If Jesse Martin didn't lock 'em up on TBS each night as Detective Ed Green on Law and Order, there is no way I would ever catch some zzzs (It's either back-to-back episodes or a sleeping pill for me). With a show that has been going and going for over 18 seasons, changes in the cast are inevitable. Until now, Jerry Orbach's departure as Lenny Briscoe is the only "write-off" that made an impact on my life. I could care less that Arthur Branch left so Fred Thompson could run unsuccessfully for President. But tomorrow night Jesse is leaving for good and I will miss him - or at least as much as you can miss a guy on television. Where is he going? I don't know -- but I wish him the best of luck... maybe next up is his version of the Singing Detective (the man can sing... check out RENT!)
So for those (that's right, that means my MOM and Amy D in Shanghai!) who are confused on who came from where and when - Check out the Law and Order Character Flow Chart (yes, I am a committed fan!)
"In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two
separate yet equally important groups -- the police who investigate
crime.....
...the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories."