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Jeff Goldblum joins Law and Order: CI; Noth out

by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 26th 2008 4:38PM

Jeff GoldblumHot off the news that NBC ordered sixteen new episodes of the show, Law and Order: CI has added Jeff Goldblum to the cast. And that means Chris Noth is out.

Goldblum will share lead duties with Vincent D'Onofrio on the USA Network show (new episodes air Sunday nights), and I'm not sure which actor is going to out-act the other. Both Goldblum and D'Onofrio are both well known for their rather quirky and/or intense acting styles. D'Onofrio does intense and explosive well, while Goldblum does strange and quiet well. No word on why Noth left.

This is really good news (that Goldblum is joining the show, not that Noth is leaving). I thought it was too bad that Goldblum's last TV project, Raines, got cancelled by NBC only after a handful of episodes. It was actually an entertaining addition to the TV detective genre. No word yet on what character Goldblum will play, but wouldn't it be all kinds of awesome if he reprised as role as Raines for the show (without the seeing of dead people bit)?

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Roxy

I love law and order ci only when Det. Goren is in it. I did not really care for logan, so i think i might watch with goldblum since i like those strange characters.

August 15 2008 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
javystrait

Vincent D'Onofrio & Kathryn Erbe are my favorites, even though I do like Chris Noth, I prefer when D'Onofrio & his partner are on. The shows have a better edge to them.

July 07 2008 at 11:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jim

Interesting development. Too bad we can't get rid of Bogosian.

June 28 2008 at 12:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pamela

Loved Chris Noth...sorry to see him go, but LOVE Jeff! Great addition!

June 27 2008 at 11:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Pamela

Loved Chris Noth. Sorry to see him go, but LOVE Jeff too. Great addition!

June 27 2008 at 11:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Karen H in NC

Noth is leaving? Oh please, say it isn't so. I have enjoyed his character from the early days of L&O and was glad to see him return to L&O:CI. Really hate to see him go. I am not that big of a Goldblum fan, but I am flexible; I will adapt...I think.

June 27 2008 at 10:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
La-Di-Dah

D'Onofrio owns it for me. I don't care about Noth or Goldblum.

June 27 2008 at 7:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brent McKee

I'm just wondering about the timing on this one - it seems pretty sudden to me. I like Noth, like D'Onofrio and like Goldblum, so this is more than a bit bittersweet to me.

June 27 2008 at 3:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jennifer

Aww, man! Same reaction as many had - yay when I saw Jeff Goldblum, and big bummer that he's replacing Noth. Noth as Logan is just so good, and created a great "reimagining" of what Logan would be like 15 years after the start of L & O and 7 yrs after we had last seen him in "Exiled."

Both Confession and Bad Faith have been on the early morning TNT reruns recently - such good episodes, and not just because of the writing, but also because they both focus on Logan's personal angst. That's of course unusual for L&O eps but were elevated because of it.

Please keep us posted if you find out why Noth is leaving!

June 27 2008 at 2:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dec2006

I give this to the L&O: CI writers free of charge-- Raines moves to New York, taking a job at Major Case. His new partner asks him why he left Los Angeles.

Raines replies, "Too many ghosts."

June 27 2008 at 12:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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