DVD Review: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Ninth Year: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, Tamara Tunie, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Year Nine: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Ninth Year: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, B.D. Wong, Tamara Tunie, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Year Nine: Movies & TV

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Product Description
Re-enter the gritty world of New York’s complex justice system as Law & Order SVU returns to DVD with all 19 gripping episodes from the riveting Ninth Year. Primetime Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® winner Mariska Hargitay and Primetime Emmy® Award nominee Chris Meloni reunite as Detectives Benson and Stabler — two dedicated cops loyal to each other and to their job of investigating sexually based crimes. Joining them on cases ripped from today’s headlines is a compelling roster of guest stars, including Robin Williams (in the powerful role that earned him a Primetime Emmy® Award nomination), Primetime Emmy® Award winner Cynthia Nixon, Bill Pullman and Aidan Quinn. Renowned producer Dick Wolf brings you this five-disc set of the intelligent series that is the recipient of an incredible 15 Primetime Emmy® Award nominations. Law & Order SVU — The Ninth Year remains arresting entertainment at its finest.

Short season but doesn’t disappoint.,

By ADRIENNE MILLER (TENNESSEE) -

Law & Order: Sepcial Victims Unit - The Ninth Year had less episodes thanks to that Writers Strike - what was the point of that again? Anyway Season 9 is awesome and gut-wrenching especially that episode with Olivia Benson goes undercover as an inmate to try and catch a rapist, Mariska Hargitay is such a talented and fearless actress, now that’s acting guys! Other great episode is when Stabler’s wife gets into a car accident and she’s pregnant and is forced to deliver the baby right then and there, such a gripping scene. I highly recommend season 9, SVU rocks!

Amazing season,

By Leslie A. Daley -

I’ve seen every single episode of Law and Order SVU, and own all the seasons out at this momsent. And I can not wait for this seaosn not just because it back to the old school SVU that a lot of people like (the ‘just the facts mam’ type cases with a little personal drama thrown in there for good measure) But it has a lot of intense character driven episodes as well that makes SVU an original in the land of the L and O’s.
Plus this season contains one of the majority of fans favorite episode, Undercover, also known as, “The one with the basement scene.”
Packed with great episodes, fantastic moments, and amazing gues stars (Robin Williams, Bill Pullman and so on and so fourth,) Season nine is an amazing season to own, and I reccomend it to not jsut SVU fans such as myself, btut anyone with a good sense of telivision who is tired of the same old thing, which I can assure you, SVU is not.

I loved the show, but Universal is long overdue for a wake up call,

By Bibliophile “aseason” (United States) -

Law & Order was released when–2002? The included rebate for a discount off of the next season, supposedly available within a twelvemonth, expired before season 2 was available. The “special website” that was supposed to contain updates about availability of coming seasons never showed more than season 1 cover art. IMdB was the L&O junkie’s lifeline.

Despite repeated broken promises (did anyone *ever* use a valid rebate coupon without a fight?), I pre-ordered every available season and all spin-offs, including the ballyhooed Trial by Jury. *Every* new season had some manufacturing defect in 1 or 2 discs, but with no local, cable, dish, satellite or interest in acquiring any type of TV, DVD releases of L&O and its many permutations were, in fact, my only television viewing–(meaning all of those cliffhangers carried to another spin-off remain so to me since they weren’t packaged together.)

For reasons known only to the studio, seasons of Law & Order, SVU and CI that are *not* still contractually controlled by cable stations doing re-runs still aren’t being released. Life happens. Though I would’ve once gladly bought every season available immediately (and did!) I’m no longer willing to spare the funds, and I’m not alone. Had I had more faith in the studio, I’d have continued buying. Universal has been working against its own interest for years, and may only now be waking up.

Getting off of my soapbox, here’s what to expect in Season 9, courtesy of IMDb. I hope you enjoy! I’ll catch the show occasionally when at a friend’s house–maybe.

Episode 1: Alternate (Original Air Date–25 September 2007)
A woman’s child is missing, but her multiple personalities make finding out what happened to the child more difficult. And the case is further complicated by the appearance of the woman’s sister and the murder of their parents.

Episode 2: Avatar (Original Air Date–2 October 2007)
A young woman is abducted, and the clues to her disappearance can be found by investigating at her character in an online role-playing game. And her case may also reveal clues about an unsolved case involving another girl’s disappearance.

Episode 3: Impulsive (Original Air Date–9 October 2007)
Benson and Stabler arrest a high school teacher for having sex with one of her students, but the teacher alleges that the student raped her.

Episode 4: Savant (Original Air Date–16 October 2007)
The only witness to a mother’s beating is her mentally retarded daughter who is suffering from Williams Syndrome. The husband is an early suspect, but he is protected from prosecution because of the Patriot Act.

Episode 5: Harm (Original Air Date–23 October 2007)
A New York psychiatrist goes on trial after her torture methods are cited in the death of a former Iraqi prisoner.

Episode 6: Svengali (Original Air Date–6 November 2007)
A grisly murder scene at the bottom of an elevator shaft leads SVU detectives to a group of individuals who are under the spell of a charismatic, imprisoned serial killer.

Episode 7: Blinded (Original Air Date–13 November 2007)
Stabler suffers temporary blindness after an injury bringing a sexual predator who suffers from schizophrenia into custody. Benson’s special interest in the case puts her at odds with ADA Novak, who has a personal agenda of her own.

Episode 8: Fight (Original Air Date–20 November 2007)
Two troubled brothers are connected to murder investigation. However, detective Lake suspects that they are trying to put their lives back together, and that they are victims of a setup by a gang leader.

Episode 9: Paternity (Original Air Date–27 November 2007)
The discovery of a lost boy leads detectives to a case involving the rape and murder of a nanny, and an automobile accident puts the lives of Stabler’s wife and unborn child in jeopardy.

Episode 10: Snitch (Original Air Date–4 December 2007)
A 14-year-old African immigrant is murdered, and the evidence points to a neighborhood thug who intimidates murder witnesses. However, the case is complicated by the discovery that she was married to a 35-year-old polygamist.

Episode 11: Streetwise (Original Air Date–1 January 2008)
A Park Avenue socialite’s body is found in NYC’S Central Park, and the investigation leads SVU to the father figure of a homeless “street family.”

Episode 12: Signature (Original Air Date–8 January 2008)
Detectives Benson and Lake get the help of an FBI agent as they search for a serial killer who brutally attacks young women. However, there are signs that the agent may not be able to handle the mental and emotional weight of the case.

Episode 13: Unorthodox (Original Air Date–15 January 2008)
After a young boy is hospitalized for blood loss following a rape, Stabler and Munch focus on a Hasidic order whose reluctance to cooperate may lead the investigation away from the real perpetrator.

Episode 14: Inconceivable (Original Air Date–22 January 2008)
A married couple that is part of a Chritian family values group steals frozen embryos from a fertility clinic. Before they can face trial, the husband is murdered on the courthouse steps, leaving SVU with several possible suspects.

Episode 15: Undercover (Original Air Date–15 April 2008)
When a teenage girl says a corrections officer raped her and has also been threatening her mother in prison, Benson risks her own safety to go deep undercover and investigate.

Episode 16: Closet (Original Air Date–22 April 2008)
After a gay man is murdered, the prime suspect is a star professional football quarterback who turns out to his partner. The quarterback is “outed” in the media during the investigation, and he becomes a beating victim himself.

Episode 17: Authority (Original Air Date–29 April 2008)
A man accused of impersonating a police officer over a telephone and telling a fast food manager to sexually assault an employee is found not guilty, and as a result becomes a vocal crusader telling other people to defy authority figures.

Episode 18: Trade (Original Air Date–6 May 2008)
A wealthy, successful coffee trader and his son are both suspects in a young woman’s murder, when evidence suggests that the woman was sexually involved with both men.

Episode 19: Cold (Original Air Date–13 May 2008)
Detective Lake is accused of killing a police officer, and SVU soon discovers that he has been investigating a 10-year-old cold rape case without anyone’s knowledge.
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