I've mentioned Law & Order: Los Angeles a few times and I really have been enjoying it for what it is. However, I also just discovered Law & Order: UK on BBC America and I have to say that I like it a little better than the L.A. iteration. It follows the same formula as the original L&O, with the first half of the show focusing on the detectives and the second half on the prosecution. It even has the same speech at the start of the show except "district attorneys" is changed to "Crown Prosecutors." There are a few differences though:
- Them English sure do talk funny. Just kidding. The show is easy to follow but the slang is a little tough to follow sometimes. It's only bad when they're talking to hoodlums and hookers on the street.
- Apparently, Crown Prosecutors and Judges wear powdered wigs during their court proceedings. I found this extremely funny.
- In the original, a recurring theme was Jack McCoy's liberal streak and how far he would take it. In UK, it focuses a little more on how the prosecutor is torn up about his work, a little like the detectives on SVU.
- There's less science on the show. I'm not sure if it's because CSI isn't popular in the UK or not, but there's just less of it. There's also not a regular coroner either, so that might be part of it.
- I've also noticed that there are less guns on the show, which makes sense, but it's still interesting. I've seen five episodes now and there's only been a gun that I've seen. There hasn't been any looking for the gun, ballistic tests, gun shot residue tests, or finding where the shooter was standing. It's a little weird.
All in all, I really like the show. I've been looking it up on Wikipedia right now and it looks like I should try to see if I can illegally acquire this somehow. Just kidding. I pay for all the shit I watch.
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