steven Zirnkilton, S. Epatha Merkerson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783277622
Format: Box set
ISBN: 0783277628
Label: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Manufacturer: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Number Of Discs: 3
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-05-04
Running Time: 1046
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Theatrical Release Date: 1990-09-13
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Editorial Reviews:
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Law & Order, the groundbreaking, Emmy Award winning drama series explodes onto DVD - with all 22 gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines episodes of its second year contained in this must-have DVD collection. Paul Sorvino, Michael Moriarty, Chris Noth, Richard Brooks, Dann Florek and Steven Hill are the relentless investigators and prosecutors who tackle the intriguing criminal cases that come before them; guest stars appearing in this compelling second season include Jerry Orbach (before he became a series regular!), Maura Tierney (TV's "ER"), Allison Janney (TV's "The West Wing"), William H. Macy ("Seabiscuit," TV's "ER"), Kelli Williams (TV's "The Practice"), and Nancy Marchand (TV's "The Sopranos"). Law & Order: The Second Year will keep you enthralled with its celebrated ensemble cast and "absorbing, sharply-written episodes" (TV Guide).
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Summary: GREAT DVD SET
Comment: I am a huge fan of the whole Law and Order franchise so I may be a bit biased. But there is a reason why it is still running on TV after all these years. If you like crime dramas, then you will love this TV show. If you have never seen this before, I recommend renting the first season to see if you like it. If you are a fan of the show like I am, then this boxset is a must buy. I haev watched it multiple times and it never gets old. I highly recommend the whole series.
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Summary: Great season, but one inaccuracy drove me crazy!
Comment: It's great to have the first two seasons on DVD--some of the episodes hadn't made it to TNT reruns (or if they did I missed them).
Most of the episodes in this season are compelling--but I did miss Greevey.
I found one inaccuracy so frustrating though. The episode where the child's body had been discovered after missing for 31 years had the child wearing a "Kennedy for President" button. The election was in 1960 and the child had been missing since October 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile crisis. Plus I believe this season was filmed around 1990, so if he was missing since 1962 that would have been 28 years...
Didn't anyone do a fact check (or a math check?)
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Summary: Not fantastic like the first season, but still very good
Comment: The second season of the wildly successful "Law & Order" franchise is much different than the first. Due to sponsors pulling out due to the program's content during the first season, the show severely toned down the dialogue and storylines for the second season. Also, George Dzundza quit after the first season. His character Max Greevey is killed by a hitman in the first episode (an uncredited actor played Greevey, the actor's face is never shown). Paul Sorvino would replace Dzundza and while the chemistry between him and Chris Noth is fine, it's not as good as Noth and Dzundza's. Plus to me, Sorvino doesn't really look like a cop. The rest of the cast returns for the second season. The L&O franchise's notorious "double dipping" starts this season as William H. Macy is back playing a different character than he did in Season One. All in all, while this season isn't the home run that the first season was, it's still very good and a worthwhile add to your DVD library.
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Summary: Before casting was based on looks
Comment: Early Law & Order episodes had many cast changes for various reasons. Moriarity remains my favorite though. I always liked his film work and he is able to convey personality even when spouting procedural dialog. Chris Noth also energizes the show with his 'big' personality. What a mistake to fire him. At least he had the satisfaction of getting a role that lead to bigger fame. It's also interesting to compare the earlier Logan with the new one on the current L&O CI. Recently the show has sufferered from generic characters and mediocre acting. Watch the early seasons to see how riveting the show once was.
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Summary: A LITTLE MORE DISORDER
Comment: The second year of this marvelous series unfortunately is not as good as many of the others; the cast changes apparently come through in the production and acting, as evidenced by the interviews in the special features section.
However, the series continued to tackle sensitive and controversial subjects, and its cast is still a great ensemble. The episodes this season seemed a little less suspenseful and talky. The replacement of George Dzundza with Paul Sorvino also seemed to hurt. While Sorvino is a superb actor, he never really seemed to fit in with the rest of them, and Steven Hill's Schiff was a little more annoying in this season. But suffice to say, LAW AND ORDER changed the face of television in the early nineties and this season is still worth a look.
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