--- product_id: 3094112 title: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 (DVD)" price: "R1722" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/3094112-law-and-order-special-victims-unit-season-1-dvd store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 (DVD) **Price:** R1722 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 (DVD) - **How much does it cost?** R1722 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/3094112-law-and-order-special-victims-unit-season-1-dvd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the popular and award-winning Law & Order franchise comes Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. This hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the exciting cases of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit as they try to crack the city's most heinous crimes. With a celebrated cast that includes Christopher Meloni (Twelve Monkeys, TV's Oz) Mariska Hargitay (Lake Placid, TV's ER), Dan Florek (Beautiful Joe, The Flintstones), Richard Belzer (Jump, TV's Homicide: Life on the Street), Dean Winters (TV's Oz) and Michelle Hurd (Random Hearts), and featuring such notable guest stars as Angie Harmon (TV's Law & Order), Jerry Orbach (TV's Law & Order), Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink), Bebe Neuwirth (TV's Frasier, Cheers) and Camryn Manheim (TV's The Practice), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The First Year is a must-have DVD collection. Disc 6 - Law & Order Special Victims Unit - Season 1 Review: Powerful and gripping. - I was never a particular fan of the original Law and Order. But I instantly took to its first spinoff, Special Victims Unit (SVU), when my mother introduced me to it some years back. Admittedly the show had already been on for a few seasons by then and so I was unfamiliar with the backgrounds of the various characters. But I became enough of a fan to react withdelight when I discovered that the series was available on DVD. Special Victims unit, unlike the original, brings to light a disturbing issue that until then was almost never brought up directly on television, sex crimes. Everything from rape to child molestation to domestic abuse, SVU sheds a light on the disturbing and unspeakable things we as individuals can do to one another, as well as the emotional and psychological effects those crimes can have, not only on the victims but also on the investigators who work tirelessly to bring the perpetrators to justice. One thing is for certain. If you want constant laughs, don't watch this. Oh John Munch in particular can and often does provide a bit of comic relief in the earlier seasons but that isn't the series' primary focus. THe first season of SVU introduces us to detectives Eliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), as well as all the rest of the squad. The season opens with Payback, as the squad is investigating the murder and castration of a taxi driver. As often happens however, the investigation quickly reveals a disturbing side to the victim that suggests that his murderer may have had good reason to hate him, as well as ample justification for the crime. Others include "...or just look like one," in which a would-be model is raped and her body dropped off in front of a hospital. This particular case hits close to home for Stabler, whose daughter Maureen seems to be exhibiting the classic signs of an eating disorder. In Wanderlust, a travel writer is murdered seemingly after having just had sex. Suspicion quickly falls on the disfunctional family of the man's former landlord, particularly when it's discovered that her minor daughter may have been having a sexual relationship with the deceased. In CLosure, the squad is faced with a baffling series of rapes in which the perpetrator asks his victims if they like it and then forces them to shower afterwards and steels a piece of jewelry from each of them. This story ark isn't resolved until the second season. In CHat Room, a girl claims to have been raped by a man she met on the internet, leading the SVU into the world of online pedofilia. In Limitations, the SVU is ordered once and for all to close an unsolved case of three rapes before the Statute of Limitations expires in a matter of days. THings become complicated however when one of the victims appears to be protecting the perpetrator on religious grounds. In Nocturn, a laundromat turns in some disturbing photos of a young boy, leading the SVU to investigate a piano teacher for longterm child molestation. They discover a series of tapes chronicling the life of a boy named Evan, but when they track him down they discover that his testimony may not be of any help since he's more deeply scarred than any of them realized. In Remorse, a local reporter tries to catch her rapist by discussing the incident on the news. During the investigation, Munch quickly becomes attached to the courageous woman. In Contact, the detectives find themselves faced with a series of subway rapes perpetrated by a flash and dash assailant and a number of possible suspects. THe season ends with Slaves, in which the SVU detectives find themselves investigating the disappearance of a young Romanian woman while at the same time contending with psychological evaluations by the higher-ups, who warn Captain Cragen that one of his detectives may no longer be fit for their job. All in all, SVU season one gets the series off to a solid start and as the later seasons will show, it only gets better from here. And the DVD set features some excellent extras, among them interviews with the cast and a tour of the SVU set with Dan FLorek (Captain Cragen) as the guide. So it's definitely worth owning. And I intend to collect the entire series as finances permit. Review: This has it all!!! - This series has it all, drama, humor, twists, controversy, romance, action, explosions, gunfights, hand to hand combat, compelling characters, death, destruction, and justice all wrapped up in a thought provoking and entertaining show. I happened across this series while flipping channels months ago and began recording it with DVR. Eventually I liked it so much I bought the DVDs. I don't particularly take to many series, especially drama, but this one is hands down the best I've seen. I prefer to learn from a show rather than just glimpsing someone's imagination on a weekly basis, but there IS a lot to be learned from this series. There is excellent diversity in the characters, representing varying beliefs and opinions on the intense subjects covered. They come from different backgrounds, ethnicities, religious affiliation and life experiences. They touch on so many important sociological issues and seem to make a fair representation of not only the people on the right side of the law but of the criminals as well. Almost no matter how heinous a criminal's actions are, they have found a way to still make them human. There are absolutely monsters as well, but as much as you think you're going to abhor the perpetrator when they are discovered, sometimes you simply can't help but feel some measure of compassion. I read the 1 star reviews, which for the most part dissed the DVD quality not the show, and I'll agree that in this age of Blu-ray High definition, super high tech, fancy hullabaloo, these DVDs fall a bit short. It is however in no way difficult to see or enjoy unless you're really neurotic about nitpicky aspects of visual appearance. It is annoying to have to watch commercials at the beginning of the first DVD, but take a bathroom break, they go away, and it stops conveniently on the main menu! An absolutely essential feature they DO have is that when you skip the opening credits it goes straight to the beginning of the show not well into the first part. Some series that will remain nameless in this review *coughsfamilyguycoughs* don't do that and it's extremely annoying. Sure the quality could be better, sure they could have more features, but when I actually miss the characters when I'm not watching the show, lack of extensive bells and whistles aren't going to keep me from buying the DVDs. The bottom line is, if you can handle the dark rotten underbelly of society, and you want to not only be entertained, but also informed, then this is an excellent series for you. If you want to sit zombie-fied watching only non thought provoking shows for sh*ts and giggles you may want to try something else. To conclude I'll leave you with one of my favorite all time quotes... Detective John Munch(Richard Belzer): There should be a special level of hell for this pus-sucking gangrenous malignancy of a mental amoeba. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Mariska Hargitay | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 857 Reviews | | Format | Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled | | Genre | Drama | | Language | English, Spanish | | Number Of Discs | 1 | ## Product Details - **Genre:** Drama, Television, DVD Movie, Blu-ray Movie - **Format:** Box set, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Dubbed, Subtitled, Color - **Contributor:** Mariska Hargitay - **Language:** English, Spanish - **Number Of Discs:** 6 ## Images ![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 1 (DVD) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61E8jMIVkqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful and gripping. *by B***N on May 30, 2011* I was never a particular fan of the original Law and Order. But I instantly took to its first spinoff, Special Victims Unit (SVU), when my mother introduced me to it some years back. Admittedly the show had already been on for a few seasons by then and so I was unfamiliar with the backgrounds of the various characters. But I became enough of a fan to react withdelight when I discovered that the series was available on DVD. Special Victims unit, unlike the original, brings to light a disturbing issue that until then was almost never brought up directly on television, sex crimes. Everything from rape to child molestation to domestic abuse, SVU sheds a light on the disturbing and unspeakable things we as individuals can do to one another, as well as the emotional and psychological effects those crimes can have, not only on the victims but also on the investigators who work tirelessly to bring the perpetrators to justice. One thing is for certain. If you want constant laughs, don't watch this. Oh John Munch in particular can and often does provide a bit of comic relief in the earlier seasons but that isn't the series' primary focus. THe first season of SVU introduces us to detectives Eliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), as well as all the rest of the squad. The season opens with Payback, as the squad is investigating the murder and castration of a taxi driver. As often happens however, the investigation quickly reveals a disturbing side to the victim that suggests that his murderer may have had good reason to hate him, as well as ample justification for the crime. Others include "...or just look like one," in which a would-be model is raped and her body dropped off in front of a hospital. This particular case hits close to home for Stabler, whose daughter Maureen seems to be exhibiting the classic signs of an eating disorder. In Wanderlust, a travel writer is murdered seemingly after having just had sex. Suspicion quickly falls on the disfunctional family of the man's former landlord, particularly when it's discovered that her minor daughter may have been having a sexual relationship with the deceased. In CLosure, the squad is faced with a baffling series of rapes in which the perpetrator asks his victims if they like it and then forces them to shower afterwards and steels a piece of jewelry from each of them. This story ark isn't resolved until the second season. In CHat Room, a girl claims to have been raped by a man she met on the internet, leading the SVU into the world of online pedofilia. In Limitations, the SVU is ordered once and for all to close an unsolved case of three rapes before the Statute of Limitations expires in a matter of days. THings become complicated however when one of the victims appears to be protecting the perpetrator on religious grounds. In Nocturn, a laundromat turns in some disturbing photos of a young boy, leading the SVU to investigate a piano teacher for longterm child molestation. They discover a series of tapes chronicling the life of a boy named Evan, but when they track him down they discover that his testimony may not be of any help since he's more deeply scarred than any of them realized. In Remorse, a local reporter tries to catch her rapist by discussing the incident on the news. During the investigation, Munch quickly becomes attached to the courageous woman. In Contact, the detectives find themselves faced with a series of subway rapes perpetrated by a flash and dash assailant and a number of possible suspects. THe season ends with Slaves, in which the SVU detectives find themselves investigating the disappearance of a young Romanian woman while at the same time contending with psychological evaluations by the higher-ups, who warn Captain Cragen that one of his detectives may no longer be fit for their job. All in all, SVU season one gets the series off to a solid start and as the later seasons will show, it only gets better from here. And the DVD set features some excellent extras, among them interviews with the cast and a tour of the SVU set with Dan FLorek (Captain Cragen) as the guide. So it's definitely worth owning. And I intend to collect the entire series as finances permit. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This has it all!!! *by J***D on October 8, 2010* This series has it all, drama, humor, twists, controversy, romance, action, explosions, gunfights, hand to hand combat, compelling characters, death, destruction, and justice all wrapped up in a thought provoking and entertaining show. I happened across this series while flipping channels months ago and began recording it with DVR. Eventually I liked it so much I bought the DVDs. I don't particularly take to many series, especially drama, but this one is hands down the best I've seen. I prefer to learn from a show rather than just glimpsing someone's imagination on a weekly basis, but there IS a lot to be learned from this series. There is excellent diversity in the characters, representing varying beliefs and opinions on the intense subjects covered. They come from different backgrounds, ethnicities, religious affiliation and life experiences. They touch on so many important sociological issues and seem to make a fair representation of not only the people on the right side of the law but of the criminals as well. Almost no matter how heinous a criminal's actions are, they have found a way to still make them human. There are absolutely monsters as well, but as much as you think you're going to abhor the perpetrator when they are discovered, sometimes you simply can't help but feel some measure of compassion. I read the 1 star reviews, which for the most part dissed the DVD quality not the show, and I'll agree that in this age of Blu-ray High definition, super high tech, fancy hullabaloo, these DVDs fall a bit short. It is however in no way difficult to see or enjoy unless you're really neurotic about nitpicky aspects of visual appearance. It is annoying to have to watch commercials at the beginning of the first DVD, but take a bathroom break, they go away, and it stops conveniently on the main menu! An absolutely essential feature they DO have is that when you skip the opening credits it goes straight to the beginning of the show not well into the first part. Some series that will remain nameless in this review *coughsfamilyguycoughs* don't do that and it's extremely annoying. Sure the quality could be better, sure they could have more features, but when I actually miss the characters when I'm not watching the show, lack of extensive bells and whistles aren't going to keep me from buying the DVDs. The bottom line is, if you can handle the dark rotten underbelly of society, and you want to not only be entertained, but also informed, then this is an excellent series for you. If you want to sit zombie-fied watching only non thought provoking shows for sh*ts and giggles you may want to try something else. To conclude I'll leave you with one of my favorite all time quotes... Detective John Munch(Richard Belzer): There should be a special level of hell for this pus-sucking gangrenous malignancy of a mental amoeba. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ SVU's Beginnings *by O***R on August 19, 2014* I love Law and Order: SVU and have been a fan for many years, but not until the fourth season did I start to watch it, so I bought Season 1 so I could see it from the beginning. The Special Victims Unit deals with crimes of rape, incest, and child abuse to name a few, topics that were often ignored on TV before this show came out and opened the forum for discussion on it. I also think it's empowering that the detectives in any rape case encourage the victims to come forward and get help because so many victims choose not to for various reasons. Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni (Benson and Stabler) bring such emotion to their characters and they are both phenomenal actors and have such chemistry together that you love them as a team. The show is so well written and riveting and you are hooked from the "dunk dunk" sound in the first segment. Every episode is amazing! If you've been watching for years, Season 1 had two different cast members that are not in most of the other seasons. Detective Cassidy is Munch's partner (before Detective Tutuola - Ice T) and he's new to the Special Victims Unit and he requests a transfer in the second season after a fling with Olivia in Season 1, but mainly because he can't handle the nature of the crimes they investigate anymore. Also present is Detective Jeffries, an African American female detective, who also partners with Munch and also left in season 2. To be honest, when her character was gone, you didn't even notice because she was more of an extra compared to the other characters and her character was never fully developed like the others. One thing I liked was that more focus was put in the first few seasons on Stabler's family, which as the seasons went on, they were seen less and less. Season 1 had many amazing episodes but some of the best ones were "Stalked" about a sadistic realtor Benson believes raped and murdered an ADA and who turns his attention to Benson; "Closure" about a victim (Tracy Pollan) who can describe her attack in detail but not the rapist and when the case stalls and it's revisited months later, she claims to have moved on but she hasn't; and "Limitations" where Cragen is told he needs to close 3 rape cases that are almost at the 5 year mark for statute of limitations and the team scrambles to catch the rapist. 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