As for this writing, there were about 900,000 episodes on TV to get out of the long -standing franchise of SEC Wolf's "Law and Order".

In reality, that number is closer to 1,400, but it's still nothing to sneeze. The original "Law and Order" debuted in 1990, and quickly became one of the most famous television crime plays. After a few years, it also became one of the safest clocks for comfort in America, providing miniature criminal melodramas covered with grater, which can be easily consumed in four to five hours blocks. "Law and Order", along with many spinophers, were all strictly and predictably structured (the "Law" section took the first half hour of the show, while the "order" was reserved for the back), allowing the audience to relax over on the sight of dead bodies.

The characters rotated by the "law and order" show regularly. There were certainly long -standing favorites (JerryRryers Orbach, Sam WatsTerson and Mariska Hargitay remaining franchise champions), but the true main character of "law and order" was the system of criminal justice itself. In the world of "law and order", police officers were valuable and dedicated civil servants who cared for justice, and district lawyers had an indispensable commitment to the truth. Individual characters were not as important as the system. "Law and Order" has a real, manual style, but presented a comforting fantasy: that the criminal law system works properly.

That said, many fans were upset when Christopher Meloni stopped playing Detective Eliot Stabler on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit", sexual intercourse focused on L&O Spinoff. Meloni played Stabler in the first 12 seasons of the show, serving as a warm balance of Detective Benson at Hargitaj. However, he left after the 12th season and would not return to a special episode of the 22nd season of the show. And until then, he completely titles the new series: "Law and order: Organized crime."

In 2021, Meloni talked to men's magazine for men For his exit, and also why he will eventually return. It turns out that Ann -BI was not ready to pay the increased salary.

In the men's health article, Meloni admits that landing on the role of Detective Stabler was a huge impetus for a career ... and a huge source of anxiety. Meloni has been upset for a long time and worried about all 12 years of his term on SVU. He said he could feel his career begins, but he does not believe it.

After 12 years, he discovered that he wanted to reduce the role, which is something the NBC was not ready to agree. He remembers that he should negotiate his salary, hoping to reach a happy medium between high salary and less episodes. He told his NBC negotiations thus:

"Well, if so This (sum), then (reducing my role) is the way you try to not have to pay This (larger quantity). My thought was: instead of 22 episodes, return me to nine episodes or return me to 18 episodes. They literally came to me on Thursday night and said: "This is the deal. We love the answer until tomorrow. It is our way or by no means. '(...) I don't want to rejoice with you guys. This is what I want. If you can't do it, that's good. Let's understand my way out. "

Meloni, it should be noted, was already one of the highest paid actors working on TV at the time. He and Hargitaj each received about $ 400,000 per episode (According to the TV guide article). The job, however, highlighted it, so the salary was not as important as the reduction in workload. When NBC refused, he walked. This was after appearing in over 200 episodes.

Meloni returned as a guest starvet to the "Special Victims Unit" in 2020 for his 22nd season, but Meloni's real triumph was when L&O, Joncho Dick Wolf, approached a new series called "Law and Order: Organized Crime ”, which was up to the characteristics of Stabler as the main character. Stabler would return to law enforcement to avenge his wife's murder. In a men's interview with health, Meloni said he loves the idea and feels right to return to the franchise at that moment.

"Organized Crime" has already lasted four seasons and is, like most other repetitions of "law and order", a huge hit. Hargitaj and Meloni will still visit each other shows from time to time, but for now Meloni is fine with being a starvet of a dramatic lean, less procedural show L&O.

After leaving the 2011 SOV, Meloni was able to expand as an actor. He starred in Surreal, cartoon comedy supported by the cartoon "Happy!" He appeared in five episodes of "real blood" and headed for the unclear sitcom "Surviving Jack". He reviewed his role as a "wet hot American summer" in TV adaptation in 2017 and starred in the "Underground Railway" series. He even played Commissioner Gordon in 16 episodes of the animated series "Charlie Quinn". In a movie, Worked with Zack Snyder on "Man of Steel", With Greg Araki in "White Bird in the Hustle" and with David Wayne in "They Gathered". He was the fondicist of his performance in the 2015 "Diary of the Teenage".

It seems, Meloni left a hit show and fulfilled his dream of expanding his career. His return to "law and order" is not a capitulation, but a decision, something that Meloni has always longed for.