Yes, mock me for my obsessions...

[kellinator]

I was just on the phone with Mom and mentioned tonight's impending departure of a cast member from Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.

Mom: Is that who it is? I saw the promo where the car blew up and I said "Please don't let it be Munch, I don't know if Kelly can handle it right now."

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[sertrel.livejournal.com]

Well. I stand corrected.

Rey Curtis, Jamie Ross, and Lenny Briscoe have all had family appear on the show, or otherwise play a role in the story. Have any of the others have had family involved? I know we saw Greevey's family (although not Greevey himself) in one episode of the second season.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Who's Greevey? My memory's a little faulty there...

We saw Claire's father (the law school prof) in her final episode. And we've seen Lt. Van Buren's husband and kids a few times. I also seem to remember the episode where Adam Schiff's wife died. Cragen's wife was a flight attendant killed in a plane crash.

Dunno if you've actually seen Homicide or not, but it was revealed in one of the crossovers that Briscoe had a fling with Munch's first wife after their divorce. This explains some of their carping.

Also, there was one episode where Briscoe said he was actually raised Catholic, but I'm certain the writers have forgotten by now.

[renaissancekat.livejournal.com]

In fact, it was in an episode that aired last night--the KILLALLKIKES episode with the little shits from high school who murdered their Jewish art teacher. Forgive me for not paying closer attention, but Briscoe said that one parent was Jewish but that he was raised Catholic.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Yes, that was it. I doubt the writers remember, though.

[sertrel.livejournal.com]

Max Greevey (George Dzunzda) was the senior detective in the first season, killed in the second season premiere and replaced by Phil Cerreta (Paul Sorvino).

Now that you mention it, I do remember Claire's dad, and Lt. Van Buren's husband, though not her kids.

I saw the first crossover, with the white supremacist bomber (played by the actor who now plays Dr. Skoda), where Munch and Briscoe shoot pool, or rather, Briscoe whips Munch's ass. And it was re-visited in the second crossover, where Briscoe mentions Munch's ex again...

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Yup. I get a huge kick out of Munch and Briscoe's scenes together. And I keep meaning to write a Law and Order: SVU parody with all the characters played by actors who also play characters on Oz doing double-takes at each other.

[sertrel.livejournal.com]

I never saw Oz (no HBO), but from what I recall, a friend of mine simply could not watch SVU because he couldn't see Det. Stabler as a cop, after seeing him on Oz.

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

I will see Oz one of these days. I'll rent it or something. I completely expect it to fuck with my head, tho. scarcrest says he occasionally gets creeped out seeing Stabler after seeing Meloni play a very different character on Oz.

[renaissancekat.livejournal.com]

If you think the Chris Meloni switchover will fuck with your head... you can't even imagine the level of creeped-out fucked-up horror you'll experience with the character that Dr. Skoda plays on Oz, Schillinger. Can't. even. imagine.

Sometimes, still, after watching Oz for over three years, when Dr. Skoda appears (particularly after watching an episode of Oz) I get the willies for a moment. And then I remind myself that I like Dr. Skoda--and that it's Schillinger that I despise.

Still, he's a fantastic actor to play two such polar opposite roles.