Conviction – The Complete Series
Picture:
C+ Sound: B- Extras: C- Episodes: B
A
spin-off of Law & Order – Special
Victims Unit, Conviction (2006)
sadly got buried under the public finally getting somewhat tired of several
versions of one show. In the old days,
spin-offs used to have new names and I guess this solid court drama was found
guilty of that. Stephanie March brings
her fine Alexandra Cobot role as the head prosecutor in the D.A.’s office and
is joined by a solid cast of actors and characters. This includes Eric Balfour as aggressive
Prosecutor Brian Peluso, Jordan Bridges is newcomer Nick Potter and made the
end of endless jokes, Milena Govich is young Assistant D.A. Jessica Rossi in a
hot affair off the bat, Anson Mount is young prosecutor Jim Steele who is the
other participant and not necessarily happy with all going on in the office, Julianne
Nicholson is the conscionable Christina Finn and J. August Richards is passionate
fellow Prosecutor Billy Desmond.
The
reason I list the main stars is because they are so good that they are the best
cast creator Dick Wolf has assembled since the original Law & Order at least and the lack of patience is the only thing
that killed this show at 13 episodes because it broke the formula mode enough
of all the previous spin offs. The cast
has great chemistry and this show went by so fast that most people missed
it. Though the comedy was not as broad
as Boston Legal, it still had plenty
to offer in an intelligent L.A. Law
way. If you want to see yet another good
TV show ended in its early prime and like good TV, you must see this great
show. NBC made a huge mistake dropping
the show and especially if you have watched every single other version of Law & Order, how can you possibly
miss this one?
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image is some and has subdued color, likely
shot in digital High Definition of the moment, but is not as obnoxious as it
could be making it more watchable. The
Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is more like it for such a TV show, and a little better
than Boston Legal. The only extra is seven character profiles,
but there was more to say about this show.
Sadly, we may never hear about it.
Hope we see more of these actors in any event.
- Nicholas Sheffo
