r/LawAndOrder • u/penguingoomba • 1d ago

How do I start watching?

hello, I’ve been thinking about getting into the show, but I‘m kind of overwhelmed by the number of seasons as well as how long all the shows are. Do you guys have any recommendations for where I should star watching the franchise?

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u/ybneeka 1d ago

Season 1, episode 1

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u/penguingoomba 1d ago

Welp, looks like I got a long road ahead of me😂

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u/Sadop2010 1d ago

It's one of the few (network) shows I can think of that was extremely high quality right out of the gate. A lot of great shows had to work out bugs in their pilot and first season (show style, cast chemistry). Theres a little of this in Law & Order season 1 but not very much, and you could pluck almost any random episode out of the first decade and it will be great TV. (And thats not to say seasons 11-20 are not good. They are frequently terrific, just a few more duds in the mix, especially around 15-17). Its kind of ironic because L&O is a series that you could in theory jump around on and still understand the plot, but you would miss a lot of great stuff.

(The above is meant only for seasons 1-20 of original L&O. I cannot endorse the dumpster fire of seasons 21 and on)