Among its many elements, the long-running NBC crime drama "Law & Order" is known for its crime scenes. They usually only appear at the beginning of each episode. These scenes are, more often than not, mere set dressing, and the main focus tends to be whatever quips Lenny Briscoe (Jerry Orbach) or Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) are saying more than the bloody scene on the ground.
Compared to the procedural shows that came after, the death tableaus of the original "Law & Order" were quite tasteful. "Bones," a show about identifying remains too decayed to recognize, has some of the grossest dead bodies on television.
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