"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) TV series 2001-????

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

7 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

This popular companion series from the award-winning Law & Order franchise, stars Vincent D'Onofrio as Robert Goren of the NYPD's Major Case Squad; a detective hellbent on getting inside the minds of the city's worst criminals in order to bring them to justice.

Plot:

The third "Law and Order" series involves the criminal justice system from the criminal's point of view.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | New York City | Trial | Gun | Interrogation

Awards:

5 wins & 16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	9:00 PM	NBC	Astoria Helen	#8.6
Mon. July 6	11:00 PM	MyNetwork	The Posthumous Collection	#4.2

Cast

Kathryn Erbe	...	Detective Alexandra Eames (128 episodes, 2001-2009)
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Detective Robert Goren (127 episodes, 2001-2009)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Captain James Deakins (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Courtney B. Vance	...	A.D.A. Ron Carver (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers (81 episodes, 2001-2009)
Eric Bogosian	...	Captain Danny Ross (52 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

"Law & Order: CI" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Singapore:M18 (season 2) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

Uses a re-mixed version of the theme music from "Law & Order" (1990), but a different re-mix than "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). The episodes produced for the USA Network use the mix first heard on "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005).

Quotes:

Mr. Smythe: Four counts of manslaughter. That's what I get for overestimating the intelligence of a grand jury.
Detective Alexandra Eames: Just be grateful the D.A. let you off with a plea bargain.
Mr. Smythe: I don't consider shutting down my website a bargain. All right, Joanie and Chachi, right? This is the last chat I have for them.
Detective Alexandra Eames: Thank you, you can go do your little dance in Hell now.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (#32.10)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

There's Only Me

D'Onofrio is a genius.

I originally didn't care much for Criminal Intent, focusing my energy toward Special Victims Unit. I have done this for years and never much thought about it. How wrong I have been. Vincent D'Onofrio has evolved his character to be hard-nosed, yet sensitive,intelligent, pure, tortured, and easily identifiable to the suspects, not to mention, able to solve a crime off the top of his head to a certain extent. His own past with sexual abuse is beautifully understated. Bobby Goren is the heart and soul of the entire series, constantly stunning me with his genius and beautiful crafting, even being a little bit sexy. I think Goren is magical. All the utter brilliance of his work has made me wonder: Why has D'Onofrio not won an Emmy?