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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 8, 2000

Prosecutorial Goal: Prison For Pukes

"Law & Order" is exciting: The characters are engaging, the story riveting and the photography cutting edge. And that is why it's one of the most dangerous show on TV. Behind all those slick cut-aways, charming actors and cute ex-wife jokes is some of the most chilling, Big Brother-type behavior anywhere on the air waves. Its most insidious aspect is that one becomes hooked into cheering for it.

By Allen Bloom
        "Law & Order" is exciting: The characters are engaging, the story riveting and the photography cutting edge. And that is why it's one of the most dangerous show on TV. Behind all those slick cut-aways, charming actors and cute ex-wife jokes is some of the most chilling, Big Brother-type behavior anywhere on the air waves. Its most insidious aspect is that one becomes ...

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