It's a real shame that the Network didn't keep the faith when it came to Law & Order: Trial by Jury. I found it to be an interesting and at times compelling look at the Justice system, exploring parts of the judicial process that other L&O shows had only hinted at.
The show definitely suffered from the loss of Jerry Orbach's legendary Lennie Briscoe character, his replacement Scott Cohen seemed to be telephoning in his performance at times, and it's also true that some of the cast remain little more than cyphers 13 episodes in, but consider how crowded the first season of SVU was before the cast was paired down for its 2nd season.
Some reviewers have commented on Bebe Neuwirth's performance as EADA Kibre, but I really enjoyed seeing a strong female lead, in a lot of ways she is like Christine Lahti and Judith Light over on SVU - hard edged and sharp but driven by strong ethics rather than a winner-takes-all mentality.
Some of the episodes explore issues which seemed ahead of their time, including transsexuality and homophobia within the NYPD.
Had this show been allowed to proceed to a full season I think it would really have found it's feet, and would have been a worthy addition to the L&O franchise - especially galling that it only got 13 episodes and the dreadful L&O Los Angeles got a full season!
The show definitely suffered from the loss of Jerry Orbach's legendary Lennie Briscoe character, his replacement Scott Cohen seemed to be telephoning in his performance at times, and it's also true that some of the cast remain little more than cyphers 13 episodes in, but consider how crowded the first season of SVU was before the cast was paired down for its 2nd season.
Some reviewers have commented on Bebe Neuwirth's performance as EADA Kibre, but I really enjoyed seeing a strong female lead, in a lot of ways she is like Christine Lahti and Judith Light over on SVU - hard edged and sharp but driven by strong ethics rather than a winner-takes-all mentality.
Some of the episodes explore issues which seemed ahead of their time, including transsexuality and homophobia within the NYPD.
Had this show been allowed to proceed to a full season I think it would really have found it's feet, and would have been a worthy addition to the L&O franchise - especially galling that it only got 13 episodes and the dreadful L&O Los Angeles got a full season!