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Post by eithne on Jan 4, 2008 23:09:10 GMT
ITV is considering launching a UK version of the long-running American crime procedural Law & Order.
The broadcaster is in talks with NBC and series creator Dick Wolf with a view to creating Law & Order: London. It is understood that discussions are at an advanced stage and that a 13 episode order to launch the series could be placed with independent production firm Kudos in the near future.
The UK version would initially rely on reworked scripts from the original Law & Order, now in its 18th season.
The news comes one day after ITV1 unveiled its revamped schedule, which includes an emphasis on hour-long dramas in the key 9pm slot.
Source: Digital Spy
I like the idea of a Law & Order: London - though I wonder about having it using scripts taken from the US version. I never really got into the whole Law & Order series, but I would be very interested to see how this would go.
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Post by sootycat on Jan 5, 2008 13:41:04 GMT
I like the sound of this but I wonder if we will be able to make it work.? We are now more PC than America, and a lot of things they do and say would not be acceptable here  Plus the fact their judicial system seems to work better, ie life meaning a darn sight longer there than here. And have we got anything as good and severe as Rikers Island.!! |
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Post by SharonHarvey2 on Jan 6, 2008 16:28:44 GMT
Mmm, it would be interesting to see how they would do it - I mean do we have the actors to pull it off? Would it be as good?
Also there was a rumour of a CSI London too - so is this a rumour too?
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Post by eithne on Jan 10, 2008 9:30:35 GMT
Well CSI: London was a rumour, which would have seen the show shot in London but shown first in the US (from the way I read it anyway). There was no UK broadcaster involved, it was just CBS as far as I can remember. Also CSI: London was seen as a possible fourth version of CSI (or third spin-off) and it was mentioned around the time of CSI:NY launching. When it took around 18 months for CSI:NY to properly establish itself - CBS bosses decided not to launch any more spin-offs.
This meanwhile this seems more of a definite thing from ITV. They are in talks with NBC for one thing, and it sounds like its coming from ITV themselves.
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Post by SharonHarvey2 on Jan 10, 2008 11:16:32 GMT
Well CSI: London was a rumour, which would have seen the show shot in London but shown first in the US (from the way I read it anyway). There was no UK broadcaster involved, it was just CBS as far as I can remember. Also CSI: London was seen as a possible fourth version of CSI (or third spin-off) and it was mentioned around the time of CSI:NY launching. When it took around 18 months for CSI:NY to properly establish itself - CBS bosses decided not to launch any more spin-offs. This meanwhile this seems more of a definite thing from ITV. They are in talks with NBC for one thing, and it sounds like its coming from ITV themselves. I am still not convinced at all - or maybe should I say at the moment I am not. I think there are too many spin offs at the moment, and they are going off the original format in my opinion. For Instance CSI Vegas as I call it now they have brought in this romance for Grissom and Sara, what about the forensics for which is forst started with? Same with the NY one, I saw a little interview with Gary Sinise (Mac) the other night and he said the new series would be looking more into the characters lives and relationships, now I didn't see the last episode of this series, though I have taped it, but I am aware that Danny and Lindsay ended up in bed together, and Mac is with that pathologist woman. Yes, it is nice to know the character, but I don't think it is wise to go off the boil of the format and start with romance - that is not the reason for the show. The only CSI I watch at the moment is Miami which seems to be sticking to the rules. |
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Post by sootycat on Jan 10, 2008 14:59:48 GMT
I like it when we delve more into their private life.
It makes the characters more three dimensional somehow.
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Post by SharonHarvey2 on Jan 10, 2008 15:09:03 GMT
I like it when we delve more into their private life. It makes the characters more three dimensional somehow. Mmm, yes, I think it is good to have an insight to the characters life, so we can see what makes the character tick and made them what they are, but I still don't think they should make romances the...'forefront' of the story, they should stick to the basics of what the show is about. |
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Post by eithne on Jan 12, 2008 23:42:32 GMT
They've hired a head writer for it anyway.
Torchwood producer-writer Chris Chibnall has been appointed showrunner on the UK version of Law & Order.
As showrunner, Chibnall will be responsible for the creative direction of the series and be its executive producer.
ITV has ordered 13 episodes of Law & Order: London from independent production company Kudos, which will produce it based on scripts from the original US show.
The broadcaster's director of drama, Laura Mackie, told Broadcast that despite being based on original US scripts, "Law & Order: London will look and feel very British, glossy, dynamic and with the style and energy Kudos brings to all of its drama".
The series will be produced in conjunction with Wolf Films - the production company of series creator Dick Wolf - and NBC Universal.
Source: Digital Spy
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Post by SharonHarvey2 on Jan 13, 2008 11:49:54 GMT
They've hired a head writer for it anyway.
Torchwood producer-writer Chris Chibnall has been appointed showrunner on the UK version of Law & Order. As showrunner, Chibnall will be responsible for the creative direction of the series and be its executive producer. ITV has ordered 13 episodes of Law & Order: London from independent production company Kudos, which will produce it based on scripts from the original US show. The broadcaster's director of drama, Laura Mackie, told Broadcast that despite being based on original US scripts, "Law & Order: London will look and feel very British, glossy, dynamic and with the style and energy Kudos brings to all of its drama". The series will be produced in conjunction with Wolf Films - the production company of series creator Dick Wolf - and NBC Universal.
Source: Digital Spy Well all we can do is waut and see, and seeing as it is a London based one rather than another American one, it may work? |
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Post by eithne on Jan 15, 2008 20:20:55 GMT
I suppose. It's definitely happening now though. I'd say it'll probably start in September/October so we've got a long wait.
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