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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Law and Order SVU, April 13, 2009
I've gotten several sets of Law and Order SVU DVD's where the labels were worn off for the most part. This set was no exception. I'm getting tired of this. The quality of the DVD itself as far as how it plays is fine but who wants a gross label on something you pay good money for.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Episode Summary, March 21, 2009
Law & Order was released when--2002? The included rebate for a discount off of the next season, supposedly available within a twelvemonth, expired before season 2 was available. The "special website" that was supposed to contain updates about availability of coming seasons never showed more than season 1 cover art. IMdB was the L&O junkie's lifeline.
Despite repeated broken promises (did anyone *ever* use a valid rebate coupon without a fight?), I pre-ordered every available season and all spin-offs, including the ballyhooed Trial by Jury. *Every* new season had some manufacturing defect in 1 or 2 discs, but with no local, cable, dish, satellite or interest in acquiring any type of TV, DVD releases of L&O and its many permutations were, in fact, my only television viewing--(meaning all of those cliffhangers carried to another spin-off remain so to me since they weren't packaged together.)
For reasons known only to the studio, seasons of Law & Order, SVU and CI that are *not* still contractually controlled by cable stations doing re-runs still aren't being released. Life happens. Though I would've once gladly bought every season available immediately (and did!) I'm no longer willing to spare the funds, and I'm not alone. Had I had more faith in the studio, I'd have continued buying. Universal has been working against its own interest for years, and may only now be waking up.
Getting off of my soapbox, here's what to expect in Season 8, courtesy of IMDb. I hope you enjoy! I'll catch the show occasionally when at a friend's house--maybe.
Episode 1: Informed (Original Air Date--19 September 2006)
When a particularly brutalized rape victim resists all efforts to help her, Olivia takes her as a cause and turns up an old acquaintance during the investigation.
Episode 2: Clock (Original Air Date--26 September 2006)
The detectives investigate the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl with Turner's Syndrome, a genetic disorder that contributed to her being teased and bullied at her prep school. Meanwhile, Stabler meets his new partner, former Warrant Officer, Detective Dani Beck.
Episode 3: Recall (Original Air Date--3 October 2006)
Stabler and his new partner go after a possible serial rapist with the help of an unlikely victim from 30 years earlier.
Episode 4: Uncle (Original Air Date--10 October 2006)
A homeless man is suspected of murder. As the case unfolds, so do Munch's family secrets.
Episode 5: Confrontation (Original Air Date--17 October 2006)
Stabler and Beck track down a serial rapist who repeatedly attacks his victims based on their ovulation cycles so that he can impregnate them.
Episode 6: Infiltrated (Original Air Date--31 October 2006)
The environmental group Olivia is infiltrating for the FBI is accused of murdering the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. But when she discovers that the crime may be sexual in nature, she conducts her own independent investigation.
Episode 7: Underbelly (Original Air Date--14 November 2006)
A fourteen year old girl who was brutally beaten, raped, and killed shares the same dog paw tattoo as two other young female homicide victims. Despite warnings from Stabler, Dani becomes overly involved in the case.
Episode 8: Cage (Original Air Date--21 November 2006)
SVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.
Episode 9: Choreographed (Original Air Date--28 November 2006)
A model is poisoned to death, and it could be connected to a love triangle between her manipulative choreographer husband, his mistress, and the mistress' jealous husband.
Episode 10: Scheherazade (Original Air Date--2 January 2007)
A dying man's confessions to Benson and Stabler reveal secrets about the true identity of his estranged daughter, and that the wrong man is in jail for the murder of the daughter's biological mother.
Episode 11: Burned (Original Air Date--9 January 2007)
Elliott thinks a possible rape victim is lying to enhance her divorce settlement. But Olivia thinks it's a sign of her husband's escalating violence, and believes that Stabler's judgment is clouded because of his divorce.
Episode 12: Outsider (Original Air Date--16 January 2007)
Fin reluctantly works with a Brooklyn detective who thinks that Fin's rape cases are connected to his unsolved murder cases.
Episode 13: Loophole (Original Air Date--6 February 2007)
An investigation into a potential child pornography case actually uncovers a chemical company testing possibly toxic products on a group of building tenants.
Episode 14: Dependent (Original Air Date--13 February 2007)
A suspect in the murder of a mob lawyer's wife dies during a violent apprehension by Stabler. Stabler maintains that he did nothing illegal, but the evidence may prove otherwise.
Episode 15: Haystack (Original Air Date--20 February 2007)
A woman accused of killing her baby commits suicide after being interrogated by an overzealous television reporter. It later turns out that the baby was kidnapped, perhaps by the baby's biological father.
Episode 16: Philadelphia (Original Air Date--27 February 2007)
Olivia finds her biological brother in New Jersey, but discovers that he is under investigation by local police for sexual crimes. But her obsession with finding him puts another investigation in jeopardy as well as her partnership with Elliot.
Episode 17: Sin (Original Air Date--27 March 2007)
A gay male prostitute is murdered, and the investigation reveals that a pastor who preaches extreme intolerance toward homosexuals may have had a relationship with him.
Episode 18: Responsible (Original Air Date--3 April 2007)
The mother of a high school girl is caught having a sexual relationship with one of her daughter's classmates, and she may have supplied alcohol for a high school party where another student died.
Episode 19: Florida (Original Air Date--1 May 2007)
Benson (Mariska Hargitay) hears from her half-brother (Michael Weston), who is on the run because of sexual assault charges. He continues to claim his innocence, though because evidence continues to pile up against him, Benson reluctantly agrees to help in the investigation.
Episode 20: Annihilated (Original Air Date--8 May 2007)
The investigation of a bride-to-be's murder uncovers a man's double life; a turn in the case rattles Stabler, who turns to his wife and children for comfort.
Episode 21: Pretend (Original Air Date--15 May 2007)
The investigation into an extreme fighting death leads to the discovery of a 28-year-old woman posing as a 16-year-old high school student.
Episode 22: Screwed (Original Air Date--22 May 2007)
Fin's nephew, Darius, goes to trial and seems determined to take the unit down with him.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superior writing, Gripping Stories..., February 28, 2009
"Law & Order" stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni in 22 Season 8 episodes heavy on drama. The scripts deal with sex crimes, their perpetrators and victims with often frank language and disturbing, emotionally provocative scenarios. Guest stars in the eighth season include Marcia Gay Harden, Tim Daly, Blair Underwood, Bernadette Peters, Kim Delaney, and Kal Penn.
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