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"Law & Order" continued to chug along during its fifth
season. What keeps the show interesting is the quality of
storytelling even if the characters never develop much additional
depth. In many respects "Law & Order" continues to be the
"Dragnet" of our era-fascinated with the procedural elements,
how the bad guy gets nabbed, convicted (or in some cases
not) but not interested in finding out truly who these characters
are and what motivates them to be so drab and boring. To
be fair to the show, that's what fans want however the "C.S.I."
franchise has managed to inject just enough personal information
about characters to make the formula appear to be something
less than predictable. ***
Nevertheless, I'm always interested in watching anything
that gives Sam Waterston screen time. Waterston continues
to be a charismatic, fascinating performer (who is badly
underused by the entertainment business I might add). We
do find out a bit about McCoy (Waterston) when he has to
butt heads with a friend from college who is representing
a man with mob ties. It shows how diligent McCoy can be
even when the personal intersects with the professional.
Some cast changes during season five add energy to the season
which is a good thing. ---
Image & Sound:
As with the previous releases "Law & Order" looks fine.
Colors are bold and images sharp looking. You might notice
some compression artifacts (particularly if you're watching
this on a big screen TV) as well as some minor analog flaws
but, on the whole, the show looks extremely. Good. The audio
doesn't have much depth but keep in mind this is a procedural
show devoted to the process of the law not how many bad
guys got shot in a particular episode. ---
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