"Law & Order" Rumble (2008)

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator)
Richard Sweren (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Law & Order" (1990)

Original Air Date:

5 November 2008 (Season 19, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama

Plot:

Jack McCoy uses a post-9/11 terrorism statute to prosecute a group of street fighters involved in a deadly retaliatory brawl--a move that A.D.A. Cutter strongly disagrees with.

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Barack Obama | Attorney | Detective | Police | District Attorney

Cast

Jeremy Sisto	...	Detective Cyrus Lupo
Anthony Anderson	...	Detective Kevin Bernard
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Linus Roache	...	Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
Alana De La Garza	...	A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
Sam Waterston	...	D.A. Jack McCoy
Pablo Schreiber	...	Mr. Hauser
Christopher McCann	...	Judge Colin Gerard
Josh Hamilton	...	Attorney Reardon
Dana Shiraki	...	Donna
Margot White	...	Claudia Hodges
Alexander Cendese	...	Jason Kimmel (as Alex Cendese)
Todd Susman	...	Judge William Chase
Jordan Dean	...	Neil Whitman
Patricia R. Floyd	...	Judge Rochelle Desmond

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Wolf Films

Quotes:

D.A. Jack McCoy: Even though the terrorism charges were dropped, this plea bargain is a just and fair resolution of a case that was controversial and hard fought. In the end, the people of our city will rest easier knowing that mob violence will not be tolerated and justice will prevail over those who engage in it.
Throng of Reporters: [clamoring for attention] Mr. McCoy! Mr. McCoy! Mr. McCoy!
D.A. Jack McCoy: [placing his hand on Cutter's shoulder] I'd also like to express my gratitude to Assistant District Attorney Michael Cutter, who tried this case...
[...]

Political Statements

I noticed at the end after Jack McCoy held his press conference and was walking away, someone shouted "Is it true you were asked to join the Obama administration?" I have a problem with that. This episode aired on the day after the election. When was this episode filmed? It had to have been filmed before the election. It seems plain to me that Hollyweird is much more into manipulating the people to carry out their desires than for letting the political process move as it will. As a fan from the beginning, I have lost a lot of respect for the producers and writers. You need to curtail your political statements (ironic that the episode was about political statements. I will view future episodes with a great deal of skepticism now. Shame on you all.