Law & Order (1990) (TV Show)

format_quote Jack McCoy: The last time I checked, "Stupid" isn't a defense for murder!

stars  Season 8 (1997-98) marks the first season of the series in which there were no main character changes. From season 2 on, there was at least one change in the main characters either at the beginning of or during the season.

stars  Dann Florek and Richard Brooks were both let go after the third season because producers felt the show needed female characters. They were replaced by S. Epatha Merkerson and Jill Hennessy respectively. Dann Florek was brought back for "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and Richard Brooks returned in a few episodes of Law & Order to play the same character but as a Defense Attorney.

stars  J.K. Simmons' character, Dr. Emil Skoda, was named after the founder of the Czech engineering and manufacturing firm, Skoda, after which the car company of the same name was eventually renamed.

stars  Both Steven Hill and Sam Waterston were 68 years old when they started playing the District Attorney on the show. (Steven Hill turned 68 in 1990 and Sam Waterston turned 68 in 2008.)

stars  Jerry Orbach left the show after 12 years to star in the spin-off "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" (2005). He died after filming only two episodes.