Photos: Vincent D'Onofrio on last filming of Criminal Intent

Diane just discovered these today and shared on Facebook.  I posted some months ago but didn't have these...

17 Jun 2011, New York City, New York State, USA --- EXCLUSIVE: Kathryn Erbe and Vincent D'Onofrio on location for Law and Order: Criminal Intent in NYC. Pictured: Vincent D'Onofrio --- Image by © Splash News/Corbis © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.

THANKS, DIANE!

Bobby Goren background...

Some of you may have heard Bobby Goren was like a modern day Sherlock Holmes but his character was actually based on this man...

Park Dietz, MD, PhD, MPH (born 1948), is a forensic psychiatrist who has consulted or testified in many of the highest profile US criminal cases including Jeffrey Dahmer, The Unabomber, the Beltway sniper attacks, and Jared Lee Loughner. He came to national prominence in 1982 during his five days of testimony as the prosecution’s expert witness in the trial of John Hinckley, Jr., for his attempted assassination of President Reagan on March 30, 1981. Then an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dietz testified that at the time of the shooting, Hinckley knew what he was doing, knew it was wrong, and had the capacity to control his behavior thus was not legally insane.

Dietz is also a criminologist, and in 1987 he created the specialty of workplace violence prevention in founding Threat Assessment Group, Inc. (TAG), which specializes in analyzing and managing threatening behavior and communications, stalking, risks arising from domestic violence, and other abnormal activity in corporations, colleges, and schools. As of 2013, more than 20,000 senior corporate managers have attended TAG training seminars.

A separate company, Park Dietz & Associates (PD&A), is a forensic consulting firm specializing in criminal behavior analysis, forensic psychiatry, forensic psychology and other forensic sciences, serving prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, and attorneys representing defendants and plaintiffs in civil litigation.  PD&A’s national roster of experts includes physicians, psychologists, and retired FBI agents with wide expertise on the forensic aspects of fields as diverse as neurology, social work and pathology.  Both TAG and PD&A are headquartered in Southern California with PD&A having a second office in Washington, D.C.

The Los Angeles Times called Dietz, “America’s best-known forensic psychiatrist.”  On the TV crime drama Law and Order: Criminal Intent, the detective Robert Goren (played by Vincent D’Onofrio) is based on Dietz, who also served as a forensic consultant to that show and the original Law & Order series. A 2006 profile of Dietz in the British national newspaper The Independent quoted him as saying that both he and the Goren character possess, “idiot savant knowledge of obscure things that pop up in relation to crimes.”

Vincent D'Onofrio yearbook photo...

ONTD

Just so we don't forget he really does have hair...

Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach, Carey Lowell, Angie Harmon, Vincent D'Onofrio and Jeff Goldblum

Dick Wolf...shelved miniseries becomes a book

NEW YORK POST

Miniseries derailed by 9/11 is back as a book

• By MICHAEL SHAIN
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Dick Wolf, the brains and brawn behind “Law & Order,” was two weeks away from the beginning of production on a miniseries about terrorism in New York City.

The plot was suitably scary: A bomb goes off on the crosstown shuttle. Thousands die.

The first scene was in an al Qaeda training camp somewhere in Afghanistan.

Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Mariska Hargitay, Chris Meloni, Vincent D’Onofrio — the cream of the “L&O” series — were all set to star in it. The whole thing would air over several nights on NBC.

Then, the World Trade Center came down.

On the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001 — while fire companies were counting noses to find out how many guys were not coming back — Wolf made the phone calls to kill the project.

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DRAMA KING: Dick Wolf, the creator of “Law & Order,” is out with a novel called “The Intercept.”

“I know it sounds funny to say this now but . . . it was a more innocent time,” Wolf said last week.

“Nobody thought those people were really a threat to us. Back then, it was just a story.”

Twelve years later and Wolf has brought back that long-forgotten miniseries about a bomb threat in the heart of New York City.

But this time, it’s a book. Called “The Intercept,” it is Wolf’s first.

Less than two weeks after being published, it is already No. 24 on the New York Times Best Seller list. It helps to be your own brand.

The hero of the book is Jeremy Fisk, an NYPD detective with the intelligence division (and all the hallmarks of a continuing character).

“I guess you’d say the delayed inspiration for Fisk was John O’Neill,” the former FBI anti-terrorism agent who predicted al-Qaeda would try to strike again at the Trade Center after the 1993 attack,” he said.

Wolf and O’Neill used to sit late at night at Elaine’s, where O’Neill would talk about the coming threat from the Middle East.

“‘They’re not going to give up,’ he used to say back then,” Wolf says. “Nobody believed him.”

For Wolf, in the years before 2001, it was simply a good idea for a TV show. Nothing more.

O’Neill died when the towers came down — he was a security boss for the Port Authority by then, and Wolf, in his own way, is now the warning voice.

The most dangerous terrorist in “The Intercept” turns out to be, not a prayer rug-toting bad guy from a desert country, but a villain who was born and raised in Sweden.

The new threat, Wolf says, is the children of Middle Eastern and Balkan workers who immigrated to northern Europe in the 1970s and ’80s to find jobs and stayed.

“You don’t hear much about them, these kids who were raised in the West with a serious chip on their shoulders,” says Wolf.

“But there is this huge group of un-profile-able, hard-core Muslims who have a lot of people worried,” he says.

Is the book a thinly veiled script for a movie?

“I’d love to see it as a movie,” he says. “But it’s unlikely. It’s a very crowded intersection right now, terrorism stories.”

Pre-order 'The Final Year' of CI starring Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe

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MARCH 12, 2013

VIDEO: Kathryn Erbe on 'Weekend Today'

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‘Law & Order’ star Kathryn Erbe: ‘I miss Eames’

Fans of “Law & Order” will be welcoming back a familiar face in this week’s episode. Kathryn Erbe will guest star, bringing back the character she played for over a decade on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.”

Happy 51ST, Bobby Goren...

''ION Television Acquires Fan Favorite "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" From NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution''

GLOBAL NEWS WIRE

Source: ION Television
Date: August 08, 2012 07:08 ET

ION Television Acquires Fan Favorite "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" From NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ION Television continues to strengthen its programming lineup with high-quality content, announcing today the acquisition of the critically-acclaimed series

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent." The off-network licensing rights give ION all 10 seasons (195 episodes) of the crime-drama favorite. 

"'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' is a proven drama with a long-standing history as part of a highly successful 20-plus year franchise" said Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. "The addition of this popular series to our general entertainment lineup is yet another important piece to ION's solid programming foundation."

"'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' is a perfect addition to ION's lineup and we are excited to extend our partnership with another series that resonates with their audience," added Bruce Casino, SVP, NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution.

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" takes viewers into the minds of its criminals while following the psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve the crimes. Detective Robert Goren (Vincent D'Onofrio), who channels his inner Sherlock Holmes, is an exceptionally bright homicide investigator with well-honed instincts that match up favorably with his criminal quarry. Likewise, his partner, Detective Alexandra Eames (Kathryn Erbe), brings an independence and stylish edge to her work that meshes well with Goren.

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" was created by Dick Wolf and is the third installment of the "Law & Order" brand, which stands as the second longest-running scripted primetime series in television history. Executive producers of the series include Wolf, Warren Leight, Peter Jankowski and Norberto Barba. The series was produced by Wolf Films in association with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" aired for 10 seasons, first on NBC (six seasons) and followed by USA Network, concluding in 2011.

 The "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" deal comes on the heels of other recent key acquisitions for the network, including "Numb3rs" and ION's first exclusive broadcast partnership with WWE for the original series "WWE Main Event."

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" also joins ION's "Positively Entertaining" lineup of hit series, including the original show "Flashpoint," "Criminal Minds," "Cold Case" and "Leverage."

About ION Television 

ION Television is a leading U.S. general entertainment network, combining high-quality programming and dependable broadcast distribution with an attitude of innovation and growth normally associated with a cable channel. Its "Positively Entertaining" network brand positioning features a formula of proven series, an expansive catalog of blockbuster movies and a commitment to introduce new original programming. Since its recent launch in 2008, ION's reach has grown to 100 million households and has become one of the top-15 TV rated U.S. networks in record time.

For more information, visit www.iontelevision.com.
# # # Contact: Chris Addeo, ION Media Networks 561-682-4210
chrisaddeo@ionmedia.com

One year ago today...

the last "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" episode aired. We sure do miss you!

Vincent's All This and Tango, Too!

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Paul Wesley says 'Vincent D'Onofrio is the most interesting person he's worked with'...

TVDADDICTIONS

Over the weekend, as part of a TVD Addictions convention, Paul Wesley answered questions via Twitter and at the event.  Known for his role in the 'Vampire Diaries', Paul says the most interesting actor he's worked with was Vincent.  Paul was in one of my favorite episodes of CI...'Malignant' as 'Luke Miller'.

Paul notes that he's played a werewolf, angel and vampire. He'll try succubus next. Playing a wolf was easiest for him Paul says playing a vampire is poetic

Paul was complaining about the CW rehashing his past by airing a movie he made 5 years ago The End of the Affair was his favorite TVD ep to film. Hopes to revisit that era.

Loved the scenes with Rebekah & Klaus "I think Stefan should be a fairy"

Fav person to work with on set? Daniel and Matt Davis.

Paul is lobbying to direct an episode of TVD in Season 4

if Stefan & Damon were human for one day what would they do? Reproduce "Stefan and Elena are the core of the series. Their love is infinite."

On Stefan "I think he should stop being so mopey. I love the dark side of the character."

Paul was singing the Jeopardy theme as a kid and his mom chose to put him in acting class

The first time he was asked for an autograph, he thought it was a mistake

Hardest scene to shoot? The bridge scene was really frustrating & the phone call in 3x01

Most interesting person he's worked with as an actor: Vincent D'onofrio

'Vincent D’Onofrio as Art Object'

By Michael H. Miller GALLERISTNY

We’re big fans of Paper Monument‘s “See Something Say Something” feature, where writers perform a close reading of a single image (our esteemed colleague Andrew Russeth wrote one about a photograph of Robert Irwin’s project at the World Trade Center in Art in America). The latest one comes from Mike Powell, who chose an image quite near and dear to our hearts: the negative-space image of Vincent D’Onofrio as detective Robert Goren in the credits of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

First, let’s get this wonderful description of what it’s like to pathologically watch Law & Order out of the way:

“There are nights when I have started watching an episode and not realized until about two minutes in that I watched the same one the night before. I don’t think I have ever registered surprise while watching CI. I have laughed approximately three times…”

And as for the negative image of Mr. D’Onofrio:

His head is hanging to the side. His features are washed out. In one mouse click in the editing room, he turns from virile detective to corpse. Criminal Intent usually begins with a three-minute segment that introduces the characters and sets up the crime before the credit sequence even runs. But it’s not until I see this negative image of Goren that I feel like the break between our real life and the people we are when we are watching CI is complete.

There’s also some, uh, personal information about Mr. Powell’s relationship with his girlfriend (hint: she calls the Detective Goren character “Bobby”)

FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE...

'SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING'

Mike Powell
PAPERMONUMENT 

 I have nothing bright to say about Law & Order: Criminal Intent. For forty-five minutes at a time, it reduces me to a ground zero of mental activity. Its stories are grinding and formulaic. There are nights when I have started watching an episode and not realized until about two minutes in that I watched the same one the night before. I don’t think I have ever registered surprise while watching CI. I have laughed approximately three times, two of them during the slow-motion sequences first introduced in Season 7.

One of the stars of CI is Vincent D’Onofrio, pictured here near the end of the credit sequence for Seasons 1-5, in a brief inverted or “negative” image. For the purpose of this piece of writing, all you really need to know about D’Onofrio is that he plays a detective named Robert Goren who has a kind of Sherlock Holmes-like allure. If a criminal has an academic background in Northern African ruins, Goren will invariably prove his deep knowledge of Northern African ruins. He’s the guy that gets “too emotionally involved” in his cases. Naturally, we never, ever see where he sleeps, and his Captain—played in Seasons 1-5 by Jamey Sheridan, and 6 onward by Eric Bogosian—is always pointing out that he’s obviously not sleeping anyway. 

Now let me tell you something about my girlfriend: I like her a lot. She, though, unlike me, seems to have been completely freed from the psychic chains of lust. Over time I have come to believe that she finds sex genuinely less interesting than clean, modernist interiors or the name of every single girl in Vogue. She, on the other hand, probably sees me as that cartoon wolf in a zoot suit whose tongue is always falling out. Our differences on the subject have become routine and amusing. I prod her to confess her lust in part because this would make me feel less guilty about my own, which is vague and constant, like the whine of mosquitoes in summer. Not even when coaxed in the most gentle and understanding of situations will she admit being sexually attracted to other people, myself included. There is one exception to this, and I’m sure you already know who it is: Detective Robert Goren.

Having not really grown up with girls, I find it very charming to watch a 32-year-old woman fawn over a television detective basically every night. I have encouraged her on several occasions to write fan fiction. She interprets my encouragement as mockery. She is right.

But on some level I confess that I’m threatened by Goren. It’s not that I don’t feel like I’m smart enough or psychologically unstable enough to be on his level. It’s much more basic than that: Goren has really big shoulders. He’s big. That’s actually the first thing my girlfriend said about him while watching CI: “Whoa. He’s big.” Having used coded language for as long as I can remember, I knew what she meant instantly. I’m about six-foot-two, but I’m not big, at least not in the way Goren is—sloping, hulking, uncontainable.

Nearly every time I watched the credit sequence for Seasons 1-5, I’ve wondered why they decided to show this negative image. Every other shot in the sequence shows him alongside his partner, Alex Eames, looking very curious and intuitive, taking samples with those latex cop gloves, standing in doorways looking like he’s about to psychologically dismantle a criminal, et cetera—a kind of highlight reel of his epiphanies and triumphs. So I have wondered why they show the negative image because the negative image is fucking creepy. His head is hanging to the side. His features are washed out. In one mouse click in the editing room, he turns from virile detective to corpse.

Criminal Intent usually begins with a three-minute segment that introduces the characters and sets up the crime before the credit sequence even runs. But it’s not until I see this negative image of Goren that I feel like the break between our real life and the people we are when we are watching CI is complete. It’s during the credit sequence that I give my girlfriend over to the man she sometimes called Bobby.

Sometimes I wonder why she hasn’t noticed the negative image and said Oh god, that’s scary. But maybe that’s it: When I see his negative image, I feel thrilled but also reticent, spooked. For her, well—it’s when some other part of her, some bright, desiring part that seems more or less inaccessible at any other time of our lives either shared or alone, comes alive.

 — Mike Powell is an MFA candidate in fiction at the University of Arizona in Tucson

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