LOCI Reshoot

Once again, these simply delightful photos may be found...pretty much everywhere. But I like to keep them here, too. I thought it was cute to see Kathryn Erbe with the water bottle for a change; I know how we all "freak out" when VDO or "Bobby" takes a sip from a bottle or walks or sits or stands or...you know...just breathes. He sure does look like he is about to enjoy that sandwich though. Nice pics. Oh, and I found them at caughtonset.com.



And on a completely different note:

Dearest Vincent:

I was sorely disappointed to learn that you are...alas and alack...a Yankees fan. I had always pictured Bobby (and, therefore, you by association, I suppose) as a Mets fan, but then I'm a "National League" girl...born and raised...and that is where my loyalties have always been and shall forever remain. As luck, fate, the "stupid" MLB would dictate, however, your "Bronx Bombers" are presently visiting my fair city and kicking the collective butts of my own fumbling, bumbling Reds. (Interleague Play. NOT a fan.) In short, I'm tired of your "boys of summer" beating up on my "boys of summer," so please, PLEASE, dear Vincent, tell your guys to take their "balls" and go home.

Sincerely,

BobbyG

What can I say? When one is a diehard fan of the Cincinnati Reds, one gets used to being disappointed. As my brother and I are wont to say, "They'll break your heart every time."

The Consoler - Sneak Peak Preview

Nothing to say; just looking forward to the next installment of Season 10, and learning how Bobby and Eames found their way back to Major Case.

A Little Late...

...but it took me forever to realize I was using the wrong media catcher. I had upgraded a while ago, but forgot about it. (What can I say...crap happens when you get old.) The old version kept crashing in mid-interview, causing me all kinds of stress and frustration and general unhappiness, but I finally got it.

"You Respect My Face...And Don't Get In It"

Sounds simple enough...right?



Crappy, bothersome, "get in the way," commercial messages; they're everywhere!

It's Sneak Peak Time...For Risepetto

And there are four of them. Bet I can guess which one everyone likes BEST!









And after watching these, I am left with a glimmer of hope that Goren & Eames are truly back. I saw a glimpse of the "old" Bobby, and that made me smile. (Thank you Spoiler TV.)

Hope...Springs Eternal?

Another article. This one by Matt Webb Mitovich for TV/Line.

Dick Wolf Hopes For Criminal Intent Reprieve, Says D'Onofrio & Erbe Have Never Been Better

Dick Wolf must be feeling a bit of deja vu this spring. Just as a year ago he was lobbying for NBC to pick up the original Law & Order for a 21st season (allowing it to set a record as TV’s longest-running drama series), the L&Overlord is now hoping that Criminal Intent‘s imminent 10th season won’t be — as announced by USA Network — its last.

“Being the unbridled optimist that I am, I still have hope that this is a ‘victory lap’ and not a ‘swan song,’” Wolf said during a Thursday conference call. “Based on the work so far, I think the audience is going to be very happy, relieved, and welcoming… and hopefully enough fans will come out so the powers-that-be reconsider their decision.”

Weighing in Criminal Intent‘s favor, of course, is the much anticipated return of two original series leads, Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe (as Detectives Robert Goren and Alexandra Eames) — not that Wolf ever wanted them long gone in the first place.

“It was never a decision to have them disappear into the wilderness,” Wolf says of the duo’s single-season extraction, during which Jeff Goldblum rode solo as Detective Zach Nichols. Looking forward, Wolf says, “I don’t think Vincent and Katie have been any better ever in the series. [Criminal Intent] is back to the power of the first two seasons.”

Criminal Intent Lines Up Guest Stars for Final Season

Of course, there is the none-too-small matter of getting Goren back onto the Major Cases Squad, fired as he was for insubordination at the start of Season 9. That segue is orchestrated by a new captain, Joseph Hannah (played by Jay O. Sanders), whom Goren knows from the police academy.

There’s also a bit of head-shrinking involved in Goren’s comeback. As Wolf explains, “In getting him back in the good graces of the police department, part of the agreement was for him to go back into psychological counseling.” As such, there will be one scene per episode where Goren meets with a therapist played by Julia Ormond (CSI: NY).

Those scenes, Wolf says, “will answer some questions that have been hanging since the first season, and over the course of [Season 10's] eight episodes you’re going to see something about the redemptive power of psychotherapy. This is an attempt to move [Goren] back to the psychologically complete detective that he was in the first season of the show.”

Whether this run of episodes kicking off Sunday, May 1, at 8/7c, is a “swan song” or “victory lap,” Wolf says, “This has been a great experience…. There is a real power in seeing this show come back at full-octane, with stories that are really interesting.”

Bobby's Back...Baby

I suppose we'll see more and more of these promos as the May 1st premier date grows ever closer.



Law & Order: CI on USA Network -- back 5/1 at... by USANetwork

Ah, the boys upstairs still think he's crazy. But that's what makes Bobby...well...Bobby, and so completely watchable.

And, for the record, I didn't mind this photo so much. I like the "hint" of a smile around the eyes and borderline "self-satisfied" expression that wants to SHOUT, "I'm back, baby!! I knew you couldn't get along without me!"

March Wonderfulness

Forget "March Madness." Thanks to Vincent D'Onofrio, there's a veritable plethora of way more interesting things to feast my eyes upon rather than NCAA basketball this Friday, thank you very much.

To start, there is the interview from My Fox NY where the discussion centers on VDO's roles in "Kill The Irishman" and "Full Metal Jacket."

Then there are the photos from the set of LOCI this week. Nothing new here. You can find them pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. I do love the fact that Bobby has "suited-up" once again. I'm sure everyone noted that he is wearing his crime scene gloves during the break. Don't know why that amuses me, but it does.

(The first eight photos in the slideshow were from Celeb Dirty Laundry, and the last four can be found at Buzzfoto and were taken by Christopher Peterson.)

Might as well throw this in, too. The second promo for Season 10 surfaced this week. All in all, a pretty good week for VDO and LOCI fans.

USA First Promo For LOCI's Season 10

It's been so long since I posted anything, I almost forgot how. It would appear that USA is beginning to show "signs of life" for Season 10. Bobby sure does look good.

I Knew Something Was Afoot...

...when I opened my Yahoo email and had...like...13 messages. Turns out, there will be a Season 10 of LOCI; eight episodes, and the kicker? VDO is coming back.

So, Bobby is coming back after all. I know a lot of people will have mixed feelings about this, but I am one "cautiously optimistic," but otherwise, HAPPY camper! Finally, something to look forward to!!!

Now, so many things come to mind, not the least of which is...HOW are they going to do this, but I'm game. They must have made VDO an offer he couldn't refuse is all I can say, because we all know he's not in it for the money. Hopefully, he will have something to say about the quality of episodes and writers and such.

Guess I got my Bobby-Bear-Hug after all, huh?

And to the USA Network, we can all say a collective, "TOLD YOU SO!!!!!" LOCI just ain't LOCI without Vincent D'Onofrio.