While the squad room has always been in the 16th Precinct, Benson's badge number has changed. Law & Order: SVU’s backstories are sometimes confusing and contradictory.Ĭanon is a bit slippy in the SVU-niverse. "We're going to be covering a wide range of crimes and Special Victims Unit just seems more inclusive," Wolf told The New York Post in 1999. But NBC thought that was a bit too raw for a title. Dick Wolf had written a Law & Order episode that "ripped" from that headline, and saw a future in these kinds of stories. Originally the show was going to be called Law & Order: Sex Crimes, and was inspired by the so-called "Preppy Killer" case: In 1986, 19-year-old Robert Chambers strangled 18-year-old Jennifer Levin in New York City's Central Park. Mischa Barton and Mariska Hargitay rehearse scene for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010. Law & Order: SVU was partly inspired by "the preppy killer" case. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler are named after two of show creator Dick Wolf's children-which some people believe explains why the two of them have never had a more-than-platonic relationship. Sibling rivalry may have prevented a love connection on Law & Order: SVU. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. Each episode of SVU begins with him intoning, "In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. Steven Zirnkilton has provided the opening narration for every Law & Order show since the franchise's inception. There's one holdover from the original Law & Order. A Muppet version of Munch (portrayed by David Rudman, not Belzer) appeared on Sesame Street's "Law & Order: Special Letters Unit" sketch in 2006. He went on to become one of TV's greatest crossover stars, with Belzer guesting as Munch on numerous other series, including The X-Files, Arrested Development, The Wire, 30 Rock, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. NBCUniversal Media, LLCĭetective-turned-Sergeant John Munch (Richard Belzer) originated as a character on Homicide: Life on the Streets. Richard Belzer and Kelli Giddish in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. You'd need to set aside nearly three weeks to watch all of Law & Order: SVU. Yes, SVU has become a true institution-but are you aware of just what has made it so remarkable and enduring? Here are 15 bits of history that trace its beginnings, its milestones, its awards-and the loose way it plays with canon. Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring original SVU cast member Christopher Meloni, premiered on April 1 with a crossover into his old stamping grounds before sending his Detective Elliot Stabler off on his own adventures. Law & Order, the show that birthed the franchise, turned out its lights in 2010, but SVU continues to plow forward-and create its own spinoffs. The series, which kicked off just before the millennium and focused on abuse and trauma of some of society's most vulnerable, found its guiding light and voice early on thanks in large part to the full, dedicated embodiment of its lead detective, Olivia Benson (played by Mariska Hargitay). But Law & Order: Special Victims Unit defies expectations. The series, filmed in New York, is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.Spinoffs rarely outlive their original series, and they definitely don't eclipse them in terms of longevity. Segue to Law & Order: Organized Crime where Stabler will look to rebuild his life after the devastating loss as part of a new elite task force that is taking down the city’s most powerful criminal syndicates one by one. Had he even been planning to call her? Seems not. “Please don’t tell me, ‘We don’t do it that way anymore,’ I’ve been living in Europe, not under a rock!” he bellows at Olivia. Why is he still roughing guys up in interrogation? So last decade. Why is he back? To testify against two suspects he rounded up in Puglia, he says. Why did he really leave New York in the first place? We don’t know. He had stepped out of his car to make a call. It seems Stabler got stuck in a ripped-from-the-headlines anti-curfew protest where police vehicles were being targeted. Looking up, she locks eyes with her former partner. Seconds after opening credits roll Benson responds to a call, a car bomb, and recognizes the “vic” - Stabler’s wife Kathy. 'Law & Order: Organized Crime': Nicky Torchia, Michael Rivera & Ibrahim Renno Join NBC's 'SVU' SpinoffĪ clip released in late February teased the reunion, at a crime scene, as Stabler called out “Liv!” and a shocked Benson turned quickly, whispering “Elliot!”
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