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NBC: Lots of Law, No Order

Crime drama's creator furious with NBC over handling of show

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 12, 2008 5:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – NBC's relationship with Law and Order producer/creator Dick Wolf has always been uneasy, but now it’s turned into all-out war, the Wall Street Journal reports. Wolf is furious with the network, which he says sells the show to its cable stations on the cheap,... Read full story »

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