'Law And Order: LA' Canceled By NBC

The Hollywood Reporter:

From Dick Wolf and Universal Media Studios, the freshman drama didn't resonate with viewers after its creative hiatus that increased screen time for Alfred Molina and Terrence Howard. Around this time last year, NBC called it quits on the franchise's original.

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Comments

[Swanny1579]

09:05 AM on 06/20/2011

Thought the Episode where they dealt with the Cartel was excellent. It was very accurate in the depiction of widespread corruption on the US / Mex border. I was hoping they would continue the show just in hopes of them doing more cartel related shows. With the drug war raging, they would've had plenty of real life stories that could be made into episodes, & good ones! Too bad.

[davebowman2001]

04:52 PM on 06/03/2011

I stopped watching regularly once they killed off the realistic cop--he wasn't flashy or 'acting' like a cop, he was very real. The few relaunched shows with Molina as a cop that I watched were awkward and though the stories got a bit grittier, I just didn't buy the rearrangement of the characters. I preferred the original cast and they should have kept Molina as the lawyer, Ulrich as the cop and maybe got rid of one of the lawyers and assistant lawyers. NBC made the mistake of having no intro for the first half of the season. That is just bad execs. The writing was weak during the first half as well -- very CSI Miami worthy.

[DanielleRoyster]

02:04 PM on 06/01/2011

I am so sad that the show is being cancelled, after the small break that it took and made some better episodes, I actually began to love it. All of the characters seem very cohesive and it captivates my attention during the entire episode so I’m going to miss it. Sometimes, I was so excited about the show, that I just watched it on my phone using the DISH Remote Access app with DISH Network. The app worked with my Sling Adapter so I can watch live and pre-recorded content and I don’t even have to be at home to do so. The adapter is normally $99 but for a limited time, DISH is offering it for free. There are some restrictions and people can find out more about it by going here http://goo.gl/Qsggz and now that I work at DISH, I’m always recommending that people check it out and experience a value unseen by any other provider!

*Danielle

[tweets4twits]

03:27 PM on 05/31/2011

(note to self don't use ampersands).. rest of comment was "same thing happened to Law and Order: Trial By Jury" only difference was Jerry Orbach really died they didn't just choose to kill off his character for no reason.

[tweets4twits]

03:25 PM on 05/31/2011

Boo! I liked this once they brought back the ADA from the original. Was pretty risky killing off a main character though. If I didn't have like 18 years invested into this franchise I would've stopped watching once they killed off Skeet Ulrich. Gamble didn't pay off I guess. Same thing happened with L

[Oh Em Gee]

08:32 PM on 05/18/2011

Well how many law and order shows did they expect me to watch Geez!

[Tazzie]

11:22 AM on 05/18/2011

It started out pretty bad but it was starting to hit it's stride. The last few episodes were pretty decent.

[Diasamax]

03:00 PM on 05/16/2011

Now I understand why NBC is at the bottom of the pool. They cancel LOLA, but pick up Chelsea Handler! She is not funny and will spread her legs for anything that will advance what is supposed to be a career. That's how she got her job on E!.

[Kim0330]

11:43 AM on 05/17/2011

From the looks of it, they're going to stay at the bottom of the pool.

Not one appealing show.

[anastasiabeaverhousen]

02:37 PM on 05/16/2011

It wasn't the best of the L&O franchise, but I did record it so I had something to watch when there wasn't anything else but freakin' reality shows..........

[Bat Wrangler]

02:14 PM on 05/16/2011

The Law and Order franchise has now "jumped the shark".

[Bloviator88]

02:04 PM on 05/16/2011

So NBC dumped this show but kept Chuck? Welcome to Kabletown.

[sms1777]

12:45 PM on 05/16/2011

Corey Stoll was great both with and without the stache, but overall the show just fell flat. I'm a fan of both Howard and Molina, but their performances in this show were unremarkable.

[Cole 33]

10:58 AM on 05/16/2011

People must be getting tired with the constant onslaught of new lawyer/cop/dr/investigator shows, which are like every other lawyer/cop/dr/investigator shows out there

[ianmcc]

10:58 AM on 05/16/2011

The original should have been given at least one more season, this show was a VERY poor copy of the NY based show. Everyone knows that the city itself was an integral part of the show, and shows that America as a whole is simply not enamored with the artificial emptiness that is LA.

[MisterCee]

02:18 PM on 05/20/2011

Both L&O shows stunk. The city has nothing to do with it since Dragnet, Adam 12, Rockford Files, CHiPs, LA Law, Mannix, The Shield and Southland are all iconic or hit shows. Both L&O shows stunk and the city has no bearing on if people will watch it.

[SENCvoter]

10:46 AM on 05/16/2011

Personally, I thought that LO SVU was getting quite bad and LO LA was getting better. Unlike some others, I thought Terence Howard was great, he played his character like Sam Watterston played his on the original LO, intense and aloof. (Howard was also pleasant to look at :-) )

[MisterCee]

02:11 PM on 05/20/2011

I agree with you. I wasn't too thrilled with LOLA but once it came back from hiatus it got better, but LO SVU is starting to get stale, and the constant money issues with the 2 stars are turning me off as well.