but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. - when a cop shoots somebody, he stands by it. he picks up the radio mic and he calls it in. he stands by the body. if not, cops are no better than anybody else. - in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become more episodic, characters were starting to develop and change. none of that happened on law & order. [ law & order dramatic sting] - this was a show that completely delivered on its formula every time. [siren wails] you d get a crime. - all right, let s roll. - you got the investigation into the crime. - you better be packing more than a dirty mouth. - you got an arrest. - what s the charge? hey, i m asking you a question. what s the charge? - ah, there s no charge. this one s on us. - and then you had a trial. - he s badgering, your honor. - sit down and shut up, mr. fineman. - overruled. and you will address the court from now on, mr. mccoy. - and so every time you watched, you g
they were the only people on camera interacting with one another. and that sounds like, so? but as late as the 90s, that wasn t done on television. - when a cop shoots somebody, he stands by it. he picks up the radio mic and he calls it in. he stands by the body. if not, cops are no better than anybody else. - in the 90s, television was getting more complicated, stories were starting to become more episodic, characters were starting to develop and change. none of that happened on law & order. [ law & order dramatic sting] - this was a show that completely delivered on its formula every time. [siren wails] you d get a crime. - all right, let s roll. - you got the investigation into the crime. - you better be packing more than a dirty mouth. - you got an arrest. - what s the charge? hey, i m asking you a question. what s the charge? - ah, there s no charge. this one s on us. - and then you had a trial. - he s badgering, your honor. - sit down and shut up, mr. fineman.
then you had a trial. he s badgering, your honor. sit down and shut up. overruled. you will address the court from now on, mr. mccoy. so every time you watched you got what you came for. tell me, doctor. all those women you ran through your examination rooms, do you remember their faces or did you not even bother to look up? you had in law & order the kinds of characters that people take to heart. i ll let you take me to lunch. one-time offer. and if you re an actor and you say, well, gee, maybe it s not really such a bad medium after all. miranda, the supreme court s mimic decision. the whole thing s illegally obtained. they were both represented by counsel. you just get hooked in. it s life and death and stuff. we know what you did. counsel! you hear me, ryan? counsel! do you hear me? look at me!
you got an arrest. what s the charge? hey, i m asking you a question. what s the charge? ah, there s no charge. this one s on us. and then you had a trial. he s badgering, your honor. sit down and shut up, mr. fineman. overruled. and you will address the court from now on, mr. mccoy. so every time you watched, you got what you came for. tell me, doctor. all those women you ran through your examination rooms? do you remember their faces, or did you not even bother to look up? you had in law & order the kinds of characters that people take to heart. i m gonna let you take me to lunch. one-time offer. and if you re an actor and you say, well, gee, you know, maybe, maybe it s not really such a bad medium after all. miranda, bottle of mayo, the supreme court s minic decision, the whole thing s illegally obtained. they were both represented by counsel. you just get hooked in. it s life and death and stuff. we know what you did. counsel!
this one s on us. then you had a trial. he s badgering, your honor. sit down and shut up. overruled. you will address the court from now on, mr. mccoy. so every time you watched you got what you came for. tell me, doctor. all those women you ran through your examination rooms, do you remember their faces or did you not even bother to look up? you had in law & order the kinds of characters that people take to heart. i ll let you take me to lunch. one-time offer. and if you re an actor and you say, well, gee, maybe it s not really such a bad medium after all. miranda, the supreme court s mimic decision. the whole thing s illegally obtained. they were both represented by counsel. you just get hooked in. it s life and death and stuff. we know what you did. counsel! you hear me, ryan? counsel! do you hear me? look at me! law & order was like crack. you d have to sit and watch me for 50 minutes just like, not