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• Actors: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Benjamin Bratt, Steven Zirnkilton, S. Epatha Merkerson
• Writers: David Streever, Dick Wolf, Nancy Miller
• Producers: Morgan Gendel, Peter Giuliano
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008
• Run Time: 1090 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001F7Q4JS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,372 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Law & Order: The Sixth Year" on IMDb

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The beauty of the Law & Order franchise is its ability to capitalize on its revolving cast of characters. The sixth season of Law & Order introduces viewers to a new detective and kills off another series favorite. There's also a seamless crossover episode with Homicide: Life on the Street and a compelling season finale that gives insight into how the main characters deal with tragedy. The 23 episodes featured in the five-disc set originally aired during the 1995-1996 television season. Aside from a few style issues--and the lack of cell phones--the episodes hold up well today. After the departure of Detective Mike Logan (Chris Noth) at the end of last season, Lennie Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) gets a new partner. Rey Curtis (Benjamin Bratt) is a by-the-book do-gooder. A devoted husband and father, Rey sees things in black and white, while Lennie views things in shades of grey. It isn't until he helps send a man to the electric chair that Rey struggles with his own sense of morality. Though Lennie teases Rey for his youth and model-perfect good looks, the two work well together as they tackle cases involving an au pair charged with killing a baby, a racist serial killer targeting African Americans, and a rapist who may be released due to a technicality. Sam Waterson and Jill Hennessy return as attorneys Jack McCoy and Claire Kincaid. Under the watchful eye of their cantankerous boss Adam Schiff (Steven Hill), the pair are expected to keep criminals at bay, even when the evidence seems to be working against them. Hill is perfect in his role, ordering deals, demanding justice, and laying out non-PC justice. He delivers priceless lines to Jack, such as, "You have the victim and a confession. Munoz has crawled halfway out of the hole we dug for him 30 years ago. You hit him with the shovel before he crawls all the way out." Guest stars include Patti LuPone as a charming defense attorney, Kim Raver as a working mom whose baby is murdered, Amanda Peet as a Patty Hearst-type kidnap victim, and Jennifer Garner as a flirtatious graduate student who tempts a married man. Don't miss the last five minutes of the season finale. Without saying a word, Orbach conveys all the emotions of a guilt-ridden man. --Jae-Ha Kim

Product Description

Benjamin Bratt hits the streets with New York's Finest as Detective Rey Curtis, and joins returning stars Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach and Jill Hennessey in 23 gripping episodes ripped from today's headlines. Also on the case are compelling guest stars, including Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Michael Imperioli, Peter Sarsgaard and Jennifer Garner. This must-own 5-disc collection of the entire sixth season includes the crossover episode "For God and Country" from the Primetime Emmyr Award and Peabodyr Award winning show Homicide: Life on the Street. Renowned creator Dick Wolf brings you television's longest-running crime series, which has been honored by more than 50 Primetime Emmyr Award nominations.

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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Law & Order - Season 6 - FINALLY! October 1, 2008

By Cam T.

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Season 6 of Law & Order begins with another cast change - Chris Noth is no longer present as Detective Mike Logan. As you may recall, in the 5th season finale, he punched out a city councilman who got away with murder and was mocking the outraged crowds. But Logan's action got him 'exiled' to Staten Island.

Benjamin Bratt takes his place as Detective Reynaldo 'Rey' Curtis. Curtis was a good cop, in need of some seasoning though, but on a personal note, I found him too parochially minded at times. The season ends with the surprising death of a main character, but to keep things interesting, I'm not listing the character here.

The 6th season of Law & Order continues the series tradition of addressing current social issues such as hate crimes, drugs, rape, racism, and various other crimes. This season also features the first crossover episode between Law & Order and Homicide: Life on the Street. Whether the episode from the second series is included in this set, I do not possess that information.

Of course, the cast delivers excellent performances as always, from the wise-cracking Lennie Briscoe, played by the late, much-lamented Jerry Orbach, to the passionately driven Jack McCoy played by Sam Waterston, as he relentlessly pursues justice in the cases he receives.

Now, Universal, get the rest of the seasons out!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Season! June 19, 2011

By J. DeAngeles

Season 6 of Law and Order ranks up there with some of the other truly incredible seasons of the show...Rather than listing all of the great episodes, let me say this...pretty much every episode is highly entertaining...I have my personal favorites, but I enjoyed it from start to finish...

This being the last season for Jill Hennessey playing Assistant ADA Claire Kincaid, definitely makes you appreciate her character...she portayed it very VERY well...her chemistry with ADA Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston), is practically unmatched...maybe Seasons 8 and 9 with Briscoe and Curtis, or seasons 11 and 12 with Briscoe and Green...but other than that, these two really worked well together and were an amazing pairing...you really feel like they work for the District Attorneys office...and you never really find out if they are actually sleeping together, but you kind of sense that they are...given McCoy's "history" with prior female 2nd chair ADA's...it is heartbreaking to see how Claire Kincaid bites the dust in the season finale, but fortunately Carie Lowells portrayal of Jamie Ross was good enough of a replacement in Seasons 7 and 8...

Also, we are introcuded to Briscoe's new partner, Detective Ray Curtis, as Det Mike Logan gets transfered to Staten Island as punishment for his temper getting the best of him in the Season 5 finale...they get off to a rocky start, but after a handful of episodes they are pals and start to develop some chemistry...which they perfect a couple seasons later...it's great to get a fresh face in the department after 5 years of Mike Logan...no knock on him, but it was definitely time for him to bow out and for someone new, and a bit more in contrast personality-wise and appearance-wise than Briscoe, to join the team......Logan was a bit too similar to Briscoe that the pairing got tiresome after a while...Logan works better with a femaie partner which we later see on Criminal Intent...and Briscoe, well he works great with anyone, but he was way more entertaining being paired with Curtis, and later with Det Green...

So kudos to the addition of Det Ray Curtis, who shined for 4 wonderful seasons, beginning here in season 6...and a thank you to Det Mike Logan, for 5 solid seasons and helping get this show on the map...for the first time ever, we get a peak into the personal lives of most of the characters...in the first 5 seasons I can barely recall knowing anything about the private lives of anyone on this show...finally we get to know a thing or two...and that definitely helps the audience relate to the characters and embrace them as such.

On a side note, in my personal opinion this was the beginning of about a ten year run of this show setting the bar super high for future detective/lawyer shows...Seasons 6-15 were arguably the best of the 20 seasons...and this is where that all started, in a sense...the recipe was developed right here.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Disappointed February 1, 2009

By M. Sanderson

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Once again I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I would be happier if the rest of the series was distributed this year.

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to Benjamin Bratt, farewell to Jill Hennessy June 1, 2013

By NewDiane VINE™ VOICE

Although I miss Chris Noth as the hot-headed Det. Mike Logan, Benjamin Bratt brings a whole new character to Det. Reynaldo "Rey" Curtis. He's more religious than the other detectives on the show and more devoted to family. His family problems are developed in later seasons; in this one, it's enough to see that he's a husband and father first and foremost. I was very sorry to see the last of Jill Hennessy as ADA Claire Kincaid, though, as she seemed more of a sincere, ethical lawyer than a pretty sidebar to the EADA, Sam Waterston. The two have a couple of scenes that are extremely subtle but offer just enough clues to make it reasonable to backtrack when, in later seasons, it's made clear that they had an affair. No hand-holding, nothing explicit, just a couple of scenes when they're seated a bit too comfortably next to each other on a couch, that kind of thing. And in the last, shocking episode, when Jack McCoy phones her at night to drive him home because he's been drinking, the implication is that they're closer than one might expect. The episodes are terrific, as always. A riff on the Kitty Genovese murder that rocked New York City in the 1960s, with a nasty ending. A favorite bad guy brought back from a prior season - can they make a case at last? A home invasion that is not what it seems. The episodes from this season have been rerun so often I can practically quote from them, but still found it worth my money to purchase the set on DVD. Highly recommended!

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It! May 28, 2013

By Charlene A.

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Great set to add to your Law&Order collection. The price was the cheapest I found at any store either online or B.M. A must have for all Law&Order fans like myself.

5.0 out of 5 stars Law and Order April 6, 2013

By Rhonda F. Buckner

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Great product. My mother is addicted to this show and she was very pleased with the condition of the item.

5.0 out of 5 stars Miss Law and Order April 6, 2013

By LCKansas

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Really enjoy watching Law and Order since the program went off the air. Quality series with great actors, and thoughtful situations.