"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

20 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Where Risks are Taken

Plot:

This show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a new elite squad of NYPD detectives who investigate sexually related crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Victim | Rape | Criminal | New York City

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 73 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	8:00 PM	MyNetwork	Misleader	#1.17
Sun. July 12	9:00 PM	MyNetwork	Chat Room	#1.18

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Detective Elliot Stabler (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mariska Hargitay	...	Detective Olivia Benson (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Richard Belzer	...	Detective John Munch / ... (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dann Florek	...	Captain Donald Cragen (224 episodes, 1999-2009)
Ice-T	...	Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola / ... (202 episodes, 2000-2009)
B.D. Wong	...	Dr. George Huang (178 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tamara Tunie	...	Dr. Melinda Warner (150 episodes, 2000-2009)
Diane Neal	...	A.D.A. Casey Novak / ... (108 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

"Law & Order's Sex Crimes" (USA) (working title)
"Law & Order: SVU" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
"Special Victims Unit" (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | USA:TV-14 | Hungary:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Wolf Films

Trivia:

Like its sister series "Law & Order" (1990), SVU episodes are often advertised as being "ripped from the headlines". Many people mistake this to mean that they are based on real events. In reality, the slogan is referring to the show's practice of coming up with stories that are partially inspired by recent headlines. However, only a fairly small portion of the episode will resemble the real incident or incidents that it is inspired by. There might be a few scenes that resemble a well known headline while the majority of the episode goes in a different direction or there could be one character that is based on a famous individual but the circumstances the person encounters are largely made up.

Quotes:

Det. Olivia Benson: You're one night as a bachelor and you go to the grocery store? That’s lame.
Det. Elliot Stabler: [shrugs] A grocery store with strippers.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Conviction" (2006)

Soundtrack:

I'm Not Driving Anymore

Best cop show on TV

This is absolutely the best cop show on TV. There's less time in the court room and more with the detectives, which I enjoy. I think there needs to be more time with the detectives off the job. My favorite detective is Olivia Benson, the child of a rape who is played by Mariska Hargitay.Olivia is one of those detectives who would be really awesome if you knew her well, but you wouldn't want to get on her bad side. She is also very stubborn. She and Elliot Stabler (a family man played by Christopher Meloni) make a great team. Christopher and Mariska are great actors. I often forget that these are actors, not real people. I think Olivia should have a boyfriend. It might help her stop being so stubborn. This is just the best cop show ever to be on TV and I hope it stays on for a long time.