Law & Order - The Second Year

Actors: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Steven Zirnkilton, S. Epatha Merkerson
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 reviews
Sales Rank: 9027

Format: Box Set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Live, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Region: 1
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 1046 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 1

MPN: MCAD22715D
ISBN: 0783277628
UPC: 025192271526
EAN: 9780783277622
ASIN: B0001K5GOO

Theatrical Release Date: September 13, 1990
Release Date: May 4, 2004
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5 out of 5 stars GREAT DVD SET    December 10, 2008
Heather (Illinois, USA)
I am a huge fan of the whole Law and Order franchise so I may be a bit biased. But there is a reason why it is still running on TV after all these years. If you like crime dramas, then you will love this TV show. If you have never seen this before, I recommend renting the first season to see if you like it. If you are a fan of the show like I am, then this boxset is a must buy. I haev watched it multiple times and it never gets old. I highly recommend the whole series.


4 out of 5 stars Great season, but one inaccuracy drove me crazy!    July 7, 2008
Dawson Street (New York, NY United States)
It's great to have the first two seasons on DVD--some of the episodes hadn't made it to TNT reruns (or if they did I missed them).
Most of the episodes in this season are compelling--but I did miss Greevey.
I found one inaccuracy so frustrating though. The episode where the child's body had been discovered after missing for 31 years had the child wearing a "Kennedy for President" button. The election was in 1960 and the child had been missing since October 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile crisis. Plus I believe this season was filmed around 1990, so if he was missing since 1962 that would have been 28 years...
Didn't anyone do a fact check (or a math check?)


4 out of 5 stars Not fantastic like the first season, but still very good    September 11, 2007
M. Johnson (Buffalo, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The second season of the wildly successful "Law & Order" franchise is much different than the first. Due to sponsors pulling out due to the program's content during the first season, the show severely toned down the dialogue and storylines for the second season. Also, George Dzundza quit after the first season. His character Max Greevey is killed by a hitman in the first episode (an uncredited actor played Greevey, the actor's face is never shown). Paul Sorvino would replace Dzundza and while the chemistry between him and Chris Noth is fine, it's not as good as Noth and Dzundza's. Plus to me, Sorvino doesn't really look like a cop. The rest of the cast returns for the second season. The L&O franchise's notorious "double dipping" starts this season as William H. Macy is back playing a different character than he did in Season One. All in all, while this season isn't the home run that the first season was, it's still very good and a worthwhile add to your DVD library.


4 out of 5 stars Before casting was based on looks    September 9, 2007
D. Crow
Early Law & Order episodes had many cast changes for various reasons. Moriarity remains my favorite though. I always liked his film work and he is able to convey personality even when spouting procedural dialog. Chris Noth also energizes the show with his 'big' personality. What a mistake to fire him. At least he had the satisfaction of getting a role that lead to bigger fame. It's also interesting to compare the earlier Logan with the new one on the current L&O CI. Recently the show has sufferered from generic characters and mediocre acting. Watch the early seasons to see how riveting the show once was.


4 out of 5 stars A LITTLE MORE DISORDER    February 9, 2007
Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The second year of this marvelous series unfortunately is not as good as many of the others; the cast changes apparently come through in the production and acting, as evidenced by the interviews in the special features section.
However, the series continued to tackle sensitive and controversial subjects, and its cast is still a great ensemble. The episodes this season seemed a little less suspenseful and talky. The replacement of George Dzundza with Paul Sorvino also seemed to hurt. While Sorvino is a superb actor, he never really seemed to fit in with the rest of them, and Steven Hill's Schiff was a little more annoying in this season. But suffice to say, LAW AND ORDER changed the face of television in the early nineties and this season is still worth a look.