Law & Order | UK morphs from the U.S. version to an English version. The producers “cherry-picked” the best episodes from the hit U.S. series and had their writers translate them into a United Kingdom setting with all the accents, slang, and the British court-room wigs. The plots and most of the dialogue from the original scripts are relatively unchanged. If you’ve seen the U.S. versions of these episodes, you’ll get a sense of deja vu when you watch these English versions. The talented cast generates some fine drama. I noticed that almost half of the 13 episodes in this 3-DVD set involve crimes by or about children, a curious selection. All three disks include deleted scenes. There are also commentaries and interviews with the actors, writers, and producers. I found this to be a wonderful package! However, for some weird reason, LAW & ORDER | UK can only be purchased at TARGET. Go figure… GRADE: B+
That is odd (about Target). Jackie was there the other day and if I’d known I’d have asked her to check it out. How much are they charging for them?
I paid $29.95 for LAW & ORDER | UK, Jeff. TARGET, like BEST BUY, signs these exclusive distribution deals so they can control the price. I’m sure if this set was available on AMAZON, it’d be in the $20 range.
They already has a similar series, which I watched a few episodes of last year. Those episodes also involved children and were too graphic for us. It was called Trial and Retribution, I think.
The LAW & ORDER | UK scenes are not graphic, Patti. But the accents take some getting used to.
PAtti, Trial and Retribution is Lynda La Plante’s followup to Prime Suspect, apparently.
We’ve never seen it.
I haven’t seen TRIAL & RETRIBUTION either, Jeff, but I’m sure it will find its way onto PBS.
Quite the TV and movie binge you’ve been on lately, George.
We’re in the Dog Days of summer here, Drongo, with no pre-season football to distract us. I’m catching up on watching the stacks of DVD sets that threaten to avalanche daily. Oh, and I’m reading a few books, too.