`Law & Order' finale: from Spitzer headlines? (AP)

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"Law And Order" to air a Governor Eliot Spitzer/Hooker scandal themed episode for finale.
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Geno) at Geno's World
Ripped from the headlines indeed......... AP: A scandal involving a New York governor and a prostitute has the makings of a classic ripped-from-the-headlines plot for NBC's "Law & Order." But Wednesday's season finale about a governor and a call girl isn't about Eliot Spitzer, cautions series star Sam Waterston — although it's fair to say anyone, even Waterston, could get a bit confused. Asked recently if the show was dramatizing Spitzer's story, the actor replied, "That's what we're shooting right now." Then he quickly offered a ...

"Spitzer-izing" on "Law & Order"
Published 5/20/2008 by Joel Brown at TV with MeeVee
Pretty funny AP story has "Law & Order" cast members tapdancing around the question of whether this Wednesday's season finale is "The Eliot Spitzer Story." Sam Waterston basically says, Yes - I mean, no! Of course most of the series episodes have had at least some roots in real-life crime stories. But they're playing pretty close to the edge this week with a number in which the sitting governor gets caught shagging prostitutes. If I were Spitzer (left), though, I wouldn't protest too much. He comes out looking ...