Law & Order: Criminal Intent 

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

Creators:

Rene Balcer, Dick Wolf

Stars:

Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jamey Sheridan

5 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kathryn Erbe	...	Alexandra Eames 144 episodes, 2001-2011
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Robert Goren 141 episodes, 2001-2011
Jamey Sheridan	...	James Deakins 111 episodes, 2001-2006
Courtney B. Vance	...	Ron Carver 111 episodes, 2001-2006
Leslie Hendrix	...	Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers 110 episodes, 2001-2011
Eric Bogosian	...	Danny Ross 61 episodes, 2006-2010

Storyline

This show centers on the NYPD's Major Case Squad (and the offbeat, Sherlock Holmes-like Detective Robert Goren) in its efforts to stop the worst criminal offenders in New York. It also puts a new twist to the "Law & Order" formula: now, in each episode, we see the crimes as they are planned and committed.

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Plot Keywords:

copaganda | shared universe | detective | new york city | ampersand in series title | 

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Taglines:

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.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 5 [UK] NBC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Law & Order: CI

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Studios USA Television, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While Chris Noth and Leslie Hendrix reprised their roles from Law & Order (1990), other actors and actresses appeared on both shows as different characters. This includes Courtney B. Vance, Eric Bogosian, and Julianne Nicholson.

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Goofs

Several of the cases shown would clearly be under the purview of the NY State Police or even the FBI. Major Case would be limited to cases which were committed inside the city of New York.

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Quotes

[opening title narration]
Narrator: In New York City's war on crime, the worst criminal offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Major Case Squad. These are their stories.

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Alternate Versions

Two versions of the 4th season episode "Great Barrier" aired, with different time zones of the United States and Canada seeing different endings, one in which villain Nicole Wallace escapes, and another in which she died. Viewers were then invited to vote on which ending they preferred (both endings were made available on the Internet).

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Ellen Page/Wilco (2008)

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Soundtracks

There's Only Me
(Instrumental)
Written by Rob Dougan

User Reviews

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?