It says so in this story. I suppose he could grow into the role (and given that I haven’t heard about any other cast changes, I assume he’s replacing Jerry Orbach), but he seems like kind of a dull choice. I would have preferred an interesting unknown instead of a TV journeyman.
They are going to change the title to “Crime, Law & Order Story”.
Overheard in the public restroom: “That’ll leave a skidmark all the way to the treatment plant!”
Interesting choice, since Farina’s always had a bit of the brash thug about him, while Orbach’s more insular and world-weary. Haven’t watched the show in a while (because of the terrible blonde chick) but may tune in–for the first half at least.
Coincidentally, “Crime Story” is part of the reason that I didn’t watch “Law & Order” at the very beginning. I didn’t really like “Crime Story,” and I guess I thought that “Law & Order” was another '50s-era thing for some reason and blew it off. I didn’t start watching “Law & Order” until I read an interview with Michael Moriarty in “Playboy” regarding, among other things, his feud with Janet Reno. Now, of course, I’ve long since seen practically all the early stuff a million times over.
Farina was a real-life cop for 18 years on the Chicago police force.
Blasphemy! Though the series gradually sloped downhill once things moved to Vegas, the best episodes of Crime Story eclipse anything ever done on L&O, and the first installment may be the best season premiere ever made. That was back when Michael Mann kicked serious ass (here’s hoping his summer film brings him back to form).
:listening to Del Shannon in his head:
Oh, I know this, but most of his characters (good or bad) have a tough-guy component that I usually associate more with the Young Turk cop in the L&O pairings. Farina’s not as good an actor as Orbach either, IMHO, but here’s hoping the writing gives him some interesting things to explore.
quite frankly, the most disturbing thing about that article was
I still can’t believe it, and I’m copying it, and pasting it.
Comparitively, casting Dennis Farina is pure genius.
Well, as an animated show, the episodes were well into production when Roy’s mishap occurred, and at an estimated cost of $2M per episode, the network wasn’t going to simply jettison such an enormous investment–particularly since, IIRC, the show does have the support and/or cooperation of S&R themselves.
The terrible blond chick grated on me at first as well, but she’s grown on me. I only tire of the “don’t miss the last 43 seconds, you won’t believe it!” “twist” ending.
I’m more familiar with Dennis Farina as a bad guy. He was the thug in Get Shorty, and he was a jewel buyer in Snatch, and some other things that escape me right now…But I like his tough guy “stuff”. I’ll miss Logan, but it’s not like other character haven’t come and gone.
I’ve always been a big fan of Dennis Farina. I first saw him as FBI Chief Jack Crawford in Michael Mann’s 1986 production of Manhunter (remade recently as Red Dragon). I thought Farina did a great job in that. He also did a nice job playing mobsters in Get Shorty and Midnight Run. He comes across very natural to me, but maybe it’s just my appreciation of his heavy Chicago accent …
Dennis Farina rules. Have you seen him in Big Trouble, with Tim Allen and Rene Russo?
“So this is Miami? They can keep it.”
Genius. He rocks.
Snicks