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Special Victim Unit Opening Scene Essay

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I chose to analyze the opening credits of the long-time running show, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, better known as SVU. The reason that I chose this show is that it has long been one of my personal favorite shows of all time, and was one of the first crime shows that I ever watched. I also chose this show because I knew that the entire Law and Order franchise has a very distinct aura regarding the aesthetes of their shows as that has always struck me. Additionally, as the show is truly one of my favorites, my best friend and I have memorized the beginning monologue so that we can recite it with the show every time we watch it. The show has meant a lot to me over several years as I believe it has to others as well considering it’s nineteen and continuing season-long production since 1999. I particularly chose the show’s opening credits from an earlier season as those are my favorite seasons of choice. A brief overview of the first opening credits sequence presents, as do many other television shows, the main characters and the city in which the show takes place. However, prior to any of that, the show uses its trademark opening monologue to set the stage, “In the criminal …show more content…

The show is by no means discrete or meant for young viewers. Law and Order SVU deals with very intense topics and cases of crime and I believe that the opening credits depict that aesthetic successfully. Regarding important people in the show, the opening credits also make that easy for the viewer as it focuses directly on each main character at some point. Granted, there are a lot of main characters, but once you watch the show you can tell that the most important characters usually come first in the order of the opening credits. For example, as in this particular season’s opening credits, Olivia Benson is the first character to be shown, emphasizing her strong role in the

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