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Anthony Anderson To Join LAW & ORDER??
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Thursday morning’s Variety reports that Anthony Anderson (“Kangaroo Jack,” “Transformers”) may be about to become Jeremy Sisto’s partner on “Law & Order,” replacing nine-year L&O vet Jesse Martin.
The slightly strange thing about this news is Fox hasn’t quite gotten around to cancelling Anderson’s last series, the terrible “K-Ville.”
Read all of Variety’s story on the matter here.
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Please, no. There are only about a hundred thousand better qualified actors. It's bad enough Dennis Farina left and Jerry Orbach is dead; don't go down this path.
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Not great, but competent.
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Will he be screaming hysterically at his grandma and dancing around like a baffoon?
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Go watch his work on the Shield. He was great in that. Hes like a chubby version of Cuba Gooding Jr. Drama = Good....................Comedy = Fucking Train wreck.
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And tells them the hot lady made him download Mp3's.
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He was awesome on L&O. Why did he leave. He is one of my favorite character actors.
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I actually think that Jeremy Sisto is a pretty damn good actor, and I think that Anthony Anderson could be good on this show. But why is Jesse Martin leaving?
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It's been on for years and years. It's the E.R. of Court shows.
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"I need some gumbo" is Anderson's anti "We'll always have Paris". Such a non-classic.
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It's been really good. Of course, it's always been a pretty consistent show, but this year with the introduction of a new Asst. DA for the first time in over ten years, played by Batman's dad from Batman Begins, who is intense and cutthroat and awesome, I think the show has gotten some new energy. But I think Jesse Martin is one of the cornerstones of that show right now--it would probably take a hit if he left. Then again, it's been a show that has absorbed any and every cast member leaving, and just keeps on trucking.
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When I first got my HDTV I started watching a ton of Law and Order on TNT, and was amazed to find that there are high quality, 16:9, widescreen versions of the episodes going back to like 1994 (as opposed to a lot of other TNT "HD" shows which are just horribly stretched 4:3 SD prints). Where did all these true HD versions come from? Were they that foresighted in the mid nineties?
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Anderson did some good work on The Shield. He was really an evil fuck. I realize some people felt it was weak but I disagree.
Bringing him into L&O? Could work. I think he has some decent chops.
mraig, I agree. With Thompson out after his attempt at the WH and Waterston doing the DA thing the new guy has brought a fresh dynamic to the show. That and the female ADA is hot in a slightly off-putting, vaguely alien-looking sort of way.
Now if they could only get some writers who aren't so enamored with their oh-so-clever plots that have to, in some way, make Christians or conservatives look bad.
Seriously, there have been more abortion clinics bombed on L&O than in real life.
Weird
Still, good show.
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...happened to Farina?
He was really good.
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Now that we've left the dark ages of the Elisabeth Rohm/Fred D. Thompson era and now getting good scripts with interesting characters played by good actors. Hopefully AA will bring his A-game to this. -
I agree; Law & Order seemed to be lacking energy the past few seasons, but it seems like the current cast and writing has revitalized it quite a bit. I think it's the best right now that it's been in quite a while.
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They should seriously get rid of Sam Watterston's self-righteous attorney character. I absolutely can't stand him and is the only reason I don't watch the original Law & Order. Right now I think SVU is the best followed by Criminal Intent with D'onofrio. I will say that Alicia Witt has been the BEST addition to Law & Order since Mariska Hargitay.
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and they both suck.
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episode here and there I liked K-Ville.
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or the psychotic wife! Ripped from the headlines! Most overrated show ever.
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It's amazing he survived high school.
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plus i have a huge man crush on jeremy sisto. but jesse martin leaving? that kinda sucks.
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Contrary to the stereotype of teh fat cop, NYPD has had serious fitness requirements since the late 80's. A couple of older guys with beer bellies, sure. Some overweight oldtimer with 30+ years working a desk, absolutely. But not some homicide detective in his 30's.
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Do you intentionally try to hurt people's careers when you list their credits? How about Anthony Anderson (The Shield, The Departed, Hustle and Flow). The guys a good actor and you choose to highlight Transformers and Kangaroo Jack?
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of them can compare ass-wiping techniques.I love how the episodes are advertised as "ripped from the headlines" but when you watch the show it always has a disclaimer about how it is fiction and any similarities to real people is coincidental.
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Just when I started to get interested again in L&O you pull this kind of stunt? Forshame...
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You can say what you will about those two (I actually liked D.A. Brach as a foil to Jack), but I think the scene where Branch fired Serena was one of the best scenes I've ever seen on the show
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...some of you are reacting as though Wolff personally decided to go another direction and made up his mind to get rid of Martin. I'm sure this was Martin's decision. He's a young, talented actor who's been doing the show for almost 10 years, and I'm sure he's ready to move on to something new.
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Feb 21, 2008 3:32:42 PM CST
I put tha money in tha jacket, and tha jacket on tha kangaroo...
by osmosis jones
...an' HE BE HOPPIN' AW-AAAAAA-AAAAAAAAAY!
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I EAT THEM UP!
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I agree that scene was powerful in the moment, but afterwards, it seemed a little contrived.
I think that Rohm is a great actress, but I really can not stand Thompson as an actor. He's not terrible, but he is far from good. I guess it's the mediocrity that annoys me; especially when it is obvious that he is trying so hard to be portray a depth that I don't think that he has. -
He was Stablers partner for 1 episode on L&O:SVU...
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I'm still getting used to McCoy not being ADA any more. Green has gotta stay on for a few more years until I start getting used to Sisto in the role. Then they can replace him.
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Feb 21, 2008 4:47:59 PM CST
I don't trust Herc, Is K-Ville any good or not?
by guy who got a headache and accidentally
Seeking opinions, preferably from someone who likes shit like, The Wire and or the Shield, rather than Buffy and Gilmore Girls.
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Feb 21, 2008 4:51:09 PM CST
Poster Mistahtibbs, You Made Me Laugh With Your Insight Into Law
by red dawn don
Poster Mistahtibbs wrote: "Seriously, there have been more abortion clinics bombed on L&O than in real life." So true, So Funny. And yes the girl ADA (CSI MIAMI'S dead bride of Lt. Horatio Caine) is hot, hot, hot and ALIEN-UFO looking.
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Feb 21, 2008 5:02:00 PM CST
A New Character Direction For Law & Order Original Recipe
by red dawn don
On many past episodes, Det. Green, was the designated heart-throb. Det Green usually had some of the female guest stars coming on to him. I guess the batton has been past to the Jeremy Sisto character. Last nights episode had women all making eyes at him. I thought that I was watching a Stacy Keach MIKE HAMMER episode with all the damsel-in-heat lusting, last nights L&O had in it. Funny though, Det. Green had no action. What a change.
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Like they did every once in a while on L&O. Seeing some of the chicks from behind or taking their tops off every so often made me come back to the show more often than I really wanted to but it was nice to see something like that once in a while. I remember I thought my mom was gonna die when she saw Jimmy Smit's ass.
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L&O Should have casual nudity like NYPD Blue. But they need to show the hot girls like Mariska Hargitay and Alicia Witt. That would seriously make me happy ;)
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And has it really been nine years? Amazing.
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The police station has gotten like ten times bigger, and the camera moves all over the place, shooting from different angles, etc. -- a very appealing overhaul. And I too have often literally thought the female ADA looks like a gorgeous extraterrestrial.
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Guy can do it. Look forward to his Marvin Gaye movie.
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Anthony Anderson OWNED every scene he was in on The Shield. He could tackle this with ease
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... but it used to be subtle. Now it's just a lot more mobile for some reason. I like it though...
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play naked twister with all four golden girls than watch an hour of anything with Anthony Anderson. Does this make the audience the "special victims"?
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has jumped it
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There's plenty of actors out there that could do a much better job. Funny thing is, I just watched "The Movie Hero" again last night, and now I'm reminded of the part in it when Sisto talks about how he can't have a funny young black sidekick cause it's too cliche. except, yeah I know, Anthony Anderson isn't funny. but you get my point. Why don't they hire someone like Blaire Underwood or Richard T. Jones if they feel the need to hire a black actor. Either of them would be a way better choice I think.
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Subject says it all. The only reason left to watch the original L & O is Jesse Martin. A sad day for L & O fans if this turns out to be true.
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It was easily one of the most unintentionally funny t.v. shows in years! Plus, the chick who played the arson investigator was really hot looking!
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Kicked FUCKING ASS! Hello? Antwon Mitchell?? HELLO? Any brains in here??? I guess most of you cant remember that far back in time. Writing on Shield : Awsome! Writing on K-ville : Crap-ville! Figure it out...
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It's a requirement.
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At first, I thought it said Anthony Edwards! LOL. But seriously, although the writing was rocky at the beginning of the series, K-Ville was a pretty good show, and I'm not saying that because I'm a huge Cole Hauser fan. I was glad to see him getting some regular work. I think he's one of the most underated actors today. Just watch him in Higher Learning. Spooky! Well, if Fox is going to cancel it, might as well give Anderson a job. But what of Hauser?
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