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Jeff Goldblum To Replace
Noth On CRIMINAL INTENT!!

Ugh by phaedrus007	Jun 26th, 2008 09:54:57 PM
and first...?
Shame by Larry of Arabia	Jun 26th, 2008 09:56:21 PM
He's too good for this. Why can't a great actor with such a distinctive style get a good feature? Or did I just answer that question?
I wonder if Logan's going back to Staten Island by chrth	Jun 26th, 2008 09:59:03 PM
Goldblum is an interesting choice, to say the least. It'll be interesting to see how he plays it.
So Oddball Rules? by DennisMM	Jun 26th, 2008 09:59:45 PM
I can't imagine Goldblum playing it razor-straight, so he'll have to work against comparisons with D'onofrio. Noth never belonged on CI - he should have become the "old cop" on Law & Order Classic Flavor after Farina left.
could be ok by bigbadbua	Jun 26th, 2008 10:13:16 PM
I like Noth in this role, but it could work. Even better is that a friend of mine is appearing in an episode of this in a few weeks. That will be great.
Raines was pretty good. by JonQuixote	Jun 26th, 2008 10:13:52 PM
But after not watching L&O:CI for all these seasons, I doubt I'll be able to follow the storyline.
Goldblum needs one of those things, whatsit called? Um, you know by WickedJacob	Jun 26th, 2008 10:21:28 PM
an agent.
by djtelesca	Jun 26th, 2008 10:22:13 PM
I think he would work well - he's got that same nerdy too-smart quirkiness that D'Onofrio brings to the show.
Sweet! by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jun 26th, 2008 10:29:54 PM
A friend of mine writes for the show, I'm going to badger her until I get his autograph.
Sounds very cool by snowpuff	Jun 26th, 2008 10:41:42 PM
Is Criminal Intent still only on USA?
Yeah, I think there'll be an issue... by themikejonas	Jun 26th, 2008 10:50:05 PM
I preferred the D'Onofrio episodes, but I also liked that the Noth episodes had a different approach. Goldblum's character needs to not be a Goren clone. Maybe he can talk to hallucinations of the murder victims during the investigation? :)
More Goldlum! by Gozu	Jun 26th, 2008 10:50:29 PM
The only question is which one's the quirky one?
I dunno... by BizarroJerry	Jun 26th, 2008 10:51:17 PM
I like Noth as Logan, but I generally like the Donofrio and partner episode better. Are there different writing staffs or something? Honestly, it's Donofrio's show, so bringing in a bigger star is a weird choice.
So will Goldblum and D'Onoffro have a overacting war? by TVguy4566	Jun 26th, 2008 10:59:13 PM
I really like both actors, but both have the propensity for over the top performances. That is what turned me off to L&O:CI in the first place. D'Onoffro basically is this super dective that everyone just sits around in awe of his brilliance and the fact he knows everything about everything. We don't need another character like that on this show. I would watch the Chris Noth episodes and skip the others. Now I may just skip the whole thing.
Jeff Goldblum could have been Batman '89 by Calico Pete	Jun 26th, 2008 11:02:37 PM
I always thought he'd have made a better Burton Batman than Keaton. Back then. And Peter O'Toole coulda been the Joker.
WAS great... by Riley Martin	Jun 26th, 2008 11:10:34 PM
WAS...
WickedJacob by Alex Childress	Jun 26th, 2008 11:47:47 PM
Well done, sir!
Will he say... by NeoMyers	Jun 26th, 2008 11:51:55 PM
"Faster, must solve faster!" ?
let's not forget his star-making role in Death Wish by GLENN_THE_TOOL	Jun 27th, 2008 12:11:13 AM
"GODDAMN RICH CUNTS! I KILL RICH CUNTS!"
So why are they letting Noth go??? by Russman	Jun 27th, 2008 12:47:05 AM
Anyone know?? I wonder if he didn't like the $$? Someone has to know, speak up??
Raines was actually a good show by Bass Ackwards	Jun 27th, 2008 01:28:53 AM
Built solely around Goldblum's talent, but I found it surprisingly worthwhile and was sad it didn't make it.
Noth quit because he wouldn't agree to a price freeze... by Sledge Hammer	Jun 27th, 2008 02:08:10 AM
...on his salary for this season, despite the fact that the show only barely managed to even get a new season, thanks to the first airing on cable deal they made. Apparently Noth believes that the success of the wretched Sex & The City movie means that he's hot shit right now, and as such deserved a hefty increase in his already substantial salary for the show, despite the cut backs the show had to make just to come back at all. And again, remember, they didn't cut his salary, they just couldn't increase it any so he walked in a David Caruso "it's my turn!" type huff. Nobody much cared though, and they up and hired the great Jeff Goldblum in his place instead, for the same salary that Noth would have got, not only replacing Noth with a far more talented and more popular actor, but also making him look like the absolute tool he is into the bargain.
so when is Goldbloom, Weller and compant gonna make Buckaroo 2 by Groothewarrior	Jun 27th, 2008 02:52:52 AM
they said the sequal was gonna be world crime conspiracy in mid 80s
Did we need a list of his big-screen credits? by photoboy	Jun 27th, 2008 03:02:50 AM
I mean this is a movie fan's site. Was it just to pad out the shortness of the story?
Just as long as they keep Alicia Witt in the cast by Han Cholo	Jun 27th, 2008 03:05:10 AM
Because someone leaves the show every season it seems. Hell, she should just have her own show.
Damn you Noth by JonJonB	Jun 27th, 2008 03:19:20 AM
This guy pisses me off, because I have a lot of love for Logan, but every time I see Noth out of character he seems to go out of his way to be more and more of a dick. He's shot himself in the foot this time, though. Goldblum is one of my favourite people to watch on screen, and could be a draw for new viewers. And, hell, if he turns out to be too much like Goren then drop Goren. The new direction of the show has turned him into a pussy, although I haven't seen the latest eps, didn't know it was even back on (torrent time). Have they managed to salvage the character? Is it even possible?
Also, agree with keeping Witt by JonJonB	Jun 27th, 2008 03:22:22 AM
I've got some serious criminal intent where she's concerned. Wish they'd stop threatening to bring back that freaky schoolboy creature she replaced.
They're not keeping Alicia Witt by tonagan	Jun 27th, 2008 04:03:46 AM
She was just filling in while Julianne Nicholson was on maternity leave. However, this casting change might shake things up.
goldblum was also the star of death wish by logicalnoise01	Jun 27th, 2008 06:36:45 AM

Presumably, by "star", you mean by JonJonB	Jun 27th, 2008 07:12:23 AM
rapist
Best news all week by ciroslive	Jun 27th, 2008 07:15:03 AM
I love Noth but Goldblum is classic. I usually only watched the D'Onofrio half of the show anyway. Now I'll watch every week. Kudos to USA
@jonjon by logicalnoise01	Jun 27th, 2008 08:51:17 AM
Is there any other kind? Plus his hat in that movie was dominant you can't deny that.
earth girls are easy by ArcadianDS	Jun 27th, 2008 09:07:25 AM
also they are chubby. Goldblum seems to be given a huge pass by the typically cynical TB nation here at AICN, and for what reason, I cannot fathom. He is the quintessential "one character" actor who portrays that one character every time he is on screen. I bet the show will be peppered with his 'buckshot staccato' dialogue style. Like in 4 of July where he stammers his way through the whole movie with choice gems like "yesyes big boom gotta go - go now yes yes faster - faster is good yesyes"
I might have liked to read this article... by Oknight	Jun 27th, 2008 09:36:21 AM
But the DAMNED AD kept falling all over what I was trying to read-- FUCK YOU
L&O by Dollar Bird	Jun 27th, 2008 09:54:51 AM
Actually, what's even more welcome to me is the fact that Warren Leight is leaving the show. The program took a stylistic turn when Rene Balcer left and Leight took over, and it was not for the better. They added pop songs ala CSI. The mysteries themselves seemed weaker. The whole Goren's mom and his nervous breakdown thing was all Leight stuff, and I thought it was really weak. I watch that show to see some mysteries, to see Goren know everything, and to hear Eames make wise-cracks while he's doing so. I could have taken or left the Logan episodes. I only watched them because they were on in the reruns and I was used to watching the show. Logan wasn't enough of an interesting character to make watching him solve a crime for an hour fun. Goldblum probably could make an interesting detective. I watched one ep of Raines and thought it had potential, but then it was gone before I could remember to watch it again. But I think we all agree, Goren is where it's at. That character needs to get out of his funk and back to knowing everything and being quirky so Eames can make acerbic quips.
he's creepy by kafka07	Jun 27th, 2008 09:57:04 AM
but I might check the show out now because crime dramas should be creepy. Although he would be a better serial killer or child molester than a cop.
When will Raines be on DVD by Big Jim	Jun 27th, 2008 10:04:30 AM
so I can finally show people who never watched what a good show it is (me acting out the episodes for them is just not the same). Chris Noth is now a big movie star. His fim made $50 million its first weekend. He is keeping himself free for the spinoff film he was promised, "Mr. Big and the City".
I can't believe it... by Heckles	Jun 27th, 2008 10:50:03 AM
...that TVGuide.com posted this yesterday afternoon. Amazing!
If you're in LA he's doing a Q&A at the El Portal Theater by drewlicious	Jun 27th, 2008 11:48:04 AM
It's Sunday night for a film festival. He's not showing anything there he's doing kind of a lecture. I think it's going for 10-12 dollars for it. Interesting guy.
I liked Raines by CherryValance	Jun 27th, 2008 11:52:44 AM
I'm not a fan of the "Law & Order"s but I'll definitely tune into to see Jeff. I didn't know Alicia Witt was in the cast. She freaks me out.
Oh Noth by BrandonGK	Jun 27th, 2008 11:59:42 AM
Does he actually think that he had any real bearing on S&TC's success? Give it a year he'll be begging at Dick Wolf's doorstep again.
They are going to have a lot less room in each ep by smackfu	Jun 27th, 2008 12:22:32 PM
for dialogue and exposition with all that careful posturing, thoughtful sentence conjuring, and stuttering. That said, I'd watch Goldblum in this. Though I hadn't realized he'd had another crime drama, or even that Noth was back...
Awesome by Series7	Jun 27th, 2008 12:39:07 PM
I'm really glad that they have decided to not cancel Raines in the end! I wonder how this L & O will work? Can you have two over the top cops? Jeff is not known for being the straight man.
Never watched this show before but I'll start now. by Edward_nygma	Jun 27th, 2008 12:53:17 PM
Goldblum is the man.
Tenspeed & Brownshoe by Angry Bald Guy	Jun 27th, 2008 01:44:15 PM
Wasn't that his first foray into a TV series? Or has someone mentioned this already? Or am I thinking of someone else? That was a long time ago.
Duh...read the article first. by Angry Bald Guy	Jun 27th, 2008 01:45:05 PM
I'm a dumbass.
EvilWizardGlick by TVguy4566	Jun 27th, 2008 01:45:44 PM
Noth was never brought in for a replacement of D'Onofrio. He was brought in because the shooting schedule was causing D'Onofrio some major medical issues. They brought in Noth to keep D'Onofrio on the show by cutting his shooting schedule, not to be his replacement.
I loved Raines... by xsi kal	Jun 27th, 2008 02:19:35 PM
This will be the first Law and Order I watch in a long long time
So there will be a lot of...running...and...and screaming? by HoboCode	Jun 27th, 2008 02:25:27 PM

I am ready for a Goldblum comeback though. by HoboCode	Jun 27th, 2008 02:26:25 PM
Too bad it's on a shitty L&O clone.
He'll solve every crime by ArcadianDS	Jun 27th, 2008 03:00:12 PM
with a computer laptop. then' he'll have to go. yes yes. go go now. going is good. good to go. yes yes go go good going yes good going going yes goo..commercial break
Okay, So will Goldblum by dvdhound79	Jun 27th, 2008 03:42:35 PM
Be stuttering and pointing his finger in the air a lot? Cause he's got that down.
This is the biggest news since... by jimmy rabbitte	Jun 27th, 2008 04:32:07 PM
...Zmed replaced Terrio on Dance Fever.
drunk Goldblum by samsquanch	Jun 27th, 2008 04:41:22 PM
http://tinyurl.com/5tjkh2
Goldblum on Tim And Eric...alright! by skimn	Jun 27th, 2008 04:48:36 PM
Goldblum on Law And Order...hohum. My Mom will wonder who that new guy is, and why does he make her nervous.
Since Moving to USA... by Oldnewbie	Jun 27th, 2008 07:29:34 PM
The show has lost something. Not quite sure what it is. I mean everything 'looks' the same but... something is missing. Probably is that shiny coat of writer paint they had to cut to pay the actors! Not sure Goldblum will be able to bring that element back...
Still waiting for L&O: The Musical by mrfan	Jun 27th, 2008 08:48:08 PM
You know it will happen. Just wait.
Noth would've been great as a Star Trek Captain. by teethgnasher	Jun 27th, 2008 10:11:01 PM
really.
Chris Noth should concentrate on movies by chien_sale	Jun 27th, 2008 11:16:11 PM
Ever since Noth did his first L&O run and then finished on Sex in the City, he should already have been a big star by now.
Anyone who is just starting to watch by Series7	Jun 28th, 2008 01:24:10 AM
Criminal Intent, its really good especially the Vincent D'Onofrio ones. If you get a chance you should really watch the episode with Roy Scheider called Endgame. Obviously inspired by Teb Bundy (but probably 90% of serial killers on TV/movies is) Its an amazing, really solid episode.
RAINES was the best show cancelled last year. by Uncle Stan	Jun 28th, 2008 08:05:31 AM
Fuck the nancy-boy suits.
GLENN_THE_TOOL good catch. His credit by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jun 28th, 2008 08:12:43 AM
was listed as "Freak Number 1" He was so good then he was better than the other two guys in the apartment, and his career skyrocketted from there.
Raines was a pretty good show by BMacSmith	Jun 28th, 2008 10:25:41 AM

It will work because... by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jun 28th, 2008 10:46:10 AM
Vincent D. essentially does a Goldblum impression on this show. We might as well have the real thing.
Goldblum and D’Onofrio are too good for this show. by warsinthesun	Jun 28th, 2008 11:27:53 AM
Seriously.
Seriously, they should bring him back AS Raines by themikejonas	Jun 28th, 2008 11:34:49 AM
The hallucination stuff would distinguish his shows from D'Onofrio's. Wouldn't be the first time the L&O franchise took in a character who started out in another, non-L&O series.
Goldblum is legend by judge dredds fresh undies	Jun 28th, 2008 11:42:57 AM
He should be headlining awesome films not this shitty tv series.
Goldblum will own each and every one of your asses! by Uncle Stan	Jun 28th, 2008 11:05:51 PM
He's that goddamn good.
"One character"? by thegreatwhatzit	Jun 29th, 2008 12:12:39 AM
Compare Goldbum's performance in THE FLY (Oscar worthy but the film's genre handicapped its qualification) to his characters in JURASSIC PARK or THE BIG CHILL. He's one of the classic character actors and deserves better than an ensemble series.
The Tall Guy... by Carl's hat	Jun 29th, 2008 05:18:59 AM
...you betcha ass he gets a gold pass. The man has character, something 90% of tv actors don't.
Goldblum is great also in the Tall Guy by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Jun 29th, 2008 05:23:39 AM
I fuckin love that movie. Elephant the Musical, the funniest sex scene ever(with a very hot Emma Thompson), and Rowan Atkinson at his very best. classic scene "Is there something bothering you, something that you would want to talk about?" "Well yes, as a matter of fact there is." "Then for fucks sake talk to someone about it before I fire you and hire a lobotomised monkey to play your part."
Prominent "one character" actors: by Uncle Stan	Jun 29th, 2008 07:15:46 AM
Jack Nicholson, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Keenau Reeves, Nicholas Cage, and Ron Jeremy. That's just off the top of my groggy head. I'm sure I'll think of more after I've had some coffee.
Raines was great Goldblum owns us all by m_prevette	Jun 29th, 2008 07:32:24 AM
The show never got a chance, it was low key and well written, but I think too downbeat - shame - it was excellent.
The great Jeff Goldblum? by EbertsFatThumb	Jun 29th, 2008 07:45:36 PM
The guy plays the same character in every freakin movie. Quick talking stammering hyperactive asshole.

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