Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

SnoopyStyle This is the UK version of the popular American TV show. It's a police and legal procedural dealing with both ends of the prosecution. It takes place in London. The police side is anchored by senior Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks (Bradley Walsh). Matt Devlin (Jamie Bamber) is his younger partner and has been replaced with others. The legal team has also changed over the years.The Law & Order franchise was losing steam in America by the time it made the trip across the Atlantic. There isn't anything particularly new or special. In fact, many of the episodes are copied from the American show. It's a functional show but one that feels like a copy with different accents. This needs to dive into British society much more. It needs to be ripped from the headlines of the London tabloids.

tadaia As an American I've been a fan of the original since it's beginnings. As soon as I had access to watch the British version I watched seasons 1 and 2 back to back. My first impression was one of admiration for the casting. Frankly I'm not so bothered that the characters are based on like types of the original. What did unnerve me was how poorly the show seemed to be written in comparison. It's really neither compelling or entertaining.I'm not a police officer or a lawyer but I've seen my share of shows centered around such characters. The writing of L&O UK seems almost embarrassingly simplistic and predictable. As well, does the prosecutor (who should be one of the show's champions) ever give the audience the satisfaction of winning a good case... other than the ones he probably shouldn't win? It's almost laughable and the show seems oddly negative and depressing in that respect. My other half lost interest in the 2nd season, and now only sticks a head in the room to giggle and ask if Steele has actually won a decent case yet. Perhaps it is true to English law, but if so I'd hate to live in a society where the only "victims" that seem to get justice are the criminals that claim to have been "victimized".One of the things that's always made the original L&O great is that Jack is not only dogged and highly principled, he is brilliant! The character James Steel has the first two qualities but is sorely lacking in the third. Frankly I'm amazed that he still has a job.I'll continue to watch for a while with hope that the writing will improve. If not perhaps I'll just stick with the original going forward.

AnnieNova As a long time viewer of the assorted Law & Order series, I thought I'd check this out on BBC America. What a waste of time. Having been to Britain many times, I know that their whole police/legal system is vastly different from ours. This is just a laughingly bad knock off that should never have been made. The gritty concept that fits so well with the US Law & Order series doesn't translate well, and the accents are almost undecipherable. The acting is a poor attempt to seem authentic, and the actors themselves seem second rate and unbelievable. The only upside is that I get a laugh out of those stupid wigs that the attorneys still wear as a throw back to days past!!In turn, I wish American TV would stop doing remakes of British television shows as well. I'm not a fan of British TV anyway, and I really don't like the concepts that we've adopted. A prime example is "The Office", which is unfunny in both the British and American versions. American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Big Brother, etc. are just bad ideas in any country!!

MB I have been a long time fan of Law and Order (USA) and also a fan of Law and Order CI - but not a fan, however, for the past few years of L and O's SVU which has gone completely haywire in my opinion - trying to outmatch CSI's graphic special effects and violence – and just not working. The regular L and O was getting a bit dull, but seems to have had a kind of rebirth with some new actors the past few seasons, but even so, it's pretty tired, I think. I found Law and Order UK a refreshing change -- equal to (maybe even better than?) and yet different enough from the regular L and O to make it really compelling. Law and order (USA) has always made the justice system its main target and the various story lines wind through their way through the US legal system showing its strengths and weaknesses. The legal system in Britain is very different from the US system, of course, which makes it even more interesting. Like New York, London makes a great backdrop for the series. All actors are strong except for Freema Agyman. I have never found her to be a particularly strong actress. I wish they had chosen someone with a sharper edge - someone "real" and less like an actress simply playing a bleeding-heart role. Agyman plays it way too soppy and wide-eyed -- which makes her very annoying. Bradley Walsh plays Ronnie Brooks perfectly, (right now Bradley IS the show) and who can complain when the amazing Harriet Walter (I wish she was in it more!) and Bill Paterson (ditto) show up on a great show like this? Ben Daniels is also very good as Senior Crown Attorney, James Steel. I loved the two episodes I've seen so far. Top notch!