Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6 | TV-14 | en | Drama

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP8 To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap

Jun. 26,2011

The launch of a heated lawsuit over the potential theft of a multi-million dollar website leaves two bodies in the company's office. Goren and Eames enter the world of "Kizmate" – a site devoted to connecting people who share fleeting romantic encounters – and investigate its key members to determine if the killings were coincidence or something more...

EP7 Icarus

Jun. 19,2011

A sitcom star turned Broadway actor is killed performing a stunt in a controversial and highly technical Broadway musical, and the real drama is trying to figure out who wanted the leading man dead.

EP6 Cadaver

Jun. 12,2011

A millionaire philanthropist is reported missing after announcing the winner of his highly coveted medical research grant. Goren and Eames determine homicide when the investigation reveals the victim's body was switched with a medical cadaver from the very institute he was funding.

EP5 Trophy Wine

Jun. 05,2011

When a wealthy wine importer is found dead in his cellar after hosting a tasting of two hundred year-old wine, Goren and Eames uncover the conspiratorial workings of a high-end auction house. The guests of the tasting, a sexy grifter couple, and the victim's wife are brought into suspicion as deeper investigations reveal the victim's true nature and new motives come to light.

EP4 The Last Street in Manhattan

May. 22,2011

A hugely successful investment banker is killed and Detectives Goren and Eames target multiple suspects including his nemesis, a working class girlfriend and others whose paths he crossed.

EP3 Boots on the Ground

May. 15,2011

After a man is thrown to his death off a building, Goren and Eames discover an ongoing war between two private security companies. As the detectives investigate the lucrative business of intelligence gathering, the true agenda of the victim and the mystery behind his death is revealed.

EP2 The Consoler

May. 08,2011

Goren and Eames return to the Major Case Squad after a year-long absence and must determine if a banker was murdered or committed suicide. They discover the bank's only client is the Catholic Church and dig into a scandal and cover-up linked to the murder.

EP1 Rispetto

May. 01,2011

After a young call girl is murdered, investigation leads Goren and Eames to a hard-partying, “rockstar” fashion designer extraordinaire. Would the fashion house’s key members stoop to murder to protect the runaway train wreck who makes them all millions?

7.6 | TV-14 | en | Drama | More Info

Released: 2001-09-30 | Released Producted By: Wolf Entertainment , Universal Television Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://usanetwork.com/criminalintent

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Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio , Kathryn Erbe , Julia Ormond

Director

Dick Wolf

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Wolf Entertainment , Universal Television

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Reviews

u-58094 I was a big fan of Law & Order: Criminal Intent with Vincent D'Onofrio. So, when they brought in Chris Noth to fill big shoes, I tried to go along. But in the 2007 episode "30" they lost me forever. The anti semitic message rang loud and clear. I realize the show was canceled. Now I know that that was a good thing.

knoll-981-844119 The format for the USA's version of Law & Order was plagiarised from a UK series of the same name, written by GF Newman for the BBC. The UK series was offered to an American network, they rejected it, but Mr Wolf who was an executive at the network, liking the format so much, left the network and took the format with him. 20 years later, assuming all those who were in the know were dead, he showed the format to another generation of network execs and they saw the potential.British version is still better, a lot more grittier, better written with stories with a truth about the police and the legal system in the UK, the problem with the American franchise of Law & Order is the cases all end with a plea bargain, this is totally indicative of the poor legal system in the USA.

Mary Ann "Criminal Intent" was my introduction to "Law & Order", and watching reruns of it on TV was what got me to get out my mom's DVDs of the original "Law & Order" and then I was hooked.First of all, the cases are really interesting and the way they are shown makes them even more interesting. They don't do the lawyer bits like they did on "Law & Order", but the stories are always meaty enough to keep your attention just on the investigation for the full hour. They show both points of view, not just the cops investigating but also the criminals while the investigation is going on. Really intriguing and great fun when you have that moment when you figure out what is going on for yourself.An amazing part of "Criminal Intent" is the characters. I'm a very character-based viewer; the people in the show are a big part of whether or not I like it. Goren and Eames are amazing, I just love them, especially Bobby. He is definitely my favourite Law & Order character from all the shows. He is so smart and a really good guy, I just love him. Kudos to Vincent D'Onofrio, he was great in the part. That being said, I still really like the episodes with Chris Noth on them and I think it's really cool the way that Mike from Law & Order came back in the different series. It's interesting to see him as the older, more experienced cop. Of his partners on it my favourite was definitely Falacci, and I was very disappointed that she wasn't on it for longer. I thought she was a great match for Mike.All in all, a great show, lots of fun to watch:)

alexthewriter L&O CI started out as a very interesting franchise in the Law & Order family, but IMHO it got out of hand and lost its footing along the way. The idea of an incredibly intelligent albeit a bit dark and even socially awkward detective (Goren) was interesting, but soon it got to be too much. Goren picks up on clues the M.E. misses, he always needs to explain things even to his own seasoned partner, and eventually became downright disrespectful and belligerent as his family life fell apart around him.As with most shows that have one character that is meant to stand out from the rest, it just didn't know where to stop. The Eames character, although she was technically the senior partner, was often left in the dust as Goren steps in and does all the interrogating at the end of each episode. While I'm all for showing a character's flaws, Goren's ruffling of feathers with the brass was unnecessary and often overdone, as were his family issues. I loved the difficulties he had with his sick and demanding mother, but wasn't anyone in his family just normal and not a junkie or murderer or locked in a mental hospital? The revolving door of detectives brought in after D'Onofrio's health issues didn't help matters either, as it was difficult to attach to characters that just come and go. I actually enjoyed Goldblum's character by that point since he seemed more constant and reliable than all of Logan's partners and was obviously in a better place than Goren's character by that point, and I would have loved to have seen more years with him.In the end it felt as if the entire series and the characters weren't really thought out from the beginning but just made up as they went along, and by the end of the series, I really wasn't all that sorry to see them go.