{"id":220123,"date":"2021-04-06T16:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/"},"modified":"2021-04-06T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:00:05","slug":"why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why Didn&#8217;t Meloni Just Go Back to &#8216;SVU&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe4c811df\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe4c811df\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/#Stablers_Comeback_Felt_More_Like_a_Tease\" >Stabler\u2019s Comeback Felt More Like a Tease<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/#Memo_to_Greys_Anatomy_Snap_Out_of_It\" >Memo to Grey\u2019s Anatomy: Snap Out of It!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/#Are_Manifests_Mysteries_Worth_Your_Time\" >Are Manifest\u2019s Mysteries Worth Your Time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/#Not_the_Same_Magnum\" >Not the Same Magnum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-didnt-meloni-just-go-back-to-svu\/#And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\" >And Finally \u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why Didn&#8217;t Meloni Just Go Back to &#8216;SVU&#8217;?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/law-and-order-organized-crime-stabler-chris-meloni.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic \u2014 also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d \u2014 Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"620311090f0316162216140b0c110b0607104c010d0f\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (@TVGMMattRoush). Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stablers_Comeback_Felt_More_Like_a_Tease\"><\/span><strong>Stabler\u2019s Comeback Felt More Like a Tease<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I watched <em>Law &amp; Order: Organized Crime<\/em>. When I was more thrilled by the 30-second opening credits \u2014 wish we had these a lot more on broadcast TV \u2014 you know you\u2019re in trouble. The one thing I kept thinking watching this glum, depressing revenge story is why isn\u2019t Christopher Meloni back on <em>SVU<\/em>? I mean, the fans have been obsessed about this for a decade, why not honor the loyalists? Adding Mariska Hargitay into a guest arc just adds to the tease. Reuniting him and Mariska each week on <em>SVU<\/em> as Stabler and Benson could add another decade to this never-ending mothership, <em>Organized Crime<\/em> will be as memorable as <em>Trial by Jury<\/em> in years to come. I didn\u2019t get the greediness here. It\u2019s actually quite a \u201cscrew you\u201d to the fans who have been campaigning for a reunion for a long time. I did like those opening credits, though. \u2013 <em>Liam<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> It was a messy start for <em>Organized Crime<\/em>, for sure, and kudos for even remembering the short run of <em>Trial by Jury<\/em> (2005-06), which was maybe the first time (definitely not the last) when the <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> franchise was seen to be vulnerable. It\u2019s too soon to give up on this one, but it needs to slow down and make it more clear what\u2019s going on in the criminal world of antagonist Richard Wheatley (Dylan McDermott) and why we should care, beyond Stabler\u2019s mission to get payback for his wife\u2019s murder. This is obviously a very different and more serialized type of <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em> show, focused on one investigation over multiple weeks. Whether that\u2019s a good or a bad idea, the actor was probably never going to go back to <em>SVU<\/em> as a regular, having been there and done that. (If <em>Organized Crime<\/em> does tank, we\u2019ll see what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens.) In our interview with Christopher Meloni, he said what drew him back was \u201cthe idea of a recognizable character in an unrecognizable landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Memo_to_Greys_Anatomy_Snap_Out_of_It\"><\/span><strong>Memo to <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>: Snap Out of It!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I keep looking for discussion in your column about how bad the episode with Teddy was on <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>. After all, did we really need another <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> character in a coma-like dream universe? How about going back to the Seattle hospital at least once in an episode instead of dealing with this crap \u2014 although you will probably say it was worth discussing because it really dealt with her post-war PTSD, but to me it makes for awfully boring tv. Combine this with a Lexi and McDreamy visit to Meredith last week, and I for one say pull the plug now. Also this week has yet another <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> and <em>Station 19<\/em>crossover, which seems to drive people crazy and you can see my point. \u2014 <em>JV<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Because variety is, as they say, the spice of life, I try to mix things up here so we\u2019re not bashing <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy <\/em>each and every week. While what we now think of as \u201cthe Teddy episode\u201d was a tour de force for Kim Raver, and there are elements of her story of trauma well worth exploring, that surreal hour was a long haul, and coming on the heels of DeLuca\u2019s death just felt like too much heavy lifting during a heavy season. You\u2019re not the only one who\u2019s reaching their limit if Meredith doesn\u2019t get off the beach soon. But this reminds me of other periods in <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> long history (Denny\u2019s ghost, anyone?) when the impulse to ditch has been pretty strong, and some never come back. I figure I\u2019ll keep watching <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> to the very end, whenever that may be, but they don\u2019t always make it easy. And yes, a big sigh about another crossover, where an emergency on <em>Station 19<\/em> carries over into <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_Manifests_Mysteries_Worth_Your_Time\"><\/span><strong>Are <em>Manifest\u2019s<\/em> Mysteries Worth Your Time?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Is it worth my time to re-commit to <em>Manifest<\/em>again? I\u2019m giving up hope on answers. I\u2019m on the fence about starting back up even though I did record the April 1st episode. Thanks for your guidance. \u2014 <em>Dawn<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> As with the <em>Grey<\/em>\u2019s discussion earlier, one of the trickiest things to discuss is when to break up with a show that refuses to go away. Personally, I hit my limit in Season 2 with <em>Manifest<\/em>, which didn\u2019t engage me enough with the characters or the storytelling to keep me plugged in. (No one can, or should, watch everything.) But I checked with our reporter who covers the show and was informed that there are enough new layers to the mystery \u2014 including the discovery of the tail fin in the ocean, and Zeke (Matt Long) surviving his \u201cdeath date\u201d \u2014 that if you\u2019re still curious enough to record the show, you might want to check back in and make your own call on whether it\u2019s more satisfying or frustrating to stick with it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_the_Same_Magnum\"><\/span><strong>Not the Same <em>Magnum<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Am I wrong to be a<em>Magnum P.I<\/em>. purist and hate that they knocked off Icepick, that Tanaka isn\u2019t in the show, and that Higgins and Magnum are buddies in the reboot? Also: I heard a rumor that there\u2019s going to be a <em>NCIS: Hawaii<\/em> and that Pride fits into this show. Any truth? \u2014 <em>Gordon B<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> You\u2019re not wrong if it\u2019s how you truly feel. My question would be: If you can\u2019t accept this reimagined version of <em>Magnum<\/em> for what it is, why would you keep watching? Regarding <em>NCIS Hawaii<\/em>: While it\u2019s still in development, with no official announcements that I\u2019ve seen, everything regarding the show \u2014 especially the casting of another <em>NCIS<\/em> stalwart \u2014 should be considered only a rumor until the studio and network actually move forward.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Can\u2019t <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em> be saved? It\u2019s my favorite. What can we do??? \u2013 <em>S Nichols<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> You can always reach out directly to CBS through its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/showfeedback\/\">feedback line<\/a> and let them know how you feel. Given the amount of mail I see nearly every day about this, I imagine there are campaigns on the show\u2019s behalf being organized on social media. I\u2019m not going to offer false hope that any of this will matter in the long run, but it may make you feel better than staying silent and stewing over this unpopular decision.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_Finally_%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>And Finally \u2026 <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question<\/strong>: Please tell me one of my favorite TV comedies,<em>The Unicorn<\/em>, is still on. <em>B Positive<\/em> (not funny) has recently been shown in place of my show. \u2013 <em>Marie D<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> Sorry, but <em>The Unicorn<\/em> aired its second-season finale on March 18, which was written as a season finale after 13 episodes of a COVID-shortened season. <em>B Positive<\/em> moved into its time period to make room for <em>United States of Al<\/em>after <em>Young Sheldon<\/em>. We probably won\u2019t know until May, when CBS sets its fall schedule, if <em>The Unicorn<\/em> is returning for a third season. I hope it does, but it\u2019s not a typical CBS sitcom and is very much on the fence when it comes to renewal. It probably wouldn\u2019t hurt for fans to reach out through the aforementioned feedback line, because if we lose both <em>The Unicorn<\/em> and <em>Mom <\/em>(ending after eight seasons) from the Thursday lineup, that\u2019s going to be really sad.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. We can\u2019t do this without your participation, so please keep sending questions and comments about TV to <span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"7a1b0911171b0e0e3a0e0c131409131e1f0854191517\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span> or shoot me a line on Twitter (@TVGMMattRoush), and you can also submit questions via the handy form below. 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