I was pleasantly surprised to ...
Question: I was pleasantly surprised to really enjoy the premiere of the original
Law & Order. I liked the new additions to the cast and thought the story was also enjoyable. What are your thoughts on the new additions?
Answer: I was kind of "take it or leave it" after the premiere. The new women aren't likely to help or hurt the show measurably.
Law & Order fans know who they are and what they'll get, and the plot of the season-opener was reasonably strong. What's missing by replacing Dennis Farina with the show's first-ever hot female detective is that tangible aura of experience and maturity you get with a seasoned lead investigator. (I've got nothing against Jesse L. Martin as Ed Green, but this new team now has a very generic feel to it.) It would be like replacing Sam Waterston with
Shark's Jeri Ryan. Not that I want to give Dick Wolf any ideas.
