Still, L&O is a hotbed of re-use all by itself.
I really noticed it with the HBO shows which were mostly produced in NYC. Same actors on Oz and Sopranos and SATC and (inevitably) L&O.
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
DavidS - Sep 21, 2003 9:17:40 am PDT #534 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Theodosia - Sep 21, 2003 10:05:28 am PDT #535 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
L&O used to do a great job employing Off-Broadway actors with real regional accents, but that was when they actually had episodes where the plotlines showcased less-than-upperclass characters.
helentm - Sep 21, 2003 1:51:56 pm PDT #536 of 10000
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
If L&O is Law and Order, we just had Kate show up as one of the lawyers down here. It does seem a little odd, my brain keeps going, okay, so she went to law school after the police force fired her, and soon Lindsey will show up and snark at her.
DavidS - Sep 21, 2003 2:03:05 pm PDT #537 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If L&O is Law and Order,
It is.
we just had Kate show up as one of the lawyers down here.
Be warned - Elizabeth Rohm has earned the eternal scorn of L&O fans as the worst character ever. I haven't seen it, but she's supposed to be quantum levels worse than her performances on Angel.
esse - Sep 21, 2003 2:25:59 pm PDT #538 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Eh, she's okay. What's her bucket, the name with an S who does the Neutrogena commercials, was far more tolerable.
quester - Sep 21, 2003 3:35:20 pm PDT #539 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I don't know why everyone bags on Elizabeh Rohm so much. I like her.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 21, 2003 3:59:09 pm PDT #540 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've heard people who liked her performance on Angel liken her to a cigar store Indian on L&O too... apparently Mutant Enemy had enough termites on set to keep her comparatively lively.
DXMachina - Sep 21, 2003 4:33:52 pm PDT #541 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I liked her a lot on Angel, but she's been awful on L&O.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2003 5:11:46 pm PDT #542 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm with Matt and DX. She's eye-gougingly (wait, no, make that ear-) horrible on L&O.
I liked Kate.
Nutty - Sep 21, 2003 5:19:40 pm PDT #543 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Ditto with DX. The funny thing about east coast actors is that, if one of them ever worked for Tom Fontana, you'll see him again and again, usually in bigger and bigger roles. It's sort of silly, and sort of alarming, seeing a guy on Homicide -- erika, I love your tag -- and then on the prison show Oz, and then on one (or several) of the Law & Order shows...
Early L & O is awesome for guest stars. William H. Macy was in the pilot. I see my old soap stars on those shows all the time, even now.
(But I have to say, it is sort of funny when regional-accented actos show up in TV shows set in different cities. At one point, Boomtown had Gary Basaraba -- New York -- and John Frank Hughes -- waaaay Philadelphia -- on the show at the same time, as Los Angeles cops. I mean, I know lots of people move to Los Angeles, but it was just funny. Thank goodness Donnie Wahlberg dropped the Bawston talk.)