Yes Captain Obvious, it's why I had 'beat' in quotes.
It still would beat the record for longest running.
Law & Order to return as limited series with Logan and McCoy?
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Yes Captain Obvious, it's why I had 'beat' in quotes.
It still would beat the record for longest running.
Dick Wolf claims that was always the plan -- shortened Season 21 to get the record and end the series proper, then launch Los Angeles as its replacement in the spring.
Of course, then NBC did a 180 and canceled L&O during the filming of "Rubber Room," the Season 20 (and ultimately series) finale. It's a happy accident that the episode works pretty well as a series-ender, but the sudden cancellation forced the development of Los Angeles to get rushed, which is part of why the pre-retooling episodes are so goddamn bad -- the show got moved into a September 2010 premiere slot despite not even having a pilot script written or filmed, and they didn't even start filming the pilot until the middle of August.
Given that crash and burn of L&O:LA that 180 backflip really blew up in their face so can one do anythaing but give a Nelsonian (Muntz) Ha Ha?
They could have even introduced a character for LA on the mothership, it was a really dumb idea and a horrible way to treat a 20 year old show that still worked. Only problem with a season 21 would have been the police chief would have left and she was awesome.
And now NBC does a 180... again.
Keep in mind that NBC cancelled L&O before Comcast came in a took control NBC/Universal. During this period it was a bad time for NBC and may decisions like the L&O cancellation, and the whole Leno/Conan thing, were ridiculed. Since being under Comcast, NBC has been on a much better track.
I think also, Fox's limited and successful revival of '24' made other networks consider bringing back older series in a limited run. NBC is already doing this with Heroes: Reborn and perhaps will with L&O.
I think also, Fox's limited and successful revival of '24' made other networks consider bringing back older series in a limited run. NBC is already doing this with Heroes: Reborn and perhaps will with L&O.
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Agreed. Context is important here, as much as any political landscape at the studio/network.
Agreed as well. One might also classify what Netflix did with Arrested Development in 2013 this way as well, even though it was strictly for streaming and not broadcast. Still, the success of 24: Live Another Day and the upcoming Heroes revival all point to this "limited series" format as a means of reviving previously dead series as something the studios and networks are taking more and more seriously, and not just something for new series.
As I recall, the pilot was shot/began shooting the first week of August. At the very least one production day was that first week, as the day I worked on LOLA was Tuesday, August 3, 2010.
