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MiamiHerald.com 'Common Law' aims for buddy-cop fun, missesUSA TODAYBy Robert Bianco, USA TODAY Travis and Wes (Michael Ealy and Warren Kole) go to couples' counseling in 'Common Law,' but they're not gay. Instead, they're straight cop partners sent there by their newly new-age boss to restore calm in their work …Summertime a hot time for [...]

Forbes 'The First Law' Trilogy Is Fantasy At Its FinestForbesI've finished Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings. And may I just say that this is some truly wonderful fantasy? Because it is truly wonderful fantasy, easily some of the best I've …and more » View [...]

NBC's 'Harry's Law' faces tough fight for renewalKansas City StarBut that's not the case for David Kelley, executive producer of the legal drama "Harry's Law," starring Kathy Bates as a crusty shoot-from-the-hip defender of lost causes. Although "Harry's Law" is averaging almost 9 million viewers this season, …and more » View full post on law – [...]

MiamiHerald.com Good acting saves “Common Law”Philadelphia InquirerMichael Ealy (left) and Warren Kole play LAPD. homicide partners in USA's newest vehicle, the buddy-cop show “Common Law.” HOPPER STONE Crime may not pay, but on USA, it's usually good for a few laughs. ?The channel's specialty is mystery larded with …'Common Law' has too much in common [...]

MiamiHerald.com 'Common Law' has too much in common with other USA seriesMiamiHerald.comThe latest effort to squeeze more life out of the template is Common Law, a show premiering Friday about two Los Angeles cops who look like GQ models and quarrel like The Bickersons — to the extent that the show opens with them “sharing” [...]

E! Online 'Law & Order: SVU' to return for 14th season, thanks to ratingsWashington PostNBC has renewed “Law & Order: SVU” for a 14th season because the show averaged nearly 8 million viewers. These days, that's a good crowd for NBC because “L&O: SVU” is the network's sixth-most-watched show — behind only Sunday football, “Harry's [...]

E! Online 'Law And Order: SVU' Renewed: Season 14 Coming To NBC, 'Chicago Fire' Gets …Huffington Post"Law & Order: SVU" has been renewed. The Dick Wolf series will keep the "Law & Order" franchise alive for an impressive 14th season. NBC has also handed out a series order to Wolf's "Chicago Fire." "I'll be back. [...]

E! Online NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU,' picks up 'Chicago Fire'Los Angeles TimesNBC has renewed its long-running drama "Law & Order: SVU" and is getting even cozier with Dick Wolf, picking up his pilot "Chicago Fire" for the 2012-13 season. Despite some setbacks — a dip in viewership, the exit of costar Christopher Meloni [...]

Cinema Blend 'Common Law' review: Another twosome from USASan Francisco ChronicleCommon Law: 10 pm Fri. Premiering May 11 on USA. The USA Channel has become the Noah's Ark of basic cable. That isn't to say it'll save television from creative devastation, although many of its shows are entertaining without overworking too many gray …'Common Law,' [...]

'Roberta's Law' would notify crime victims, families of convict's parole …Chicago Tribune"Roberta's Law" would create a mandatory notification system for victims and their families when a convict is released. A current law allows victims and families to opt in to a notification system when a convict is being released or having a parole …and more » [...]