Case Dismissed- L&O Cancelled

[Ardbeg... innit]

The crew has been informed, but apparently it wont be official until Sunday, one year shy of equaling Gunsmoke

In drama fit for TV, fate of NBC's 'Law & Order' remains undecided for upcoming 2010-11 season




On their way to file incorporation papers for a private practice

The fate of NBC's long-running New York set drama "Law & Order" is up in the air.

In a twist worthy of the show's finest ripped-from-the-headlines plots, the Web site Deadline.com reported Thursday that NBC officials, who are putting the finishing touches on the 2010-11 lineup, have decided to cancel the series.

E! Online reported the cast and crew were told Thursday it would be canceled.

Word of a cancelation - it's not official until NBC and show producer Dick Wolf say so - came as a surprise because NBC officials were expected to give the show at least one more go so it could hit 21 seasons and break the record it shares with "Gunsmoke" as TV's longest-running drama.

Officials are expected to continue discussions about the schedule going into the weekend. On Sunday night, NBC will reveal its schedule to the media.

A spokeswoman for Wolf referred calls to NBC, which refused to comment.

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The NYC economy -- including and especially the TV production crews and the acting community -- will take a big hit because L&O kept them working constantly. Many NYC actors have appeared on at least one L&O -- one season, they'd be a judge, the next season they'd be the murderer.

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mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/nbc-cancels-law-order/?hp

... Fred Berner, an executive producer of the show based in New York, said Thursday that the cancellation is a “kick in the gut to New York.”

By one estimate, more than 8,000 people in the city are employed, directly and indirectly, by the series and its two spinoffs. The franchise has been especially important to the many Broadway and Off Broadway actors who make appearances on the shows.

Many will stay employed by the two spinoffs. Still, the end of the original show — often called “the mothership” internally — “will be a devastating blow to the New York City production community,” Mr. Berner said.

Mr. Berner was standing outside a Broadway theater when he was reached on his cell phone Thursday evening. “I guarantee you, every name in the playbill will have appeared on ‘Law & Order,’ one of the three shows,” he said.

Spotting a “Law & Order” shoot on the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn is almost a rite of passage for New Yorkers.

[Merlot Joe]

It's about time it goes, I think it ran it's course. I lost interest in it last season and have yet to watch it this year.

Joe

[Chicago Jake]

Ba-BUMM!!!!!