This past June I directed a one act in a community theater. It had to do with a couple getting a divorce and trying to come up with an agreement. There was a scene that had their lawyers meeting the judge in his chambers so I decided before the lights came up on the scene, to play as a sound cue the Law and Order sound that occurs when you see a subtitle that tells where we are. Both nights we did that (it was two shows) the audience loved it and cracked up over it!!!!!
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shareMore than one source mentions that MM "could not keep a straight face" during this episode. Same description repeated. Despite careful, repeated viewing, I cannot fathom what this means. MM is cool-headed and sharp-witted in all of his scenes. Anyone here see something I'm missing?
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I think that none of the scenes where Moriarty was drunk made the cut. All the scenes that were in the episode where filmed when Moriarty had sobered up I'm sure.
So the issue was inebriaton, not script, directing, or performance of fellow actors. That's what I was getting at.
In no way could I choose just one favourite episode of L&O. If that was possible, "Breeder" would make the Top Ten list. Angie Phillips is perfectly-cast as "Debbie". The character has no morals, excessive greed, and sociopathic disregard for anyone but herself. I've come across too many in real life; women who, in an ideal world, would find homes for their children. "Debbie" goes about this in a cruel manner, with enough street-smartso to make it work. Did she know she would have been a horrific mother as she took bids for suitable parents? Her portrayed motive is pure greed. To plan and follow through with getting rid of a newborn is something most of us who are parents can't fathom. The script here is strengthened considerably by giving us a glimpse of that newborn, tiny against the king-size bed. No prop doll, this.
Only one bit has nagged at me over the years. In the prison scene, while "Olivet" interviews "Dorothy Baxter ", some of "Dorothy's" lines are over-dubbed. I've always wondered what went wrong in filming to necessitate this. The scene is affected only by disrupting the sad story "Dorothy" has to tell.
Strong performances, direction, set design, and story. I only wish that more women who give birth to unwanted babies had the smarts to adopt those babies out. Not by the "Debbie" method, of course.
?!! So cool to have that iconic sound incorporated into your show!
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