Law & Order: Criminal Intent - The Fourth Year [DVD]

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I have two things I would like to point out to previous reviewers. One concerns lack of 'bonus' material, and the other concerns Chris Noth's addition as the HUGELY popular Mike Logan from the mothership series after a decade of 'Exile' (pun intended) to Staten Island.One previous review raves about the episode titled 'Great Barrier', which features the (nearly) fatal face to face confrontation between Goren and his nemesis Nicole Wallace, but fails to mention the fact that there were TWO different endings broadcast by NBC, depending on where you lived.The 'bonus' material is the 'second' ending to 'Great Barrier', which is very thoughtfully located on the same disk as the entire episode for ease of comparing.The first ending was broadcast for everywhere EAST of the Mississippi River (Nicole escapes and lives on).The second ending was broadcast for everywhere WEST of the Mississippi River (Nicole is shot and killed by Goren).The neat thing was that viewers got to vote as to which ending would become the official outcome of Nicole's character. (The first ending, Nicole escapes and lives on, was the winner).(Ironically, in our area, right on the west side of the river, our local station was given the option of which to show, and they chose the East version, so I had never seen the second ending)!My second item is the puzzling (to me) attacks on Chris Noth and his character Mike Logan. While I am a big fan of Goren and Eames, and agree that Goren's character is the face of the show, the fact is that Vincent had a major issue with his health due to the ultra-demanding workload of being in about 90% of the scenes, and he was either going to have to quit, or possibly be totally replaced if they didn't find a way to lower his workload.Hence, Dick Wolf swallowed some of his pride and brought Chris Noth's character (Mike Logan) back on board to lighten the load.All the longtime fans of the 'mothersip' know that Det. Logan was the most popular character by far for those first five seasons of L&O and were delighted to see him return!The only problem was the producers just couldn't settle on who to partner him with.My personal opinion was that his first partner was the best (Det. Barek), but his pairing with Det. Fallaci was hugely entertaining due to her getting into Capt. Ross' face, thereby forcing Logan to be the 'voice of reason' between them. The irony was not lost on Logan or the audience.My least favorite partner for Logan was Det. Wheeler. I just never found her character that convincing. She was too young to be up at Major Case, and she was only there because Ross was her 'rabbi'. She ultimately stayed, I believe, because she was a personal favorite of Dick Wolf. Again, that is just my opinion. Previous opinions have varied, but any weakness of Logan/Noth can be attributed to the writing, as he can only perform to what is written.And contrary to one previous reviewer, NO actor, including Jack Nicholson can overcome bad writing on an episode, PERIOD!P.S. I edited this review as I had it wrong on who shot Nicole in the second ending. I originally thought I saw Eames shoot her, but it was definitely Goren, which would have made the most sense when you think about it.

What can I say? Of all the "Law and Order" shows, Criminal Intent is my favorite...and you can't get it free via Hulu or other streaming service. You can buy it per episode, but it comes out more than just buying the DVD's. And with the DVD's if I want to go back and watch the shows I can. I absolutely love Robert Goren (the character). In my mind, one of the greatest characters in any crime drama. What Vincent D'Onofrio does with this character is extraordinary. I know that coming up there are seasons without him (and Eames) but I can't say I really mind because overall I like Chris Noth and (I really like) Jeff Goldblum. But Robert Goren made this show what it is and, he and Eames do come back because, well, they had to if the series was going to continue. I'm looking forward to every episode of this. I'm buying all the seasons. As far as the quality of the DVD's I had no issues. Very happy camper.

Out of the law and order franchises. This is one of the best. Like em all. But Goren and Eams are great together. You won't be disappointed. So start watching it today.

unable to play on my computer but able to play on other devices. video clear and plays without problem otherwise . would also like season 3 but way too expensive on other sites. thank you !

When I received it in the mail, the quality of the case and DVDs was up to par. Not to mention I was excited to find the alternate ending to the episode "The Great Barrier" in as a bonus feature. Some people have heard that Chris Noth is in this season. That is true, but he's only in one episode, "Stress Position", ALONGSIDE Goren and Eames. The fourth season contains some of the best episodes. Only one of them was slightly off kilter and that was "Semi-Detached". However, all the other episodes are awesome.

This has always been one of my favorite shows-Vincent D'nofrio really made the character of Det. Goren his own. I've bought seasons 1 (some episodes on prime) seas. 2 & 4 so far and the discs work great-I wish season 3 was available on Amazon at the same reasonable price but it's not

I believe the reason all of us Law and Order fans are not getting the DVD's to come out in the fashion we would like is because; WOLF PRODUCTIONS is making more money selling the franchises to TNT, Bravo, etc. If you could buy the DVD's, why would anyone want to watch the episodes on television with commercials? These DVD's we are so dearly awaiting to be sold on Amazon will come out after all the reruns have been shown so many times, the maximum profits will already be made. Even the Actors are making money each time they are on TV. Sales of DVD's are just a drop in the bucket compared to the money being made shown on all the television channels. Just a thought.....From Someone in Love with all of the Law & Orders, especially CI!

It's business as usual in the under rated Law & Order spin off, with another season of intriguing and complex cases to solve. Highlights of this season include the return of recurring villain Nicole Wallace, and the return of Detective Mike Logan to the franchise in a guest role. This season in many ways was the peak of the show, as it was the last season to feature Goren and Eames in every episode, at least until the much shorter final season years later.

After the issue with the 1st discs I received, just finished watching the 2nd discs - good watched to the end no mishaps - looking forward to watching season 5 of this cool series.tried plying the first disc last night it froze then wouldn't exit when I pressed the exit button, I had to turn my machine off and on again to remove the disc. Asked for a refund today.

This season maintains and even hightens all the thrills of previous L&O: CI. The story in every episode deserves to be a stand-alone movie (and a much better one than the X-files movies). Add great actors like Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe to the excellent scenarios and you've got a masterpiece of classic NYC detective stories.In my opinion, the episode (Great Barrier) with Nickole Wallace - Goren's nemesis, is worth the price of the whole DVD box. Looking forward to sesons 5 and beyond!The only minor problem is that there are NO subtitiles. So, for those of you for whom English is not your native language - you might miss out on a few jokes and witty remarks.

This DVD set continues the stories of the Major Case Squad and they just get better as the seasons go on. Goran is as brilliantly odd as ever and Eames keeps him on the straight and narrow.An absolute must for any Criminal Intent fan.

Came todau goanna watch law n order criminal intent from the beginning got season 5 of law and order criminal intent other dau but goanna watch them from beginning