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Classic WSJ narrative on "Law and Order" battle

By Mark Obbie

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Rebecca Dana weaves a marvelously rich narrative on the front of today's Wall Street Journal about the legal battles between NBC and Dick Wolf, producer of the network's cash cow, "Law and Order." Dana breezes through the parties' long, troubled history and intelligently places the conflict in a broader regulatory context: the end of the rules more than a decade ago that separated production of TV content from its distribution. I love the understated, ironic kicker:
The original "Law and Order" celebrated a milestone earlier this year: 400 episodes on the air. NBC Universal executives wanted to host a small party for the cast and crew. Mr. Wolf proposed instead an expensive soirée at Cipriani in New York with every actor who has ever appeared on the series in attendance. The two sides were not able to come to an agreement and the anniversary passed quietly without celebration.
But I thought this line in Dana's third graf -- "If it were a TV show, it would be called 'Law and Order: Law and Order'" -- was unfortunate.

Full post as published by Lawbeat on July 12, 2008 (boomark / email).

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