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Whatever it is, it must involve Hudson University.

A terrorist plot is actually a cover for a murder of a NYC police officer who was involved in the theft of a drug dealers products and cash. A homeless man helps to crack the case as he is witness to the planting of explosives in a Chelsea river front park trash can.

Last line of show:
"Looks like he (or she) won't be making good on that WNYC pledge..."

Detectives investigating a murder of a city council aide leads to a bribery scandal that involves the mayor's office, which orchestrated layoffs to city council members to extend Bloomberg's term to life tenure. Bloomberg, L.P. turns out to be a front for world domination, and detectives take down the entire organization.

Bring Chris Noth back as Mike Logan, the now disgraced ex-NY state attorney general. He is married to Julianna Margulies who must decide whether to help resurrect his career or leave him for her law school boyfriend. I think it would be big, maybe even launch a hit series.....

A high-profile politico is en route to an NPR interview--gets gunned down--the NPR interviewer is framed

Ask your guest what is the deal with the weak and hysterical plot lines on SVU? Does that show have a steady corps of writers? It feels like the guts of the show have been ripped out. Except for Ice-T, it's almost unwatchable.

The detectives investigate a terrorism attempt. During their investigation, they get killed during another terrorist attack. DA prosecutes.

ripped from the headlines: Cable network steals valuable property from established broadcast network in the dead of night. Cable network says "they didn't appreciate it." Outcome uncertain.

Just want to say that the ending of the show comes like dying in your sleep for the cast, writers, etc you just go, without the pressure of having to produce a FINALE!

George Dzundza reprises his role, now as retired, homeless cop suspected of murder. He is vindicated, but in the end kills himself because he cannot live in a world that doesn't care about his sacrifices. Everyone in the show (officers and lawyers) then wonders if anyone cares about what they're doing.

L & O moves to another network and Conan O'Brian joins the cast.

Occasional Judge Fran Liebowitz throw Jeff Zucker off the roof of 30 Rock because she blames him for the series cancellation and her infrequent appearances on L&O are her only source of income these days. The murder is witnessed by Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin who had surreptitiously snuck up there to finally succumb to their suppressed passions. Sam Waterson decides to prosecute the case himself but is thwarted at every turn when Betty White ends up as the presiding judge.

So they've had that feeling for 17 years if it starts after season 3! Nail biting situation, no?

Also wondering if other networks may pick up L&O. I heart Linus Roache.

Backstory. There needs to be a story that will allow the characters to sit around and reveal all of the personal backstory that's been hinted at over the years. Something like what they did with Claire's death.

In the opening scene Jack McCoy is announcing the exoneration of a prisoner who had been serving a life sentence for murder when he's shot on the courthouse steps. He's left in a coma. The initial suspect is the murder victim's husband, but in a "shocking twist" it turns out to be a right-wing domestic terrorist. Will he be read his Miranda rights? It ends with the cops and DAs visiting the still-comatose McCoy in the hospital after the conviction.

New York State governor's advisor with a history of abusing girlfriends kills his fiancee in Manhattan. The governor leans on state troopers to obstruct the investigation. NYPD detectives uncover not only the murderer, but also a web of corruption in Albany that involves some judges. Who can preside over the case? The district attorney rides a wave of popularity to election as state attorney general.

I would want to see Jack McCoy after exiting an AA meeting being shot by one of his scorned brunette ADAs. The series ends leaves us hanging on his fate. Angie Harmon guest stars.

An investigation reveals a vast conspiracy to increase police pensions by increasing weekend overtime at street fairs. Detectives find that co-conspirators include the PBA and funnel cake vendors. In a dramatic shootout between cops and detectives that injures many bystanders and socks sellers, one detective is mortally wounded. His last words: "Is this the end of Lupo?"

TV executive is killed after canceling an ensemble cop show. The actors join in the investigation, thinking they've seen enough to solve it. A couple of the actors are subsequently killed. Turns out it was one of the real cops that thought their story from the headlines was too accurate.

Last lines:
Lupo - "I guess he won't return next season."
Captain - "I don't think any of them will."

WHo done it? The elderly former governor who is trying to protect the career of his son, who is now running for NY gov. You see, the son used to head the Federal Dept of Energy and was responsible for looking the other way or taking a bribe that is now resulting in an oil slick. The mistress of the British CEO who bribed the son is the one who was foundd dead, hours before meeting with a NYTs reporter.

A high-profile politico is en route to an NPR interview--gets gunned down--the NPR interviewer is framed

There is no murder on this day. The detectives have nothing to do, so they take a walk and talk to various people on the street, hearing their life stories...

The DA would indict Bush and Cheney for contravening the Geneva Convention, which is US law since it is an international treaty.

QUESTION
How much inner knowledge of police and courts do the writers need?

A beloved NYC media institution gets axed suddely on the way to work. His colleagues are bereft. Attempts to revive him with technology fail. Everyone knows the perp did it, but the suspect gets away with it despite public outcry.

Does your guest have any more news on the NYT story last week that Dick Wolf was shopping the series around to other (cable) networks? Has he made any progress?

I'm really hoping something like that will come through in the end, like the way L&O:CI was saved. It's a shame for the show to go.

I can't imagine it in Los Angeles at all. So much of the show is about the cops pounding the pavement and talking to people. In the LA version, I predict a lot of shots of peoples' gardens and pools, a la CSI: Miami.

What about setting the NBC-exec killing plotline at Rockefeller center at the lighting of the Christmas Tree?

And we end on the main characters having a late night dinner at Veselka's during a classic NYC snowstorm.

Sam Waterson kills himself after realizing he is responsible for helping perpetuate dumbed down ideas about law and order for 20 years.

my understanding is the last episode is tonight.. which means it was filmed already, no????

;-)

am I missing something??

They should finish with some stock footage of Jerry Orbach cracking wise.

ps
i know a lot of NYers worked on this dreck, but how many watched?

writers of a poorly written formulaic episodic tv show kill themselves and no one cares

Long-running TV show gets canceled. Within weeks of the announcement, network decision-makers are found murdered. With thousands of actors and crew now out of work, where do the detectives begin to search? A disgruntled recurring actor? A deranged fan? The bio editor at a theater publication? ADAs turn to social media channels to narrow the suspects and get the buzz. But will their findings be admissible?

Detectives Stabler and Benson are summond to louisana where there is a "mysterious" oil slick thats threating the coast line endangering pristine wildlife.

A couple in their thirties are found murdered in the brownstone they just bought. The clues seem to point to only one person: an 82 year old beloved former teacher who was living in the building and who they wanted to evict. Could it be....?

Ripped from the headlines: The New York Governor cuts funding and all of the detectives and lawyers are out of jobs. The city falls into chaos until a mysterious millionaire dons a bat costume and fights crime, pro bono.