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He was what made me a L&O fan. I never liked any of the other L&O's because he wasn't on them. He truly made the show what it was. I cried my eyes out the episode when he retired. That was what, last season? This season? I forget. Anyhow, I haven't watched it since. He was an amazing actor, great talent!

[thirty-two]

Originally Posted by KLL

I would like to express my deepest condolences....He definitely will be missed......

Oh my gosh, he died? Man.. that sucks.

Condolences to his family and friends...

[Brian in Mesa]

300 attend Orbach funeral

AP - Jan. 1, 2005

NEW YORK -- Jerry Orbach was mourned with music, memories, and meditation yesterday during a funeral where he was eulogized as the quintessential New Yorker on the long-running TV police drama ''Law & Order."

''He always knew his lines -- and yours too," joked costar Sam Waterston, who joined about 300 people for the hourlong secular service at Riverside Memorial Chapel on Manhattan's West Side.

Orbach, a Broadway song-and-dance man who achieved his widest fame as wisecracking Detective Lennie Briscoe on ''Law & Order," died of prostate cancer Tuesday at 69.

The secular service drew dozens of show business figures, including Chris Noth, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Tony Roberts, Michael Imperioli, Brian Dennehy, Benjamin Bratt, and Malachy McCourt.

Broadway legend Chita Rivera remembered Orbach from their ''Chicago" onstage partnership in the 1970s. ''This huge silhouette would appear in a fedora, smoking a cigar," she said. ''There was our anchor. There was our rock in a pinstriped suit."

Ed Sherin, executive producer of ''Law & Order," called Orbach ''my best friend -- and I imagine there are a lot of people here who would say the same."

He described Orbach as a man who would ''break into song" at any moment, while also enjoying a reputation as ''a deadly poker player" and avid golfing partner.

''I loved playing golf with Jerry more than I loved golf," said Sherin, adding that Orbach was not a strict scorekeeper when playing with a friend.

The actor was equally gracious on the set of ''Law & Order," the director said, pouring juice for nervous, dry-mouthed colleagues or whispering lines to them if they forgot them.

Orbach lay in a simple wooden coffin draped with white blossoms under the chapel's blue and gold vaulted ceiling. A half dozen pews marked ''Friars Club" were filled with fellow members of the New York organization famed for its celebrity roasts.

The service ended with a guitar rendition of ''Lullaby of Broadway" and ''Try to Remember" -- the signature song of the off-Broadway hit ''The Fantasticks" that launched Orbach's rise in New York theater in 1960.

Orbach, who won a Tony Award in 1969 for ''Promises, Promises" on Broadway, played Briscoe on ''Law & Order" for a dozen years, and was already at work on an upcoming spinoff series, ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury."

[Brian in Mesa]

Anyone see the last L&O? Green got shot in the line of duty and now that case is carrying over to L&O:TBJ. First time I've watched the newest show, which is what they're obviously trying to do - get new viewers...especially since the death of Orbach who was to be on this show.

[Brian in Mesa]

L&O:SVU and L&O:TBJ are doing a crossover with both episodes showing on Tuesday night.

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OK, so D-Dogg and I were wondering how many episodes of L&O there have been. I did some research and here is the tally through December 2005;

Law & Order = 360
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit = 150
Law & Order: Criminal Intent = 98
Law & Order: Trial By Jury (Cancelled) = 12

Total....620.

That's a lot of good shows. There is a marathon on New Year's Day on TNT (TNTHD).

A-Bomb

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I dont know what it is, but I never got into this show (either of them).

But I will say, the past two months, I've watched more L&O episodes than I ever have. I love Jesse L Martin's character the best. I also enjoy L&O:SVU. I love the chick detective, she is cool.

Anyway, I think I will watch the marathon that's going to happen on New Year's. I need a "new" show to follow since ER is the only one left of my favorites

[Brian in Mesa]

My wife and I still watch this show (any of the series) whenever we can.

Besides the newest episodes on NBC - TNT, USA, and even BRAVO have carried these shows recently. Court-TV even had a L&O:TBJ marathon, showing all of the episodes.

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Yeah, I have really been suckered into it recently since it is on Universal/TNT HD.

SVU is my favorite.

A-Bomb

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I watched a couple more episodes tonight. 2 of the 3 were crossover ones.

I love those!

[Brian in Mesa]

Originally Posted by thirty-two

I also enjoy L&O:SVU. I love the chick detective, she is cool.

Quick bio:

Mariska Magdolina Hargitay - Born in 1964...daughter of the late actress Jayne Mansfield and former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay (divorced in 1964, for the second time). On the night of June 29, 1967, Hargitay and two of her brothers were asleep in the back seat of the car their mother and her boyfriend, lawyer Sam Brody, were riding in when it smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Mansfield, Brody, and their driver were killed instantly. Had the children not been lying down, they, too, would have been killed. But, miraculously, they escaped with minor bruises. Hargitay, who has no memory of the accident, was left with a zig-zag scar down the side of her head.

Now married to Special Victims Unit actor Peter Hermann. They are expecting their first child soon.

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Originally Posted by Brian in Mesa

Quick bio:

Mariska Magdolina Hargitay - Born in 1964...daughter of the late actress Jayne Mansfield and former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay (divorced in 1964, for the second time). On the night of June 29, 1967, Hargitay and two of her brothers were asleep in the back seat of the car their mother and her boyfriend, lawyer Sam Brody, were riding in when it smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer. Mansfield, Brody, and their driver were killed instantly. Had the children not been lying down, they, too, would have been killed. But, miraculously, they escaped with minor bruises. Hargitay, who has no memory of the accident, was left with a zig-zag scar down the side of her head.

Now married to Special Victims Unit actor Peter Hermann. They are expecting their first child soon.

Who is he? If he is Mariska's partner on the show, then that is HOT!!!!

Thanks for the story... when I was watching it last night, my mom told me that story. She kept talking about it, too. I was like.. "Mom... stop talking to me about getting decapitated!" And she was like "What! That's what happened!"

Anyway...

[Brian in Mesa]

He plays defense attorney Trevor Langan. He's not on every episode though.

[thirty-two]

Originally Posted by Brian in Mesa

He plays defense attorney Trevor Langan. He's not on every episode though.

damn i got all excited!

I havent seen him in an episode yet - he's cute though.

When exactly do the new L&O shows air (all of them). All I watch are the ones on TNT.

[Brian in Mesa]

Nielsen Steps in for Hargitay on SVU
Source: Variety
February 1, 2006

Actress Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) has signed on to guest star on six episodes of Law & Order: SVU, temporarily replacing star Mariska Hargitay, says Variety.

Nielsen will fill the void as Hargitay takes a maternity leave of absence. Bringing in guest actors to fill in for series stars is nothing new for the "Law & Order" franchise; last year Michael Imperioli starred in four episodes of the mother "L&O" ship while Jesse L. Martin filmed Rent.

Nielsen will appear as a multilingual warrants detective who's assigned to the Special Victims Unit when Hargitay's character is put on temporary assignment.

It's unlikely Nielsen will extend her stay beyond the six episodes, given her schedule.