Like millions of others, I have obsessively watched episode after episode of shows from the Law & Order franchise — Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Law & Order: Los Angeles and other related shows — for years, since I was a pre-teen.
I did numerous essays and class assignments on the series or its stars from middle school through college. I even ran a Tumblr in my teen years solely dedicated to the Law & Order universe. Last fall, I appeared on a podcast discussing the final episode (as of now) of Criminal Intent. To say I have been a fan would be an understatement: the impact these shows have had on me can’t be measured in the sentence.