theoldwolf

I have this cousin. He's about as ivory tower as you can get. Russian scholar, dabbles in painting, published playwright, ecclesiastical leader, university professor, patriarch, you name it. I'm surprised he condescends to watch TV at all. So what's his favorite show?

Law and Order. And I think that's a hoot.

I quote you a part of an email that he sent me the other day:

"What most engages us--a veritable addiction--is the TV series, "Law and Order." By now we relate to detectives Eliot and Olivia like our own kin. The series must help its various Manhattan based guest actors pay the rent, and all perform brilliantly. The realistic settings and directorial detail are unsparingly lavish in their variety. Unlike sci-fi and other fantasy plots, the scenarios come right out of the daily news, underscoring the latest controversies. Realistically, the good cops don't always win and justice doesn't always prevail. Talk about "right questions about human behavior"-- the series deserves the Olympic Gold. (I'm obviously applying for a p.r. job with its by now fabulously wealthy producer, Dick West.) There's even a Russian version with similar background music and effects, but neither it nor its actors come close."

So there you have it, L&O fans: a ringing endoresement from the rarified atmosphere of academia. It doesn't get any better than this...