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As some of you may already know, I’m a big fan of Law & Order. It’s by far the most Tivo’d show at my house, hands down. I’ve been known to plow through 4-6 episodes on a lazy Saturday night - I’m not joking about this, I’m a fan. 
So, as any avid fan would tell you, there are a handful of things that tend to happen pretty regularly on the show. And while I’m a little old to be doing shots (got that out of my system awhile back), I would imagine it would be quite entertaining to watch a group of people play the game I’ll be describing in a second.
Basically, the rules go something like this: Whenever any of the following things happen on the show, a drink is taken. Sure, I could have certain events be worth more shots than others, but frankly I’m too tired to think about it that much
Here’s the list of “drink triggers” (note that these apply to the original Law & Order, not the spin-offs):
- The Defense serves Jack or Cute Assistant DA with a Motion to Suppress - Expect this to happen anytime the prosecution’s case relies heavily on a confession or questionable search. You can expect 1 of these every 2-3 episodes.
- The Defense serves Jack or Cute Assistant DA with a Motion to Dismiss - Another very common one. Honestly, I’m a little shocked if I don’t see this one at least once per episode. These usually follow the granting of a Motion to Suppress (which generally cripples their case until Jack mastermind’s a so-crazy-it-just-might-work counter-attack).
- The Phrase “End-Run” is Used by Either Side - Particularly common among the defense, this one usually flies out whenever Jack tries to apply some virtually inapplicable statute to the case at hand. For example, “Mr. McCoy is clearly attempting an end-run around the 4th Amendment!”.
- “The Search/Confession is Out!” - Yelled by a judge, usually following the granting of a Motion to Suppress. Note that these never really matter and Jack almost always outsmarts the seemingly clever defense attorney.
- Somebody Moves for an “Immediate Mistrial“ - This is something you’ll see when an unwitting witness manages to blurt something out in open court that wasn’t supposed to be said and has somehow tainted the jury. You’ll almost always hear this as the judge and attorneys are briskly marching into the judge’s chambers and the judge is angrily removing his/her black robe. (Bonus drink of the judge says the words “I’m inclined to agree…” during the above exchange)
- Jack is ordered by the sitting DA to “Cut a Deal!“ - Whenever the prosecution’s case is somewhat shaky, the District Attorney will often tell Jack to attempt a plea bargain. This directive often follows a heated disagreement between the two - this was a terribly common occurrence during Adam Schiff’s term as DA. Jack reluctantly complies, but usually the offer is ridiculous and the defendant refuses. Then Jack gives him an ass-whooping of epic proportions in court.
- Either Attorney Says “Withdrawn!“ - Usually preceded immediately by a very inflammatory remark. For example, Jack might say to a witness “You do realize you’re terribly ugly and your mother is a dudeWITHDRAWN.” Also, expect a subdued sense of shock throughout the courtroom as the offending attorney strolls confidently back to his seat.
Have a fantastic weekend, everybody!
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Ha! I like it.
I tend to watch more “SVU” (just because it’s on all the damn time) and “Criminal Intent” (my favorite of the three shows in the Law & Order franschise) and I’m half-tempted to spend a half-hour tailoring the game to one of them (though, obviously, one could still get pretty drunk from many an episode of either of those shows using this list).
My wife and I have tried time and time again to get into CI, but always found it annoying the way D-Nof always managed to pull the perfectly relevant fact out of his behind at just the right moment. It all seemed just too convenient.
We are big SVU fans, to be sure. Perhaps we’ll give CI another look…
In more recent seasons, they’ve started filming half of the episodes without D-Nof (focusing on Mike Logan and Megan Wheeler) in order to lighten his schedule (he feinted on set a couple seasons ago), so there may be some CI for you yet. For the half he’s still in, though . . . I like the weirdly brilliant Det. Bobby Goren, but if his deux ex machina insights are putting you off, you probably won’t find much value in trying it again, because they never stop.
I’m a total Law and Order fan, both the original and SVU (I’ve got a thing for Detective Stabler). I think everytime the “Doink doink” sound is heard between scenes, everyone in the room should have to do double shots.
I never could get into CI, but I think it’s because the lead character has played so many creepy roles in various movies that I half expect him to flip out on his suspects. LOL
Great post
Hilarious post, Brett!
I haven’t gotten into Law & Order, but there’s other shows that I could think of that’d be hilarious to make a drinking game for.
“24″ - Every time Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) says, “We’re running out of time,” or “we have to go, now!”
“The Office (U.S.)” - Every time Michael Scott (Steve Carell) says something stupid and hilarious.
Ok, back to work.
Brilliant! Like you, I’m an uber Law & Order fan and too old to go shot for shot like that, but still happy to watch. Cheers!
How come all of your rules deal with the lawyer half of the program? Am I supposed to remain dry during the cop half? Not at all acceptable…
[...] I don’t drink (at least, not alcohol), but as a long-time fan of Law and Order, I found this proposed drinking game both funny and dead-on. Example: The Defense serves Jack or Cute Assistant DA with a Motion to [...]
As a long-time L&O fan (I prefer the original — and even that hasn’t been the same since Jerry Orbach’s death), I have a few more suggestions:
– The cute assistant DA threatens a reluctant witness with prosecution if s/he doesn’t come forward to testify. Note that this usually only happens _after_ a successful motion-to-suppress.
– The key witness changes his/her testimony while on the stand in court. If there’s more than 5 minutes left in the show, the change in testimony hurts the DA’s case; if there’s less than 5 minutes in the show, the change helps the DA’s case.
– J. K. Simmons does a psych eval on someone claiming to be mentally incompetent and says, in effect, “Yeah, he’s faking it, and I can testify to that, but I can’t really prove it.”
– B. D. Wong (on SVU) conducts (or orchestrates) an interview with a suspected sexual offender and gets him/her to blurt out some incriminating statement (or attack someone).
– The judge at the bail hearing makes a quip or sarcastic comment just before setting (or denying) bail.
– If a cop (retired or active), a judge, or a politician is somehow associated with the case itself, s/he turns out to be crooked or corrupt.
– A black NYC councilman is outraged over the arrest of a black suspect; a second drink if that suspect then turns out to have an alibi and is set free; a third drink if a subsequent ‘unlawful arrest’ lawsuit is filed.
– The victim(s) and/or initial suspect(s) are Asian, and Asian gang activity is immediately suspected.
I’m sure I can think of some more. ..bruce..
[...] I think I have seen just about every episode of this show (given that it runs all of the time, this is not a particularly remarkable feat). The Cranking Widgets Blog has shared with us the Law & Order Drinking Game. [...]
Also:
drink again if evidence is allowed at the same time other evidence is disallowed: “The confession is out; the gun is in.”
drink if a defense atty gets evidence supressed because it’s “prejudicial” (lawyerspeak for “devistating to my case.”
drink if a defendant changes his or her plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of mental defect.
drink twice if it’s mid-trial.
drink if Jack offers murder 2, and the defense counters with man 2.
drink again if they settle on man 1.
drink if the CADA asks for remand at a bail hearing, and the defense attorney asks for ROR.
and some for the “Law” side:
drink if Lennie gets the last line before the opening credits.
drink if Curtis wows Lennie with his computer skills.
drink if Curtis speaks Spanish to the suspect.
drink if Lennie’s alcoholism is mentioned.
drink if the detectives return to the precinct, and Van Buren sends them out for more legwork.
drink if a lineup is performed.
drink twice if the witness actually identifies someone.
finish the bottle if the identifying witness has something that would normally prevent him or her from IDing the suspect (half-blind, the suspects are identical twins, etc.)