Law & Order - The Second Year

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Overview

Offering stories taken straight from the newspaper headlines of the day, the Emmy award-winning series Law & Order offers a fascinating look at both the police investigation and prosecution procedures. Featuring all 22 episodes of the long-running series' second season, this disc is a must-have for the crime buff in your life. The episodes are presented as originally aired in 1.33:1 full-frame; audio is rendered in English Dolby Digital Stereo and alternate French Mono with optional English, French, and ...
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Overview

Offering stories taken straight from the newspaper headlines of the day, the Emmy award-winning series Law & Order offers a fascinating look at both the police investigation and prosecution procedures. Featuring all 22 episodes of the long-running series' second season, this disc is a must-have for the crime buff in your life. The episodes are presented as originally aired in 1.33:1 full-frame; audio is rendered in English Dolby Digital Stereo and alternate French Mono with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles. As a bonus, Universal has included the featurette "The Cast: The Early Years," offering candid behind-the-scenes interviews with stars Chris Noth, Paul Sorvino, and Jerry Orbach, among others.
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Special Features

"The Cast: The Early Years": Brand-new behind-the-scenes interviews with eight of the stars from the first six seasons of the show, including Chris Noth, Paul Sorvino, & Jerry Orbach; discussions range from the creation of the show to casting the characters, creating the pilot, and working in the Big Apple
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Editorial Reviews

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Although producer Dick Wolf’s cops-and-prosecutors hit Law & Order sometimes seems as ubiquitous as a screen saver, it remained something of a cult favorite in this second season, airing on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. ET for the first half of the season before shifting to 9:00 midway through the year. The season opener finds Det. Mike Logan Chris Noth struggling with the death of his Season 1 partner, Sgt. Max Greevey George Dzundza. In the first of many significant cast shifts that have kept L&O fresh over the years, Paul Sorvino as Det. Phil Cerreta joins Noth for one of the best Law teams ever. Dann Florek returns for his second of three seasons here as Capt. Donald Cragen, a role he reprised when L&O spun off Special Victims Unit in 1999. On the Order side, Executive ADA Ben Stone Michael Moriarty, ADA Paul Robinette Richard Brooks, and DA Adam Schiff Steven Hill remain unchanged from Season 1, and their dynamics are also among the best in the series’ history. Notable episodes include the Emmy Award-winning "Heaven," where an investigation into a club fire -- characteristically inspired by an actual event, a tragedy in which 87 people were killed -- connects arson, illegal immigrants, and the sale of green cards. An obsessive soap-opera fan attempts to murder an actress in "Star Struck," while in "Silence," a politician fights the prosecution of his son’s murderer because it would mean revealing his son was gay. Another standout is "Trust," in which Stone mounts a desperate case against a teen killer who he believes has already gotten away with murder once before. Leading the always delightful parade of character actors who give Law & Order its weekly spice are William H. Macy in "Sisters of Mercy", Nicholas Turturro "Blood Is Thicker", Jerry Stiller "The Fertile Fields", and The West Wing’s Allison Janney "Star Struck", among many others.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 5/4/2004
  • UPC: 025192271526

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  • Source: Universal Studios
  • Region Code: 1
  • Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Language: English, Français
  • Time: 17:26:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 1,604

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Chris Noth Detective Mike Logan
Paul Sorvino Sgt. Phil Cerreta
Dann Florek Capt. Donald Cragen
Michael Moriarty Executive ADA Ben Stone
Richard Brooks ADA Paul Robinette
Steven Hill DA Adam Schiff
Technical Credits
Dick Wolf Executive Producer
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Menu

Side #1 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 1, Side 1
   Episodes
      Confession
      The Wages of Love
      Aria
      Asylum
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   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
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Side #2 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 1, Side 2
   Episodes
      God Bless the Child
      Misconception
      In Memory of...
      Out of Control
      Play All
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
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Side #3 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 2, Side 1
   Episodes
      Renunciation
      Heaven
      His Hour Upon the Stage
      Star Struck
      Play All
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
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Side #4 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 2, Side 2
   Episodes
      Severance
      Blood is Thicker
      Trust
      Vengeance
      Play All
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
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Side #5 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 3, Side 1
   Episodes
      Sisters of Mercy
      Cradle to Grave
      The Fertile Fields
      Intolerance
      Play All
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
   Play
Side #6 -- Law and Order: The Second Year, Disc 3, Side 2
   Episodes
      Silence
      The Working Stiff
      Play All
   Bonus
      Law & Order: The First Three Years
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Spoken Languages: Français
      Captioned for the Hearing Impaired: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: None
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Customer Reviews

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  • Posted October 1, 2010

    Grate series

    would recommend to all who like the Law & Order series.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    As good as it gets

    As someone who doesn't watch much television, I may be the only person in the UK who, until Law & Order began to be released on DVD, had never seen a single episode. Of course, I'm now hooked. If I could give it 10 stars I would. Many people may feel that the success of the series lies in the excellence of the writing and while the scripts are undoubtedly superb, the show's true brilliance lies in the acting. Much of the dialogue is actually rather straightforward and matter of fact and in the hands of a less talented group of actors, could have been mind-numbingly dull. However, in the hands of the cast of the first and second seasons, this is never even a remote possibility. Their skill lies in transforming themselves so successfully into the characters that you forget that these are actors speaking lines - from a script. Even though little information is provided about the main characters, you'll feel, watching each episode, that you really know the people involved. This is a tribute to the talents of the actors involved. It's the sort of acting which often seems to be woefully under-rated, especially by those who favour the histrionic, declamatory, arm-waving school of drama. However, to this layperson at least, the sort of acting which a show like Law & Order requires, is much more difficult and demanding. You'll be hard-pressed to find anything on either stage or screen which comes close to the technical proficiency and realism of the acting in Law & Order. Set aside a weekend and just watch the whole of seasons 1 and 2 all in one go.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Law and Order Fan

    Good episodes. I liked Max a lot but the transition was great having Phill Ceratta take over. Mike Logan is my faviorite out of all the cast. Ben Stone has some real hard cases in this box set. A must have for all fans of the TV show. Buy it today!!

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    Posted November 26, 2008

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