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Post by inuvik on Nov 10, 2007 12:14:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2007 12:24:20 GMT -5
Yep I saw this after last week's episode and said, hey there, that sound familiar!!!!!!!!! Innie, that last quote about Blind Justice, by chance, was that made by Delilah823?
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Post by hoosier on Nov 10, 2007 17:23:58 GMT -5
Thanks for having my back, Inuvik! I promised to let everyone know when this ep was to air and here I haven't even looked at the new TV Guide yet!!! And I didn't watch last week's ep of SVU to see the preview. I might have missed it!!! And BarbaraAnn, the line you're thinking about was posted by Delilah823.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2007 20:31:37 GMT -5
The comment about Blind Justice was not negative, it was simply stating a fact and a reminder as to where the concept of the show got it, that's all. I fail to see the negativity considering I'm the one who wrote it and I love Blind Justice as much as anyone else here.
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 10, 2007 23:26:18 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see what Law & Order: SVU does with the"blindness" story line. I hope they don't simply follow the hackneyed old story line: character is blinded, they wring as much drama as they can out of the situation for an episode or two, then the character regains his sight, miraculously or otherwise, and the show continues as if the blindness never happened. In my opinion, one of the things that made Blind Justice so special is that it stayed away from that tired old story line. Instead, it showed a character living with blindness, which was much more interesting to me (if not to a lot of other viewers).
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Post by inuvik on Nov 11, 2007 15:07:35 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see what Law & Order: SVU does with the"blindness" story line. I hope they don't simply follow the hackneyed old story line: character is blinded, they wring as much drama as they can out of the situation for an episode or two, then the character regains his sight, miraculously or otherwise, and the show continues as if the blindness never happened. In my opinion, one of the things that made Blind Justice so special is that it stayed away from that tired old story line. Instead, it showed a character living with blindness, which was much more interesting to me (if not to a lot of other viewers). I totally agree. But from what I read in the forums, it sounds as though it will be temporary. Does anyone know for how many episodes the blindness will last? |
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Post by inuvik on Nov 14, 2007 12:18:58 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see what Law & Order: SVU does with the"blindness" story line. I hope they don't simply follow the hackneyed old story line: character is blinded, they wring as much drama as they can out of the situation for an episode or two, then the character regains his sight, miraculously or otherwise, and the show continues as if the blindness never happened. In my opinion, one of the things that made Blind Justice so special is that it stayed away from that tired old story line. Instead, it showed a character living with blindness, which was much more interesting to me (if not to a lot of other viewers). I don't think they did very much with it at all. There were only two scenes! And it sounds like he will be all better next episode even. |
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 14, 2007 14:20:02 GMT -5
I totally agree, inuvik. The plot only required that the character suffer some kind of serious injury; there was no need (except for promoting the episode) to make it an injury affecting his eyesight. One commentator at tvguide.com gave it a "Jeer" for cheating viewers out of "a potentially powerful plotline." |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2007 15:45:33 GMT -5
As an avid fan of SVU, I thought it was awesome.
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Post by inuvik on Nov 14, 2007 16:00:02 GMT -5
As an avid fan of SVU, I thought it was awesome. I did like the plot unrelated to the blurriness, ooops, I mean "blindness". The discussion of mental illness, competency, the right to die etc, I thought was extremely well done. |
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 14, 2007 16:49:36 GMT -5
I did like the plot unrelated to the blurriness, ooops, I mean "blindness". The discussion of mental illness, competency, the right to die etc, I thought was extremely well done. I agree -- up to a point. But the DA actually believing the defendant was delusional and setting things up so that he would be found incompetent -- no way. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2007 17:12:33 GMT -5
Well, I guess that's why it's called a drama........  Anyway, I love the show, the acting is superb! |
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Post by hoosier on Nov 14, 2007 18:31:41 GMT -5
Love the show but why Elliot and the others persisted in saying he was blind is beyond me. From his perspective, the viewer could see light/shadow, color, shapes etc. Could have had a really nasty head trauma going there with amnesia if they wanted. Must have been going for the sympathy vote since Elliot had gone through that bad boy phase not long ago.
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Post by Duchess of Lashes on Nov 14, 2007 18:38:18 GMT -5
I have caught very few SVU episodes but I did manage to remember to tune in to this one (curiousity?) Although some aspects of last night's offering were excellent and the story line was compelling enough - especially the study of one's right to die, mental competency, schizophrenia (the actor playing the perp was brilliant!) - overall, it left me unimpressed.
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Post by mlm828 on Nov 14, 2007 19:35:36 GMT -5
Love the show but why Elliot and the others persisted in saying he was blind is beyond me. From his perspective, the viewer could see light/shadow, color, shapes etc. If his visual impairment was severe enough, he could be considered "legally blind," even if he wasn't "like, totally blind." Could have had a really nasty head trauma going there with amnesia if they wanted. I'm not sure having him have amnesia would have worked, because the DA needed him to testify. |
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