I love the show, but I haven't been able to keep up with the series.
I work evenings and NBC has changed their broadcast days this season.
My questions:
Criminal Intent - Is there a reason that there is a second team of detectives? Has this been explained in the show? Also, has Vincent D'onofrio ever been nominated for or won an Emmy? I think he's excellent on the show.
Special Victims Unit- What is the reason on the show that Olivia is off from work? (i know in real life, she had a baby)
2006-09-27 07:29:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
There are two teams on CI because Vincent D'onofrio was suffering from exhaustion. It was decided they would break up the action and bring back Det. Logan. They alternate shows between the two groups of detectives. As for SVU, Olivia went undercover for the FBI.
Vincent D'onofrio has not been nominated for any emmy although he deserves one!!
2006-09-27 07:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by Donna J 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
CI: Last season, Vincent D'onofrio *I don't think he's been nominated, but I agree he is excellent as Goran* collapsed on the set from exhaustion due to the grueling filming schedule. To help him out, NBC hired Chris Noth to take half of the episodes. So Chris appears in 1/2 of the episodes and Vincent is in the other 1/2.
2006-09-27 07:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by starikotasukinomiko 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love the show also but due to working afternoons I don't get to see it too often...As for the first question there is a second team because Vincent D'onofrio does not due it full time this season... I read he was having trouble with exhaustion so he doesn't do every show...If you remember Columbo I think you will agree that he is a modern day Columbo... Olivia asked for a transfer... She needed a break from her partner.. I think that's how they dealt with her pregnancy
2006-09-27 08:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Steele 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, "Olivia" is on maternity leave, but she's presumably gone off to help Marcia Gay Harden (the southern FBI agent) work on a case. If you remember, that's where she went at the end of last season.
I think they added another team to "Criminal Intent" because there are a LOT of people who just couldn't stand the D'onofrio character. This way, they keep audiences interested.
rabble wrote: "I also don't like SVU because they alienate people who are sexually different and get them all mixed up with child molesters all the time... GAYS are NOT child molesters... and being a drag queen is a performance art - not a mental disorder...."
I think they do a terrific job of making that differentiation! It seems to me they go out of their way not to make those kind of conclusions. Of course, LOL, if they're doing a story on gays, chances are one of them is going to be a murderer LOL.
2006-09-27 07:38:32 · answer #4 · answered by tristanrobin 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about CI, but in SVU Olivia is doing undercover work for the FBI. She was involved with a drug-related sting, gained the trust of whoever was involved, and so was convinced by the FBI to be an unercover agent temporarily.
2006-09-27 07:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know...the second set is just for variety. It has not been explained really. Vincent never won or nominated. He is fantastic. Olivia, storyline-wise, is taking time off after being abducted and tortured.
2006-09-27 08:59:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only watch SVU =)
As far as I know they wasn't supposed to keep her off any of the episodes, they filmed her half waist up while she was pregnant and there are some older episodes where you never see Mariska or christopher meloni just the other two. So I'm not sure what they are doing.
2006-09-27 07:39:13 · answer #7 · answered by agape♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't like CI - the reason being that the cases are really interesting to start but then they pull some really bizarre stuff out of their a$$ at the end of the show to make it all make sense...
I always here something in the back of my head go *derf* at the end of the show....
Vincent D'whateva is a great actor but he can't save the show from bad writing....
The Original is still the best!
I also don't like SVU because they alienate people who are sexually different and get them all mixed up with child molesters all the time... GAYS are NOT child molesters... and being a drag queen is a performance art - not a mental disorder....
2006-09-27 07:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by rabble rouser 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
there r 2 teams because Vince was working 2 hard and collapsed. and they wanted logan back on tv. i dont know if he has been nominated butt(if he has and didnt win the voters r Buttheads) i know he hasnt won. dont know about O though. all the L and O's are great. Michael
2006-09-27 07:56:39 · answer #9 · answered by michael s 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
on special victims unit Olivia is still on maternity leave and will not return until October i think it said. I love this show too. she filmed a few shows before he was on leave.
2006-09-27 10:20:57 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋