Law And Order - Special Victims Unit - Series 1 - Complete (DVD)
Drama - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Dann Florek, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Dean Winters, Michelle Hurd, Mariska Hargitay more
LAW AND ORDER - SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT is a spin off of the incredibly popular and long running crime drama, LAW AND ORDER. SVU focuses on sex crimes and, instead of spending half... more
: 1. Payback 2. A Single Life 3. ...Or Just Look Like One 4. Hysteria 5. Wanderlust 6. Sophomore Jinx 7. Uncivilized 8. Stalked 9. Stocks And Bondage 10. Closu...
Special Victims Unit. This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the exciting cases of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit as they try to crack the city's most heinous crimes. Featuring a celebrated cast that includes Christopher Meloni (TV's Oz), Mariska Hargitay (TV's ER), Dann Florek (The Flintstones), Richard Belzer (TV's Homicide: Life on the Street), Dean Winters (TV's Oz) and Michelle Hurd (Random Hearts).Includes Episodes: 1. Payback, 2. A Single Life, 3. Or Just Look Like One, 4. Hysteria, 5. Wanderlust, 6. Sophomore Jimx, 7. Uncivilised, 8. Stalked, 9. Stocks & Bondage, 10. Closure, 11. Bad Blood, 12. Russian Love Poem, 13. Disrobed, 14. Limitations, 15. Entitled, 16. The Third Guy, 17. Misleader, 18. Chat Room, 19. Contact, 20. Remorse, 21. Nocturne & 22. Slaves.
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Good series for Law and Order fans although occassionally samey
A review by ttofee on Law And Order - Special Victims Unit - Series 1 - Complete (DVD) July 4th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Standard
How does it compare to similar films?
Good
Advantages:
Interesting, good characters you can relate to
Disadvantages:
Occasionally can feel a bit samey
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I first started watching Law and Order Special Victims Unit whenI happened to be channel surfing one Friday night. I like my crime dramas especially the American ones so thoguht I would watch and see how it turned out. I have been hooked ever since. I recently decided to get the first series and initially watching it was a bit strange as I am so used to the current team but after watching all of it, I liked it. The team in the current set-up comprises, Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson who are the main detectives, with back-up from Detectives Munch and Cassidy - and a femal detective whose name I confess I never ever caught as she plays a very minor role. There captain is Captain Creegan. The team is set up to deal with sex crimes and are termed the Sex Crimes Unit, albeit I know in later series that becomes Special Victims. The story behind Benson and Stabler is this :- Benson was conceived when her mother was raped and although it is not explicitly stated, it seems clear that this is why she wanted to get into the unit. There are occasional references and you can definitely see she is always for the victim and finds it hard to dissociate herself with that. Stabler is a family mand with a wife and 4 kids, three of whom are girls. A lot of the first series, or at least the first few episodes show Stabler in this role and how his job effects his family relations e.g. he catches his eldest daughter sneaking in late one night and goes mad because of course he knows what can happen to young girls out late at night, or after the brutal rape and murder of a young boy, he gets panicked when his young son isnt sitting with the rest of the family but is playing ball with the older boys. As you can imagine the storylines centre around rape and sexual assault victims or crimes with a sexual element. For the main part, the writers do a very good job of coming up with different storylines but occasioanlly you do feel it is simply written to a sort of step by step guide. In the background to all this, is the District Attorneys office. They are there mainly to play minor parts revolving round getting enough evidence for a warrant etc. The acting is believable but the two main detectives Benson and Stabler are I would say better than the rest. I also believe that an episode in one of the later series won a TV award. All in all, SVU is a good series and I will certainly be watching the second box set. My main complaint though is the cheesy music and scenes for the opening credits but thankfully I already know that they do away with this further down the line.
Advantages: Great to see these really strong episodes again Disadvantages: packaging is a bit clumsy
...i thought this was a great idea on the part of NBC/Universal. Get all the first seasons together in one package, and sell at a cheaper price.
So often you come to a series late and want to catch up with how it all began, The great thing about L&O in all it's differant guises is the strength of the cast and the strength of the writing. despite being nearly 18 years old the first episode of L7O really captures the imagination, as do the pilots of the other two series.
There are a ton of episodes and a ton of differant stories and as happens so often the first season of a series are really strong.
Maybe they should do more of these season i boxes for other shows....
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Plot: LAW AND ORDER - SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT is a spin off of the incredibly popular and long running crime drama, LAW AND ORDER. SVU focuses on sex crimes and, instead of spending half the programme's hour with the cops and the other half with the lawyers, this series stays with the police and the criminals they pursue for most of the show.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 28/02/2005
No of Discs: 6
Catalogue No: 823 343 5
Barcode: 5050582334357
DVD Description
LAW AND ORDER - SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT is a spin off of the incredibly popular and long running crime drama, LAW AND ORDER. SVU focuses on sex crimes and, instead of spending half the programme's hour with the cops and the other half with the lawyers, this series stays with the police and the criminals they pursue for most of the show. SVU takes place in New York and stars Christopher Merloni and Mariska Hargitay as Detectives Stabler and Benson, two partners who uncover some of the city's most shocking crimes. This collection contains the entire first series of the show.
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Interactive menu
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital
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