Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."



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"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."



This hard-hitting and emotional companion series from NBC's Law & Order franchise chronicles the life and crimes of the elite Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit was created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf. SVU celebrated its 200th episode in April 2008.



Although Law & Order: Special Victims Unit carries the brand name Law & Order, the newer program has established a strong unique identity and has proved itself as a hit in its own right. In the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 seasons, the series broke into the Top 20. Mariska Hargitay has won a Golden Globe and Emmy each for her portrayal of Det. Olivia Benson. It also garnered Emmy wins for guest-stars Amanda Plummer, Leslie Caron, and Cynthia Nixon. The past three seasons, SVU has been NBC's highest-rated drama. Additionally, the series' popularity was recognized with the People's Choice Awards, Image Awards, Satellite Awards, and the TV Guide Awards with nominations for Favorite New Series.



The drama follows Det. Elliot Stabler, a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, and his partner, Olivia Benson, whose difficult past is the reason she joined the unit. Overseeing the team is Capt. Donald Cragen. Cragen's tough but supportive approach to the team's complex cases guides the squad through the challenges they face every day. Also featured is Det. John Munch, a transfer from Baltimore's homicide unit, who brings his acerbic wit, conspiracy theories and street-honed investigative skills. Munch is partnered with Det. Odafin Tutuola, whose unique sense of humor and investigative experience make him a formidable match for Munch. Assistant District Attorney Kim Greylek adds a legal component to the series through her efforts to bring closure to the intense investigations. Also aiding the detectives is forensic psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, whose insight into the minds of the accused often provides significant clues that lead to the resolution of a case, and M.E. Melinda Warner, who helps the detectives get the evidence they need from the bodies they find.



NBC Broadcast History:

September 1999 to November 1999 – Mondays at 9:00 p.m.

January 2000 to May 2003 – Fridays at 10:00 p.m.

September 2003 to present – Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m.less «

• Season 10 DVD Due in September

  Thanks to loyal fans like you, season 10 is being released post-haste. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Law-Order-Special-Victims-Unit-Season-10-Announced/12092

  Thanks to loyal fans like you, season 10 is being released post-haste. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Law-Order-Special-Victims-Unit-Season-10-Announced/12092less «

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• New Chris Meloni TV Guide Interview (from his vacation place)

  From TV Guide: http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/news/exclusive-chris-meloni-talks-svu-contract-1591.html. The new contract, n...more »

  From TV Guide: http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/news/exclusive-chris-meloni-talks-svu-contract-1591.html. The new contract, new season, fans and other neat stuff are discussed. Good read! Were the fans with you and Mariska during the negotiations? I divided them up into sections. The vast majority believe money's not the issue. They were like "These are guys who are workers. And if they're in a position to get as much as they can for the work that they do, good for them." And then there's the other side that I'll call the "playa haters," who begrudged and were very upset that we should ask to get paid what we thought was at the very least fair market value. On the whole, 90% were with us and then you had the 10% weren't. They were really upset that all this was maybe threatening the continuation of the show. less «

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• Game Topic #3: SVU Hangman

  At forum reader request. From the request, here are the guidelines: Here's how to play: Pick a word ...more »

  At forum reader request. From the request, here are the guidelines: Here's how to play: Pick a word related to SVU or pick a quote from the show and post it in dash form with a slant separating the words and filling in the punctuation (ie. !, ?, ', ", etc). For example, if I picked "sex crimes", I would enter it like this; _ _ _/ _ _ _ _ _ _. Then other players post one letter at a time and the person who posted the word/quote fills in the guessed letters as we go along. The first person who guesses what it is correctly wins and then they get to post their own. *Please don't post more than one letter a day, unless the person updates more than once a day. All TV.com rules still apply. The other thread was getting really, really long -- within guidelines, just very, very long. ;) So here's a new thread, with the last update from the game in the other thread. 1: _ O _ / T H _ _ _ / _ O _ / _ O T / A / _ O O _ / E _ O _ _ H / L O O _ / A T / H _ M / T O / _ O _ _ / _ _ T H / A / S _ E T _ H / A _ T _ S T? 2: H E / _ A S / _ E H _ _ _ / M E / M O S T / O _ / T H E / T _ M E. / _ H _ T E / _ _ _, / H O O _ / O _ / H _ S / S _ E A T S H _ _ T / _ _ L L E _ / O _ E _ / H _ S / H E A _, / _ _ _ / S _ _ _ L _ S S E S, / S M E L L E _ / L _ _ E / A _ / A S H T _ A _ -- / _ _ E S S / _ T' S / _ O T / _ O _ _ _ / T O / H E L _ / _ O _ / _ _ T H / _ O _ _ / S _ E T _ H / _ _ L E S S / _ T' S / A / S _ _ A T _ H / A _ _ / S _ _ _ _, / _ _ _ H T? Guessed: E, L, T, A, S, O, H, M less «

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  10 Perfect

  Wonderful Cast & Show hide « show »

  This is such an amazing show. The actors do a splendid job and the writers use articles ripped from the headlines to create a great episode. The partnership between the lead detectives, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, is wonderful. Starting in 1999, 10 seasons and over 200 episodes later, this show has become a huge hit. I would recomend this show to anyone. The cast on SVU also makes the hour long episode enjoyable because all seem to work together nicely. With Season 11 coming soon, I am hoping for more great episodes to come out. I can see how SVU is the most popular spin-offs from the Law & Order "enterprise."

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  svulova4life Added 6 hrs, 38 mins ago All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This is my favorite show and I recommend it to every single person I meet. hide « show »

  This is my all time favorite show. I think the sexual tension between Elliot and Olivia is the perfect touch to add to the shows powerful cases. I hope that Chris and Mariska are coming back for season 11. They really tie together the show. Ice-t and Robert Belzer are also great at playing their parts, but most people agree when I say that the ratings will drop insanely if Chris and Mariska leave. I think that they will end up coming back, but that is just my opinion. I hope that this show will continue for many more seasons.

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  causkitty Added 11 days ago All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

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  The best crime show around. The acting is top notch and the story lines are always griping. I don't think I've ever seen a bad episode. Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni are phenomenal together, they have such great on screen chemistry. The episodes are just so well written, one can definitely see why it's such a success. There's always such detail in the storylines and the acting elevates it even higher than possible. I try to never miss an episode. It deserves every single award it's ever gotten and more. I don't think you could get a more perfect crime show, just phenomenal in every way possible.

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  666kurtlives666 Added Jun 20, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Wow the best sex crime show ever! I remember why i always watch it! I like it when the bastards getting cought
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  Wow this show has it all!
  
  Action
  Drama
  Comedy
  You name it!
  
  THis is a show where me and my mom bond because of all its exciting scenes and scenarios. I love watching it on all the different chanels it comes on and i wait quite inmpatiantly for the next new episode!
  
  I cant wait for the new season to come out! "Zebras" had me holding my breath and not able to remove my eyes that were glued to the screen..... even when i had to go to the bathroom.
  
  This show is he best out of all of the Law and Order series! To watch it is a must!

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  lilsyd96 Added Jun 7, 2009 All my reviews
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  7.5 Good

  I remember how I got into this show....: ) hide « show »

  I remember how I got into this show. Well not exactly, but at first whenever I saw the show starting up with the theme beginning thing with those old looking pictures i thought, "boringgg. snoozee. probably one of those very boring informational crime rape shows." But then one day, I decided to try it out.
  And woww, this is actually a good show. :)
  I enjoy watching it and what happens in the shows but some of the episodes are a snoozer, i must admit.
  but some i liked a lot.
  idontknow.
  it depends sometimes.
  but overall a good show.
  I recommend watching it! : D

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  MiharuHatake Added May 27, 2009 All my reviews