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US television network NBC has announced that the current, 20th, season of crime drama Law & Order will be its last.
The news comes after television archaeologists excavating Foxtel’s W channel uncovered evidence of an ancient race of Law & Order episodes, believed to be between 60,000 and 20 years old.
Archaeologists say that although the police and prosecutors depicted in the episodes bear little resemblance to the flashy, unrealistic Law & Order we know today, they have much to teach us about humanity’s origins as gritty slices of life in pre-Giuliani New York.
It is believed that the episodes formed over many seasons on the east coast of the United States before being carried to the Ten Network in Australia, where they slowly cooled. As the episodes hardened, they were gradually buried underneath thousands of hours of other re-runs on pay TV.
The ancient episodes suggest a rich culture of visual storytelling, in which humans are represented by two separate yet equally important groups.
The episodes give us insights into the unique customs of the ancient Law & Order world, such as the “motion to dismiss”, the “motion to suppress” and asking Jack what’s on the table.
The find would appear to vindicate theories that TV shows as diverse as Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: UK share a common ancestor.
Star Chris Noth (left) privately believed that Law & Order spin-off Sex and the City wasn't true to the original.
