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Law and Order SVU has totally jumped the shark!

This current season is ridiculous.

I caught an episode today where Olivia's son was put in a dog cage by another boy, and forced to wear a dog collar and eat dog food.

Sounds crazy? Oh, believe it.

Followed up in the next episode with this scene.

I love Mariska, but how can she keep filming this dreck???

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by Anonymousreply 176June 16, 2023 6:29 PM

M.O.N.E.Y.

by Anonymousreply 1December 12, 2022 11:49 AM

How touching. My mother would've grabbed me by the scruff of the neck, dragged me home and cut those girly ringlets right off my head.

But good for Noah, speaking his truth at age 10 (or whatever).

by Anonymousreply 2December 12, 2022 11:58 AM

Groomer shit

by Anonymousreply 3December 12, 2022 11:59 AM

This show is so creepy and gross. I never understood who watches this shit and why.

by Anonymousreply 4December 12, 2022 12:00 PM

The bisexual 10 year old storyline is just so.... gratuitious.

I mean, is it really necessary to make your 10 year old adopted son "come out?"

What purpose would it serve for the show, other than for the salacious aspect?

Then again, Law and Order SVU has always been that way.

by Anonymousreply 5December 12, 2022 12:00 PM

I'll add that it's funny that it's the coming out storyline that has people ruffled. Not all the other disgusting and sordid shit this show has depicted.

by Anonymousreply 6December 12, 2022 12:02 PM

And they got rid of Giddish. It appears that once Producer Hagitay can no longer have Olivia fix the broken women that work for her, she gets rid of them. Giddish was fine when she was a broken southern gambling addicted freelance fucker. Once the writers started her lecturing at Fordham, GONE! And Producer Hagitay could not compete with a pretty, smart, together lesbian and goodbye Kat Tamin. This would be OK if Actor Hagitay were retaining ANY of her youthful dewiness, but that leather done been sagged and tanned. Her skin is now Corinthian. Actor Hagitay is long past leaving gracefully that I wish William Lewis had shot her before he shot himself. A twofer.

I wonder if Noah's half brother ends up murdering his perfect parents and Olivia regrets not coming clean with his parents about MH issues. Hack foreboding.

by Anonymousreply 7December 12, 2022 12:04 PM

That kid must be one of the worst child actors, ever.

by Anonymousreply 8December 12, 2022 12:04 PM

[quote] I wonder if Noah's half brother ends up murdering his perfect parents and Olivia regrets not coming clean with his parents about MH issues. Hack foreboding.

Nah, I think he'll get a redemption storyline.

Apparently, Ryan Buggle said that he basically grew up with the kid who plays his half brother on the show.

They used to perform on Broadway.

Also, I think that Ryan is in "The Music Man" on Broadway, as well.

This kid has quite a career and he's only TEN years old!

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by Anonymousreply 9December 12, 2022 12:11 PM

10 years old on Instagram. That's all I got...

by Anonymousreply 10December 12, 2022 12:14 PM

A 10 year old coming out?

Never heard anything so ridiculous.

Pedos must LOVE this show.

by Anonymousreply 11December 12, 2022 12:18 PM

R7 Did Carisi leave with giddish? Or did they keep him around?

by Anonymousreply 12December 12, 2022 12:20 PM

We already had this tired discussion a long time ago. OP is ridiculous.

by Anonymousreply 13December 12, 2022 12:24 PM

Mariska Hargitay has a weird, ugly face. I can't stand her.

by Anonymousreply 14December 12, 2022 12:37 PM

I saw Hargitay in a coffee place on the upper west side a few years ago with her hot husband and children. She was unbelievably loud. Like loudly calling over to the husband across the place asking what they wanted her to order. And she was quite large. Tall and hefty. I remember thinking the volume was quite obnoxious (think suburban soccer mom frau), but good for her - she didn’t seem to give a fuck about being recognized or being skinny.

by Anonymousreply 15December 12, 2022 12:50 PM

[quote] she didn’t seem to give a fuck about being recognized or being skinny.

I wouldn't care either, if I made the kind of money she makes.

She loves her job, she makes millions every year, she has Executive Producer rights and credits, and she has been at the same job for over 20 years.

Mariska is literally the luckiest actress in Hollywood.

by Anonymousreply 16December 12, 2022 12:54 PM

Supposedly it was out of her control Giddish leaving, since she’s an executive producer, I have my doubts.

by Anonymousreply 17December 12, 2022 1:02 PM

R3 R11 Hey shitpants, it's time to come into the 21st Century. Now go changer your diaper.

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by Anonymousreply 18December 12, 2022 1:41 PM

Dick Wolf and NBC have the final say, not Mariska. The show is up for renewal next year, so they probably needed to get the budget down some. Giddish was probably seen to be the most expendable of the higher earners.

I have to add, SVU has some batshit crazy fans that get too involved with fictional characters. Many are still whining about Giddish leaving, even though the door was left open for her to make occasional appearances.

by Anonymousreply 19December 12, 2022 1:57 PM

R19 are they still obsessively shipping Benson and staler?

by Anonymousreply 20December 12, 2022 1:58 PM

R20 Ugh. Yes, they are.

by Anonymousreply 21December 12, 2022 2:06 PM

They fuck yet? Or are they wanting until they hit 65 and retire?

by Anonymousreply 22December 12, 2022 2:09 PM

My guess is that Hargitay did what she could to keep Giddish on well past her expiration date but Dick Wolf eventually won out. They seem friendly and what interest would Hargitay have in getting some new younger blonde on to replace her.

by Anonymousreply 23December 12, 2022 2:10 PM

R7- Youthful Dewiness

LOL

by Anonymousreply 24December 12, 2022 2:10 PM

Giddish sucked. Just a tired old trailer trash cliche. I've had sufficient of the tough but damaged blonde from a rough background.

by Anonymousreply 25December 12, 2022 2:12 PM

R25- You sound like one NASTY queen.

Please, sit next to me 😉

by Anonymousreply 26December 12, 2022 2:15 PM

R9, Ryan will turn 13 on Jan. 31. Typical boy actor. They almost always are a couple years older than they look.

by Anonymousreply 27December 12, 2022 3:14 PM

I am glad Giddish is leaving. There is WAAAAAAY to much Noah and Olivia centric this season. Way too much. also the new showrunner has been outed as a sexual harassing, narcissistic nightmare.

by Anonymousreply 28December 12, 2022 4:23 PM

If it were only about cash, why did they get rid of Jamie Gray Hyder so suddenly?

They were paying her next to nothing, but Tamin was smarter than Benson, younger than Benson and prettier than Benson.

But she had to go.

If Wolf was concerned about the show, she'd return the after Benson leaves, and Fin takes over the unit.

by Anonymousreply 29December 12, 2022 5:18 PM

I stopped watching when Noah entered the picture. I don't want to see Olivia Benson mothering some abandoned child. That's not what I signed up for with SVU.

by Anonymousreply 30December 12, 2022 5:19 PM

It really when to shit when Betty Buckley joined the cast.

Always does!

by Anonymousreply 31December 12, 2022 5:25 PM

I liked when she went toe to toe with Brooklyn assholes.

by Anonymousreply 32December 12, 2022 6:20 PM

Whenever I see a pic of Hargitay, all I hear is "Oleebia" in my head.

That probably belongs on the "way too long on DL" thread.

by Anonymousreply 33December 12, 2022 6:26 PM

[quote]are they still obsessively shipping Benson and staler?

What amuses me to no end about that…Meloni believes Olivia’s OTP is Alex Cabot. 👓

by Anonymousreply 34December 12, 2022 6:29 PM

Next season Noah will have blue hair and be pansexual. Olivia will have an OnlyFans.

by Anonymousreply 35December 12, 2022 6:33 PM

Noah will join the Radical Faeries as he proclaims his love of his penis.

by Anonymousreply 36December 12, 2022 6:34 PM

Ha, the comments on the youtube vid, "I love how Noah felt comfortable enough coming out to Liv. Liv really is the best mom ever. So loving and supportive. She wasn’t going to judge him." The best part was the "bully came after them for announcing their pronouns are they/them" They ticked all the boxes. Also, this show has been shitty for years.

by Anonymousreply 37December 12, 2022 6:55 PM

I’m sure the next half dozen actor’s contract renewal rate increases will be EASILY HALVED when it was revealed they’d cut Giddish right off at the knees rather than give her a substantial raise. Her lawyers were asking for ridiculous terms.

The amounts became ridiculously high and it becomes difficult to budget new talent YEARS OUT reliably. Especially because all the streaming platforms are merging and cutting budgets.

by Anonymousreply 38December 12, 2022 7:31 PM

I thought the part where they tied in the animated scene, like two dogs, was gratuitous, but my coworkers shamed me for cultural hegemony among the Anime-Fursexuals of NonColor Cweird Community.

I had to show solidarity by being the company prostate-check, male-mammogram and testicular-health-check demonstration subject for our annual stockholders-and-diversity-ensurance meeting, beamed worldwide. The doctor is a radical faerie pan-asexual "BIG GIRL PROUD" avatar with multiple finger piercings and studs and rings through her hands.

So I guess I've learned my lesson.

by Anonymousreply 39December 12, 2022 8:21 PM

It jumped the shark years ago

by Anonymousreply 40December 12, 2022 9:21 PM

R14, she seems to have lost her soul And integrity with this crap. I still believe she’s at least bisexual. She was always known for being so nice .

by Anonymousreply 41December 12, 2022 9:26 PM

Tonight's episode of L&O SVU is sponsored by NAMBLA

by Anonymousreply 42December 12, 2022 9:55 PM

Yeah I agree. This last season has been really crappy. Past seasons have been good.

by Anonymousreply 43December 12, 2022 10:05 PM

This show is practically old enough to have grandkids

by Anonymousreply 44December 12, 2022 10:30 PM

[quote] A 10 year old coming out?

[quote] Never heard anything so ridiculous.

Maybe the writers/producers are basing Noah's story on Ryan Buggle's real life.

If you check out his Instagram, it seems that Ryan might actually be gay.

Broadway actor, wears flamboyant clothes, his best friend is a girl.

On the show, he prefers ballet over sports, and he "came out" as bi.

Hey, many of us knew what we liked when we were 13. Plus, this kid seems very self-aware.

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by Anonymousreply 45December 12, 2022 10:35 PM

R29 They canned Demore Barnes at the same time as Gray Hyder, so it seemed like they were going for a creative change. It seemed rather abrupt. Both were written off in the same episode.

I doubt Hargitay had anything to do with it. Gray Hyder wasn't as nearly as popular with the fans as Giddish was though. I liked her more than Giddish, though.

by Anonymousreply 46December 12, 2022 11:27 PM

Last week, Law and Order: SVU fans were devastated when Kelli Giddish officially left the drama after 12 seasons — and they weren't the only ones. Mariska Hargitay echoed their sentiments, as she got emotional on Instagram while saying goodbye to her longtime co-star and close friend.

In a new picture posted ahead of Kelli's final episode, Mariska shared a sentimental note to honor the duo's time on the NBC series. She opened up about how much she's enjoyed telling compelling stories on the small screen with her. But the lead actress didn't shy away from revealing how bittersweet the moment was as well.

"Kelli, I've loved acting, learning, growing, talking, laughing and crying with you," she wrote on Instagram on December 8. "I've loved watching your achingly beautiful performances. I've loved watching our friendship deepen and grow and blossom. I've loved every single minute of it, and I will miss you so much. You have my respect, my gratitude and my love forever. xo M."

Mariska further emphasized her sadness by adding the hashtag "#RolliviaForever," referencing their respective characters, Olivia Benson and Amanda Rollins.

When Law and Order: SVU fans saw Mariska honoring her longtime friend on social media, they immediately got emotional with her. Many immediately took to the comments to express their thoughts.

"Episode has been over for 30 min and I’m still ugly crying just staring at the TV," one person wrote. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you for fighting for Rollins to have the ending that we as viewers deserved to see after 12 years. Bless you ❤️," another follower responded. "Will miss seeing Amanda and Olivia’s relationship on-screen 😭 the journey they’ve been on together has been so rewarding to watch!" a different fan added.

While Mariska's heartfelt post could've been enough, she chose to take it one step further. Shortly after Kelli's last appearance in the Law and Order universe, she shared a photo of their characters holding each other tightly. She captioned the pictures, "I’m holding on tight to this one. Love you kgid ♥️."

As folks know, Kelli's character experienced a well-rounded send-off. In between helping Olivia resolve her feelings for Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Rollins accepted a position as a college professor of forensic psychology and eloped with Sonny Carisi (Peter Scanavino).

Despite Kelli's unexpected departure, she and Mariska's bond will certainly continue outside the procedural drama. Who knows, maybe we'll get an update on how Rollins is doing when the show returns on January 5 ...

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by Anonymousreply 47December 16, 2022 4:50 AM

I liked Kelli, didn't know she was so disliked on here.

by Anonymousreply 48December 16, 2022 12:26 PM

r47, all orchestrated bullshit. Mariska wanted her gone, but they had to smarten her up now that she was going to marry Carisi.

Now the only female is the rough tough chick from narcotics that Olibeea can take the rough edges off of.

by Anonymousreply 49December 16, 2022 1:09 PM

[quote] Mariska further emphasized her sadness by adding the hashtag "#RolliviaForever," referencing their respective characters, Olivia Benson and Amanda Rollins.

This is bullshit!

by Anonymousreply 50December 16, 2022 1:14 PM

I don't get the "Oleebia!!" joke.

What is that from?

by Anonymousreply 51December 17, 2022 2:29 AM

Oh my, R51!! There was an episode in which SVU got a call from a young, kidnapped girl -- with a thick Spanish accent -- that was being driven all over NYC in the back of a box truck, while SVU looked for her. Olivia sounded like OleeBia, the way the little girl said it. And she said it said over, and over, and over, and over! So ripe for mocking -- especially because it episode for which Mariska was nominated for an Emmy.

by Anonymousreply 52December 17, 2022 2:50 AM

No, no, no R52. She was NOT being driven around in a box truck. She was locked in a room in a basement by a pedo. The cell phone she was calling 911 from had malware installed on it so that it would appear to be moving around the city.

by Anonymousreply 53December 17, 2022 6:52 AM

Here is a description of the 911 episode, where the "Oleebia" reference stems from.

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by Anonymousreply 54December 17, 2022 6:58 AM

Ah, yes, that's right, R53 ! Thanks for clarifying the specifics. Still, the point is...we (and Olivia) only HEARD this little girl's voice, pleading, "Help me, OleeBia".

by Anonymousreply 55December 17, 2022 7:00 AM

No problem R55! This was one of my all time favorite eposides from way back in 2005 (season 7). I've seen every episode up to about season 18 multiple times. From there I've probably seen all the episodes once or twice. I used to binge watch on USA or ION every weekend and at the time they weren't showing the most recent few seasons.

by Anonymousreply 56December 17, 2022 7:06 AM

Hahaha thanks for the Oleeebia explanation!

That's hilarious. And at the same time ludicrous.

by Anonymousreply 57December 17, 2022 7:26 AM

Wasn't she also saying lines like: "Help me, Oleebia! My eyes are tired!"

The way this is described on DL is one of the funniest things I've read. I've not managed to see the episode itself yet, though, haha.

by Anonymousreply 58December 17, 2022 9:55 AM

Yes R58, that was the most fucking annoying episode ever and by the end I was praying for her death. They also were singing cutesy songs like "rojo is red, manzana is apple" or whatever.

by Anonymousreply 59December 17, 2022 1:16 PM

Didn't they pull the kid from the dirt on Philips burger joint after she was buried alive after the pedo knew they were coming for him?

by Anonymousreply 60December 17, 2022 6:15 PM

Mariska looks ridiculous these days on the show.

They plaster her hair over her face as though trying to hide its fullness. Whatever the reason, it looks absurd.

by Anonymousreply 61December 17, 2022 6:21 PM

[quote]They also were singing cutesy songs like "rojo is red, manzana is apple" or whatever.

No! Oh, Jesus, this just gets better and better! Haha!

by Anonymousreply 62December 17, 2022 6:47 PM

[quote] They also were singing cutesy songs like "rojo is red, manzana is apple" or whatever.

Sounds like an episode of Sesame Street, not Law & Order SVU!

by Anonymousreply 63December 17, 2022 6:49 PM

Whenever I see that Babel commercial with the little girl that asks a woman, "How do you know Espanish?"....I think of Maria & Oleeebia.

by Anonymousreply 64December 17, 2022 6:50 PM

After 20 years, SVU stands for Senior Vehicle Unit. Is that little boy supposed to be her grandson?

by Anonymousreply 65December 17, 2022 8:33 PM

R63 it was like Sesame Street, it was awful. The episode is called 911, the only vid I can find of it is shitty but you can hear the "Oleebia" thing in it.

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by Anonymousreply 66December 17, 2022 9:35 PM

Bring back monkeyball.

by Anonymousreply 67December 17, 2022 10:16 PM

OP is behind the times. Noah came out as "bi" last season.

I don't think Mariska pushed Giddish off the show. Why would she be okay with with KG being on the show for 12 years and then suddenly feel threatened by her? Mariska knows that she and this show are both long in tooth and this gig can't last much longer, Giddish or not.

I'm a fan of the show but I do agree with the people who said MH and Ice T are too old to be on this show.

by Anonymousreply 68December 17, 2022 10:53 PM

Giddish was no longer a lost toy that needed fixing.

Just like Tamin. Didn't need fixing.

by Anonymousreply 69December 17, 2022 11:13 PM

Long-running shows generally get more expensive as time goes on, specifically the actors whose pay keeps increasing. I have no idea what the details for this show are, but after 12 seasons I'm guessing that Kelly actress became too expensive.

If CBS can kick near-EGOT Julie Harris' elderly ass to the curb because she got too expensive on Knots Landing, I'm sure NBC didn't think twice about this relative lightweight in today's ever-shrinking world of commercial television.

by Anonymousreply 70December 18, 2022 12:02 AM

I guess Muncie needs fixiing.

by Anonymousreply 71December 18, 2022 12:02 AM

It made more sense to boot Kat. She never gelled on the show.

by Anonymousreply 72December 18, 2022 12:04 AM

@R72 - Hsssssss

by Anonymousreply 73December 18, 2022 12:06 AM

I wonder if Muncie will be found to be unstable, and be booted from the SVU squad, like Jeffries was many moons ago.

by Anonymousreply 74December 18, 2022 12:09 AM

Why did Danny Pino leave?

I think he's hot.

by Anonymousreply 75December 18, 2022 12:19 AM

Not sure R75. But I know they got rid of Adam Beach because his character was unpopular with viewers.

by Anonymousreply 76December 18, 2022 12:22 AM

Watching Adam Beach "act" was like nails on a chalkboard. Or at least on SVU. (I didn't think he was that bad in Wind Talkers)

by Anonymousreply 77December 18, 2022 12:34 AM

I get the Adam Beach thing.

I recently caught him guesting on an episode of Supernatural, and he was the most bland, most boring, most uninteresting actor I've ever seen.

He was horrible!

by Anonymousreply 78December 18, 2022 12:36 AM

The Beach character, "Chester Lake" made no sense. Supposedly he never slept and "walked the streets of the city at night". There's no way you'd be functional at a detective job if you did that.

However he was good in the episode "Signature". The ending packs a wallop. One of the better SVU episodes.

by Anonymousreply 79December 18, 2022 1:24 AM

In real life would detectives stay in the same unit for 20+ years? I thought they were moved around often to minimize psychological effects that come with that type of job (sex crimes)?

by Anonymousreply 80December 18, 2022 1:32 AM

Mariska is going to ride the SVU gravy train to the bitter end. She knows that at her age she'll never make the money she makes on SVU and she's holding out all the way to the bank.

by Anonymousreply 81December 18, 2022 2:11 AM

She's so smart, R81.

Smarter than Meloni, that's for sure.

And thanks to Meloni, her salary is up in the stratosphere. Definitely higher than if he had stayed on the show.

Once he left, they only had to pay one star and not two.

She makes $500,000 PER EPISODE, and her net worth is over $100,000,000.

Smartest woman on television.

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by Anonymousreply 82December 18, 2022 2:15 AM

Yep. And she really paid her "dues", early in her career, slogging through numerous guest roles, and a few really shitty short-lived series (Can't Hurry Love, Tequila & Bonetti). I can't fault her for sitting on her (fat) ass, collecting the SVU paychecks.

by Anonymousreply 83December 18, 2022 2:26 AM

It's true that Mariska paid her dues. She was 36 when SVU started and did a lot of SHIT tv shows before then.

by Anonymousreply 84December 18, 2022 2:28 AM

[quote] Smartest woman on television.

How is any of that proof of intelligence, R82? Looks like a whole lot of luck to me. Luck that she got the gig, luck that it's lasted this long, and luck that Meloni quit. Sticking with a high-paying job when other options are at best limited is not intelligent, it's practical common sense. She doesn't strike me as someone reading War & Peace in its original Russian while waiting to hear back about her application to MENSA.

by Anonymousreply 85December 18, 2022 1:10 PM

"Once your net worth reaches nine figures, things get a little bit easier. Life becomes a pair of relaxed fit jeans."

by Anonymousreply 86December 18, 2022 1:26 PM

R85 It doesn't make her smart but she is iconic. There is some reason this show has lasted 24 years, and I believe she is a big part of it.

by Anonymousreply 87December 18, 2022 1:45 PM

I stopped watching when Olivia got the son.

by Anonymousreply 88December 18, 2022 1:52 PM

Olivia craves control. That's why she can't keep a man but she can raise a kid because she has some control. But now she's going to be tested since Noah found that new family up in Westchester.

by Anonymousreply 89December 18, 2022 1:54 PM

Fin's son came out as gay years ago. They didn't want to repeat that so they put a twist on it by having Noah come out as bi.

I know some on here probably wanted him to come out as trans but that didn't happen, so get over it.

by Anonymousreply 90December 18, 2022 1:58 PM

I could just never buy that Kelli could be so incredibly gullible and lacking in judgement, making so many mistakes without learning, yet remain on the force. However, I guess her loser shtick was endearing.

by Anonymousreply 91December 18, 2022 2:01 PM

She's evolved over the years:

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by Anonymousreply 92December 18, 2022 2:05 PM

"Oleebia" survived Stabler, Cassidy, Munch, Cragen, Amaro and Rollins. And Exec Producer Hargitay loves every single one of them.

by Anonymousreply 93December 18, 2022 3:02 PM

I understand if people don't like the show. I'm an L&O fan and even I don't like the show sometimes. But I don't get the dismissal of MH by some people on here. Yes she had parents in the business but as has been pointed out they weren't mega stars. How many people have even heard of Jayne Mansfield? MH clearly had to put in *some* work to get where she is now.

As for the rumors of her being a bitch that I see on DL, is there any basis in reality? How come Ice T and others have worked with her for so many years if she's so awful?

by Anonymousreply 94December 18, 2022 3:41 PM

As much as we make fun of the Oleebia episode, that was back when the show was still enjoyable - ludicrous for sure but fun and watchable.

For me, the episode where the show became completely unwatchable was the one where they find out that one of their forensics team members (Noel Fisher) is the killer they’ve been after all along. It ends with Oleebia planting a big kiss on him as a distraction so she and Stabler can gain the upper hand. They also killed off handsome Mike Doyle in that same episode- though apparently Mariska had nothing to do with that either.

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by Anonymousreply 95December 18, 2022 4:49 PM

r93, and do not forget Michelle Hurd as Senior Detective Monique Jeffries, who was the first female competition that Mariska got rid of.

What is the name of the current damaged toy?

by Anonymousreply 96December 18, 2022 4:50 PM

Muncie, R96.

by Anonymousreply 97December 18, 2022 4:51 PM

It would be good if they brought back Jeffries. She storms the squad and takes everyone hostage. She's still angry at Olivia and everyone else for getting canned 20 years ago.

They have to bring Dann Florek in as a special guest to talk Jeffries down.

by Anonymousreply 98December 18, 2022 4:52 PM

HA! r98

by Anonymousreply 99December 18, 2022 4:54 PM

How come Mariska is so well-rounded and Hunter Biden is a mess?

by Anonymousreply 100December 18, 2022 4:55 PM

Mariska is not smart as in she's a rocket scientist smart.

She's smart because she made good decisions in her CAREER.

Luck had a little to do with it, but no one forced Meloni to quit. He did that on his own.

No one forced Mariska to hedge her bets on SVU. She stayed because she KNEW it was a solid gig that paid well, and it could have longevity.

So many actors are DUMB. They make bad career choices, thinking that they'll become more famous, or a bigger star, or make more money.

They give up great jobs in hopes of becoming the next A-lister. Like Meloni, and David Caruso, and Shelley Long, etc.

Then their career fizzles, because they never end up getting that "big break."

That's what makes Mariska smart. She saw a good thing, and stuck with it.

by Anonymousreply 101December 18, 2022 9:16 PM

Plus, she gets to fuck that delicious husband of hers.

by Anonymousreply 102December 18, 2022 9:56 PM

R101 speaks truth. How many tv stars on great shows left them to make movies or pursue other shows? Shelley Long, many people on SNL, that dumb twat on Fresh off the Boat, I know there's many more. They really think that they can parlay their character's popularity into a real career, and they never can, except Leo Di Caprio. I don't know why so many actors on tv shows are so whiny, they should be thankful they have a good gig and ride it out like Oleebia did.

by Anonymousreply 103December 18, 2022 10:32 PM

Why DID Meloni quit, anyway? I always wondered if it was a David Caruso situation where he thought SVU was holding him back. But I know little about him.

by Anonymousreply 104December 19, 2022 12:20 AM

[quote]Why DID Meloni quit, anyway?

His ass had work to do. Seriously, check the stuff he's done since SVU. His bare ass makes an appearance in most of it. And that's a wonderful thing.

by Anonymousreply 105December 19, 2022 4:19 AM

I can't believe that Ice-T makes $250,000 per episode of SVU.

For what???

He does nothing!

Omg... life is so unfair.

by Anonymousreply 106December 19, 2022 4:56 AM

He replaced Dann Florek as senior cast guy.

How much do you think Florek made over 18 seasons of The Oleebia Show?

by Anonymousreply 107December 19, 2022 5:22 AM

Hasn’t that show been on since the Mayflower landed? Are they supposed to have an infinite cache of plausible stories?

by Anonymousreply 108December 19, 2022 5:45 AM

Olivia the character stands for reason and sensibility where there is none. Some of my recent favorite scenes are where a criminal will defy her right to her face. They overreach with her sexuality as an older woman though, it started with when she was handcuffed to that bed years ago and managed to get away without being raped. I and I’’m sure more than a few viewers stopped seeing her as a vixen long ago.

The “believable factor” of some of the situations has fallen off track with the series, and there’s a cleverness of writing missing from the old shows. They also lean too hard into political stance and some of the shows have had ended with a wisp of hopelessness to them.

by Anonymousreply 109December 19, 2022 11:35 AM

R28- Who is the new Showrunner?

and what is a showrunner?

by Anonymousreply 110December 19, 2022 11:52 AM

R106- Does he have a sister named Ice 🧊 Cube?

Does he have a brother named Crushed Ice?

by Anonymousreply 111December 19, 2022 11:54 AM

Ice T is great, he went from hardcore gangsta rappa to the guy on SVU that says dopy shit and wears old man shirts, seamless transition. Eazy E is laughing somewhere.

by Anonymousreply 112December 19, 2022 2:24 PM

Surprised they haven't had Jessica Yanive on reading books at his school before he transes himself or that deformed dwarf drag queen that got fucked by Michael Alig

by Anonymousreply 113December 19, 2022 2:59 PM

I stopped watching ages ago, but Olivia's son is a future pig bottom into puppy play?

by Anonymousreply 114December 19, 2022 3:11 PM

The scene in the latest episode with Olivia and Amanda sex kittening it up offering a suspect a three way to lure him into a hotel room to arrest him was hilarious.

I'm sure not the send off Kelli Giddish had in mind.

by Anonymousreply 115December 19, 2022 3:25 PM

[QUOTE] I can't believe that Ice-T makes $250,000 per episode of SVU.

250K for phoning in a performance every week. Not bad.

by Anonymousreply 116December 19, 2022 4:08 PM

That was a weird episode R115. It had so many things going on. The mirror camera in the hotel room was out of left field.

And I didn't know Manhattan SVU was allowed to organize a sting and arrest someone in a different county?

by Anonymousreply 117December 19, 2022 4:09 PM

[quote] I stopped watching ages ago, but Olivia's son is a future pig bottom into puppy play?

YASSSSS, kween!

by Anonymousreply 118December 19, 2022 4:36 PM

I have a feeling something's going to go wrong with Noah's new "family" in Westchester.

by Anonymousreply 119December 19, 2022 4:47 PM

Years ago we had a "Let's Be SVU" thread that was hilarious.

by Anonymousreply 120December 19, 2022 4:52 PM

There must be an online blackout on the Noah in a dog cage episode, because I cannot find one video clip or even a single photo of that scene, online.

It's weird.

Yet the episode still airs on television.

by Anonymousreply 121December 19, 2022 4:54 PM

R121 Peacock has all the old SVU episodes. You can subscribe if you want to find it.

However you're not missing much. It was a stupid episode.

by Anonymousreply 122December 19, 2022 4:57 PM

At some point going to be called bigots for supporting the idea that sex isn't for children.

I'm guessing soon.

by Anonymousreply 123December 19, 2022 5:21 PM

R117 as soon as the desk clerk perved on her, I knew there was going to be a camera in the room.

R119 My thought is they somehow try to get custody of Noah based on being a family vs single mom.

by Anonymousreply 124December 19, 2022 6:28 PM

Do we think Noah uses a diffuser attachment on his hairdryer to get those perfect, frizz-free curls?

by Anonymousreply 125December 19, 2022 6:40 PM

R125 He uses Pantene.

by Anonymousreply 126December 19, 2022 6:42 PM

[quote] Do we think Noah uses a diffuser attachment on his hairdryer to get those perfect, frizz-free curls?

Yass, hunty.

Miss Noah gets his friends from The Music Man to give him hair tips.

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by Anonymousreply 127December 19, 2022 6:43 PM

OH, MARY!!!

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by Anonymousreply 128December 19, 2022 6:44 PM

Noah's half brother is going to be found holding an ax next to the hacked bodies of his adoptive parents.

You should have told them Oleebia.

by Anonymousreply 129December 19, 2022 8:26 PM

As a long term viewer here's how it will go down, in my opinion:

Benson will take Noah up to Westchester a couple more times. He will grow closer to that family. Benson will be uneasy and try to stop the visits but Noah insists. At some point that family suggests that Noah come live with them permanently, but Liv balks at the idea. That family files a motion in family court to get custody of Noah.

Benson fights it tooth and nail but finally has a Kramer Vs. Kramer moment of clarity where she realizes Noah is better off with that family. She gives him up.

A dejected Liv hits the the bottle, but lightly -- having only 2 drinks. Everyone has abandoned her. Then Stabler sits down next to her at the bar unexpectedly. And the love affair that shippers and fan fic writers have been waiting years for begins.

by Anonymousreply 130December 20, 2022 2:14 PM

That's brilliant R130.

Benson & Stabler have a fanbase. Noah doesn't have a fanbase except maybe for kids (do they even watch this?) and maybe some pervy autogenophiles. Most viewers don't want to watch Benson & Stabler raise someone else's kid. "Noah" = expendable character.

by Anonymousreply 131December 20, 2022 6:37 PM

Benson never parties hardy. She parties tentatively. She's no Rollins.

by Anonymousreply 132December 20, 2022 6:39 PM

Why would Elliott and Olivia get together?

Elliott has a wife and kids.

by Anonymousreply 133December 20, 2022 6:39 PM

I was on my way out on a hot date when I got the Oleebia call, R132! I may have met my prince that night. Now we'll never know.

by Anonymousreply 134December 20, 2022 6:40 PM

R133 clearly is behind the times. And that's putting it politely.

by Anonymousreply 135December 20, 2022 6:40 PM

The show was never as good after Meloni left.

And JFC did his ass fill out a pair of suit pants.

by Anonymousreply 136December 20, 2022 6:44 PM

"Did something happen to her?" Yes, something did happen to her, that's why the murder police are here talking about her in the past tense.

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by Anonymousreply 137December 20, 2022 7:09 PM

R136 - does it ever!

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by Anonymousreply 138December 20, 2022 7:10 PM

R134, I checked out the opening of that episode on that blurry YouTube clip and I seriously started laughing the moment she walks back in in that black dress! Haha!

by Anonymousreply 139December 20, 2022 7:38 PM

Olivia freaked out about a camera behind a mirror but she doesn't investigate when her own son is found in a dog cage.

by Anonymousreply 140December 20, 2022 9:17 PM

It is an early Christmas present - I spend too much time on Datalounge and watch WAY to much Law and Order SVU - but the “OLEEBIA” episode just started on USA ….. where are the Christmas cookies my neighbor left for me ….

by Anonymousreply 141December 20, 2022 11:05 PM

I like the episode where Olivia and Elliott go to a swingers bar to track down a perp.

Olivia gets all "hussied up," then walks in the door.

And of course, all the men (and women) are ooooh-ing and ahhhhh-ing over her.

Pfft. As IF!

by Anonymousreply 142December 21, 2022 1:10 AM

Did you expect them to show Elliot as the real fag-magnet Meloni is?

Nope.

by Anonymousreply 143December 21, 2022 1:34 AM

Wow, that girl at r45 has HUGE feet.

by Anonymousreply 144December 21, 2022 12:25 PM

Why hasn't there been a drag queen story hour s/l on SVU yet?

by Anonymousreply 145December 21, 2022 3:25 PM

[quote] Why hasn't there been a drag queen story hour s/l on SVU yet?

There have been lots of gay and trans stories.

"Lowdown," and "Learning Curve" and "Closet" and "Sin" and "Down Low In Hell's Kitchen" and "Transitions."

Those are some of my favorites.

by Anonymousreply 146December 21, 2022 4:31 PM

Based on that plot, I’ve concluded that Noah grows up to become the Shit Brickhouse Troll.

by Anonymousreply 147December 21, 2022 4:33 PM

R134 lmao I’m dead. 🤣

by Anonymousreply 148December 21, 2022 4:34 PM

[QUOTE] There have been lots of gay and trans stories.

But there hasn't been drag queen story hour. I want a DQSH episode.

by Anonymousreply 149December 21, 2022 4:40 PM

DQSH or bust!

by Anonymousreply 150December 21, 2022 7:57 PM

I bet they will have one soon, I'm as serious as Julianne Moore. And the guy who is against it will get killed and they'll blame the head drag queen but it will be his daughter he molested.

by Anonymousreply 151December 21, 2022 8:00 PM

I swear, when I watched this show during the early 00s, it wasn't this ridiculous. It sounds HILARIOUS now (which is an odd thing to happen to a show about sexual violence!). I guess it's going to happen when a show is on their air as long as this one has been.

These threads on SVU always make me laugh.

by Anonymousreply 152December 21, 2022 8:05 PM

There was another episode with Hispanic kids in it, doing terrible accents.

I think it was called "Angels," and it was about some boys from Latin America being trafficked by child molesters.

The accents were horrible!

And Olivia tried her hand at speaking Spanish. BADLY.

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by Anonymousreply 153December 21, 2022 9:29 PM

How is the show going to take on the Idaho murders?

by Anonymousreply 154December 21, 2022 9:31 PM

[quote]And Olivia tried her hand at speaking Spanish. BADLY.

I guess that "rojo is red, manzana is apple" song wasn't as effective as they thought it would be!

by Anonymousreply 155December 21, 2022 9:32 PM

The actor who played the molested boy in R153 was named Pablo Santos.

He was a cute kid, and unfortunately he died in a plane crash in Mexico.

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by Anonymousreply 156December 21, 2022 9:34 PM

That was one of my favorite episodes ^#153. It’s always funny when Much takes off his glasses and goes under cover as a pedophile who likes little boys. He always gets a smarmy little grin on his face! …. Will Arnett played a travel agent who sends pedophiles on vacations to meet and “adopt” young boys. Patrick Cassidy is a surgeon who has “adopted” several young boys.

by Anonymousreply 157December 21, 2022 9:37 PM

Munch^

by Anonymousreply 158December 21, 2022 9:38 PM

Any episode where they had family members involved sucked, except for Carol Kane as Munch’s ex, probably because she only had two scenes and maybe ten lines.

by Anonymousreply 159December 21, 2022 9:47 PM

I LOVED Elliot's mom...

by Anonymousreply 160December 21, 2022 10:14 PM

[quote]Plus, she gets to fuck that delicious husband of hers.

LOL.

A DLer unfamiliar with Lavender marriages?

by Anonymousreply 161December 22, 2022 9:06 AM

I still Think she’s gay

by Anonymousreply 162December 22, 2022 11:22 AM

And one more thing. A few months after Benson gives Noah up, she gets a call from that family in Westchester. That other boy -- the brother -- has gone psychotic and is holding the family hostage. Benson heads up to Westchester to play heroine/saint.

by Anonymousreply 163December 22, 2022 4:09 PM

Does anyone else remember the Robin Williams episode? I'm surprised he slummed it on the show.

by Anonymousreply 164December 23, 2022 8:49 AM

I believe they were episodes, and they never found him in the second episode.

by Anonymousreply 165December 23, 2022 6:17 PM

I'm laughing at this thread, because it appears that Law and Order SVU has become high camp.

by Anonymousreply 166December 23, 2022 8:12 PM

Waiting for Oleebia to have a menopause episode and throw a chankla at Fin.

by Anonymousreply 167December 23, 2022 8:18 PM

An aside, like Noah, I once met my half-sister I never knew existed. She was nine years older than me, couldn’t look any more like my father and still be a woman, and had this over the top, “exuberance” about my dad who had been dead for 20 years. When we met though, there was no click. She wanted to know more about my father than me, and had serious luggage I wasn’t willing to unpack for he or deal with at the time.

She pressed me to take a DNA test and I refused, and the relationship went chilly.

She must have had a whore of a mother because she then said she met her REAL father and moved on to her next mark.

I’m willing to bet they find out the DNA was false and they’re not really brothers.

by Anonymousreply 168December 24, 2022 6:23 AM

I'm seeing promos for the show. Has Oleebia been kidnapped again?

by Anonymousreply 169January 12, 2023 9:30 PM

[quote]Why DID Meloni quit, anyway?

[quote]His ass had work to do. Seriously, check the stuff he's done since SVU. His bare ass makes an appearance in most of it. And that's a wonderful thing.

I think you're right, r105. I think he got bored. He's always enjoyed quirkier roles.

by Anonymousreply 170January 13, 2023 11:28 AM

It’s a depressing show.

I can’t watch it and never could.

by Anonymousreply 171January 13, 2023 2:19 PM

The OLEEEEBIA episode is on today.

It's called "911."

Rofl.

by Anonymousreply 172April 16, 2023 9:57 PM

Oleebia, will you help me??

by Anonymousreply 173April 17, 2023 1:03 AM

Olivia is back to hot butch status in this 1000th season

by Anonymousreply 174April 17, 2023 1:41 AM

Post menopausal Mariska has man face.

Sad

by Anonymousreply 175April 17, 2023 2:05 AM

I just watched Noah coming out with His Truth and can't stop laughing.

by Anonymousreply 176June 16, 2023 6:29 PM
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