I wonder if most of the weakness of the show is simply that it's trying to apply the constraints of the L&O franchise formula in the wrong cultural background
That was exactly what I was hoping for when I heard this was being made: the strength of the plotting of original L&O, but with a serious attempt to think about how the legal aspect would work in the British context.
When I saw Chris Chibnall's name attached to the project, I set my expectation rating down to sub-Deed. Which meant that the episode the other night was actually a pleasant surprise.
But what I want, what I really really want, is what it says in the title: Law and Order: UK, not Law and Order: Imported from the US With Not Much Thought to How that Transplant Would Work. I think it could be done, but I suppose you'd have to be fairly gutsy to say, "Well, yes, I know this is one of the world's most successful franchise formats, but it ain't going to work here, for these reasons."
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Date: 2009-02-25 04:41 pm (UTC)That was exactly what I was hoping for when I heard this was being made: the strength of the plotting of original L&O, but with a serious attempt to think about how the legal aspect would work in the British context.
When I saw Chris Chibnall's name attached to the project, I set my expectation rating down to sub-Deed. Which meant that the episode the other night was actually a pleasant surprise.
But what I want, what I really really want, is what it says in the title: Law and Order: UK, not Law and Order: Imported from the US With Not Much Thought to How that Transplant Would Work. I think it could be done, but I suppose you'd have to be fairly gutsy to say, "Well, yes, I know this is one of the world's most successful franchise formats, but it ain't going to work here, for these reasons."