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There are plenty of things about Law & Order: Trial by Jury, the fourth series and third spinoff (after SVU and Criminal Intent) in executive producer Dick Wolf's popular and reliable franchise, that loyal viewers will find familiar, even comforting. There's the taut, ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling; the Kobe Bryant rape case (in "Pattern of Conduct") and the infamous Amadou Diallo shooting (in "Forty-One Shots") are but two examples among the fourteen episodes in this three-disc set. There are appearances, some of them recurring, by Sam Waterston, Fred Thompson, the late Jerry Orbach (in his final episodes as Det. Lennie Briscoe), and other stalwarts from the original series. There's an SVU "cross-over" episode, and another ("Skeleton") that follows up on the shooting of L & O detective Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin). And then there's the theme music, the intro ("In the criminal justice system")… and that ineffable sound that leads from one scene to another. Yet Trial by Jury also has many aspects that set it apart from the other Law & Order shows. In focusing not on police procedure but on the trial process, it shines a brighter light on the defendants (who in most cases have already been apprehended when an episode starts), the juries (including the selection process, deliberations, and the role of jury consultants), the various lawyers' strategies, and even the judges' personal opinions. All of that leads to some interesting situations, like the scene in "Forty-One Shots" that finds a group of policemen, barred from the courtroom for making a disturbance during the trial of a cop killer, waiting anxiously outside for the verdict. Nevertheless, there are reasons why Trial by Jury failed to connect with viewers, airing for just two months in 2005 before being canceled by NBC. The cast is one of them; for example, A.D.A. Tracey Kibre (Bebe Neuwirth), the lead prosecutor, is tough but not especially likable. More than that, with its predilection for tight close-ups, personal details, melodrama, and such, the series is simply too much like standard nighttime TV fare. Good but not great, Law & Order: Trial by Jury (the set includes a few deleted scenes and a short featurette) will certainly have its adherents, but it falls a little short of its distinguished predecessors. --Sam Graham
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For the first time, a Law & Order series is told not only from the point-of-view of the prosecutors and police -- but also from the perspective of the defense attorneys, defendants, judges and jurors. Law & Order: Trial by Jury shows the inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing through the prosecutors’ complicated process of building a case, investigating leads and preparing witnesses for trial.
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UPGRADED BY THE TIME,
By louie duvall "louie" (canada, usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Law and Order: Trial By Jury C (DVD)
I'd remembered having some critical comments at the time in 2005, but recently a friend of mine was playing an episode, and honestly with the look of 2011, even Neuwirth didn't look that bad.It happens in different series, than the look after few years seems less sour,and even upgraded by the time. In 2005, I've been amazed, maybe disturbed a bit by the contrast of that ADA (Newbirth)compare to Robinette, Kincaid, and so for, and their little more black and white view of the law, but now, after many other series, that Miss Kibre seems to fit a little more in the era.
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A bit uneven, BEBE Neuwirth not effective,
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This review is from: Law and Order: Trial By Jury C (DVD)
I liked this series but it did not have the impact of the other Law & Order shows.Neuwirth looks old and placid most of the time. As a top ADA she does not fit and affects the whole thing as she is the main character.
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This review is from: Law and Order: Trial By Jury C (DVD)
Great stuff. Good to see Jerry Orbach one last time before he died. They pulled the plug on this thing too early.
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