I love Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
There, I said it.
I love the uncool USA Law & Order franchise, not the Emmy-winning Ice-T sex crimes one, or the Sam Waterson Original Flavor. There’s just something about Vincent D’onofrio stooping down to make eye contact as he haltingly explains some inplausible clue to a suspect (“See, these toothpicks you have, these are balsa wood…it’s just…you said you were Polish.… Eastern european people are…genetically predisposed to a balsa wood allergy that…inflames their eyes…so your eyes would have been too…irritated to let you drive on the night of the accident…when you said you were,..where… *flips through binder* yeah, driving to Conneticut. Unless, you’re not Polish at all.”) that makes my brain giggle and clap. According to this show, there is no detail in a victim or suspects home, office, or pocket that doesn’t allude to 40 more, and in fact reveal the entire fabric of his or her life. If this, then EVERYTHING else.
I am so obsessed with L&O:CI, I spend a lot of my time wondering what Det. Goren would think of my own cluttered life. The paper-clips on my desk, are they a fair representation of my undergrad degree? Will my recent switch to Kleenex with Lotion help lead them to my murderer, or throw them off the track? Should I throw out the Chipotle receipt in my wallet because it presents a false image of my lunch habits, or keep it because by going once I am now displaying erratic behavior that could eventually lead to my death?
Before I leave my house I often look around and think “how will they know what is a clue and what is stupid trash? I should divide things into piles.” But that would be crazy, right?
In other news: I might be crazy.
D’onofrio’s character is exactly why I like the show, too! I haven’t seen it in awhile, but he had a detective role in the movie Imposter, and I’m pretty sure he played it the exact same way.
And now I am horribly embarrassed that I misspelled the word “impostor.”
Yes very much so.
I sat down recently and watched the whole series but couldn’t find episode whatever of season three and didn’t want to skip any.
But yah my sentiments exactly!
I find it intriguing that you presume all the clues scattered about your desk and home would lead them to your murderer. Are you sure they wouldn’t lead back to you from your victim? *hmmm.……*
(By the way, love your writing and videos. Chalk up a new fan in the midwest…)
I like it when Goren’s partner and the Chief share a knowing glance that says, “he is unstable and could snap at any moment, but we must let him work.”
I like the SNL skit where they train people to be Law and Order characters. Too funny — esp. how they always have to keep moving!!!! ha!!!
I love that show, its one of my favorites out of the whole Law & Order franchise. I prefer him and Katherine Erbe together, not the other two who they rotate with. I didn’t care Alicia Witt on there, either.
So sad Goren and Ames are leaving the show. I guess I’d be annoyed too if they hired someone else to play my character.
Stupid Jeff Goldblume.