One problem with Law and Order....

[JTrout]

is that if you see a recognizable actor in the beginning, you know they did it.
This sucks.

[mmbt0ne]

Not always! I was watching the Memorial Weekend Marathon, and saw Kevin Smith in an episode, and he didn't do anything!

[eric5148]

Also, the fact that it's on 16 hours a week.

[andyfox]

The show often isn't about who did it, but whether they'll be convicted or not.

[SinCityGuy]

My apologies for hijacking, but in the original Star Trek series there was a similar occurence.

If you saw a new crewman in the show's opening scene, you just knew he was going to bite the dust before the first commercial.

[PukaPlaya]

Red Shirt = Dead.