"Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005) TV series

Creator:

Dick Wolf

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

The series shows the workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment and continuing through the lawyers process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses and defendants for trial.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | New York City | Law And Order | Murder | Courtroom

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Cast

Bebe Neuwirth	...	A.D.A. Tracey Kibre (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Amy Carlson	...	A.D.A. Kelly Gaffney (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kirk Acevedo	...	D.A. Investigator Hector Salazar (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	D.A. Arthur Branch (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Scott Cohen	...	Detective Chris Ravell (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
WBBrown II	...	Featured (7 episodes, 2005)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Hungary:16 | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

NBC Universal Television

Trivia:

The following statement appears at the beginning of each episode: "In the criminal justice system, all defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Either by confession, plea bargain, or trial by jury. This is one of those trials."

Quotes:

D.A. Investigator Lennie Briscoe: [Lennie Briscoe's final line, awaiting the verdict in a cop killer's trial. Briscoe and several NYPD cops are waiting outside the courtroom] They got him!
[all the cops cheer]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005) (TV)

I expected more from this show

I'm a long time fan of Jerry Orbach, and all the Law & Order series, and couldn't wait for this to start, even tho Jerry had died before it was aired. Based on the second half of the title "Trial by Jury", I was expecting to see jury involvement as they deliberated to reach their verdict. That never happened. I watched the entire run and what I saw was disappointing. Outside of Jerry, and Amy Carlson there were no likable characters. The BIGGEST problem was the lead actress Bebe Neuwirth. While she was great on Cheers and Fraiser, she looked, and came across, cold and hard and unlikeable - and this show needed "likeable" after it lost Jerry. Her wardrobe, makeup, and hair style didn't help either, she just appeared as a cold hard Bitch. What this show needed was Angie Harmon, or Carey Lowell to keep your interest and hold the show together. For me it just came across as a watered down copy of the original, and I wasn't surprised when it died.