“Law & Order Guest Roles We Wish Would Turn Into Permanent Gigs”

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture, was quoted in The List story “Law & Order Guest Roles We Wish Would Turn Into Permanent Gigs.” Thompson, an expert on pop culture and well-liked television shows, explained that the appeal of a show like Law & Order SVU is that they transcend time. “SVU has been around for two major chapters in the explosion of quality of American television and is still plugging away. Much great television has come and gone, and ‘SVU’ has come and stayed,” Thompson said.