Oh man, episode 2 of Law and Order Toronto sounds like a snoozefest to follow up on episode one.
A shooting at a condo?
Gee how riveting.
The first episode was a murder linked to bitcoin or something.
For crying out loud, Toronto has had real life crimes like the serial murders in the LGBTQ village,the murders on the Danforth, the Little Italy killing linked to organized crime,
How about rampant luxury car thefts and car jackings?
Or a fictional story I just made up, somebody dies during the CN Tower edge walk when a cable breaks and a tourist plunges to their death, then the detectives find it was not an accident?
Hell you could even do a humorous episode about capibaras on the loose from the High Park zoo.
I really hope the rest of season one suddenly improves, otherwise Law and Order Toronto will be about as exciting as a City News radio traffic report.
 

Last edited by newsguy1 (February 28, 2024 9:56 pm)

Actually, next week could be a big number again for the local version. The reason? On Thursday, March 7th, all the U.S. networks are pre-empting most of primetime, starting at 9 PM, for The State Of The Union address. There is a Law & Order episode scheduled on NBC at 8, but I'm not sure if it's new or not. 

If not, it means City TV would have the only first run episode of the franchise on that night anywhere in North America. 

newsguy1 wrote:

Oh man, episode 2 of Law and Order Toronto sounds like a snoozefest to follow up on episode one.
A shooting at a condo?
Gee how riveting.
The first episode was a murder linked to bitcoin or something.
For crying out loud, Toronto has had real life crimes like the serial murders in the LGBTQ village,the murders on the Danforth, the Little Italy killing linked to organized crime,
How about rampant luxury car thefts and car jackings?
Or a fictional story I just made up, somebody dies during the CN Tower edge walk when a cable breaks and a tourist plunges to their death, then the detectives find it was not an accident?
Hell you could even do a humorous episode about capibaras on the loose from the High Park zoo.
I really hope the rest of season one suddenly improves, otherwise Law and Order Toronto will be about as exciting as a City News radio traffic report.
 

I like the CN Tower plot idea.

The Law and Order Toronto writers room need to tackle the Barry and Honey Sherman story, make it into two episodes with the initial double murder and the investigation of the extended family and friends and then a cliffhanger third death with the victim found positioned exactly the same as the Sherman couple had been. The second episode: the detectives figure out the third victim was in fact the person who murdered Barry and Honey. They finally track down the family member who was also the family lawyer who took matters into their own hands.

Other ideas: A junior hockey team wins the championship game and then several members sexually assault a female sports reporter.

The owner and face of a giant grocery store chain is secretly getting blackmailed for price fixing and his wife who he forced to sign a prenup is behind it... the forensic accountant, her lover, ends up dead in a grocery store dumpster, both husband and wife get caught.

Last edited by betaylored (February 28, 2024 11:12 pm)

I may have missed this; but is Law & Order Toronto being shown on NBC in the states?

Since we don't see Canadian TV ratings often.  It is also interesting to note that both Wheel of Fortune and Jeapordy at 7 and 7:30 on YES TV and other independent stations were the highest rated shows other than Law and Order at 8 and 9pm.

Proof again that "prime time" is more than just 8-11pm.  CTV National News at 11pm not that long ago was and maybe still is one of the highest rated programs in Canada, usually in the top 5.

In case anyone has missed episodes, tonight you can get caught up. Episode 3 airs at 8pm, episode 1 at 9pm and episode 2 at 10pm.

RadioActive wrote:

Next week's episode is the one that perhaps might be the most famous and infamous story yet. It appears to centre on a crack smoking politician that somehow leads to a murder investigation. It may be "ripped from the headlines" but in this case, they appear to be pretty old headlines.

Would you rather they did an episode about the current mayor whose biggest headlines have been dealing with the deficit and getting along with the premier better than expected?

RadioActive wrote:

Next week's episode is the one that perhaps might be the most famous and infamous story yet. It appears to centre on a crack smoking politician that somehow leads to a murder investigation. It may be "ripped from the headlines" but in this case, they appear to be pretty old headlines.

This is what I was referring to in the promo. It airs Thursday night. 
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New Law & Order Toronto episode to feature crack-smoking mayor