Honey Blonde Justice, NBC-Style

On the left: Kelli Giddish, who as of this week is the new member of Law & Order: SVU. On the right: Maria Bello, the protagonist of the Prime Suspect remake, which as of this week is also airing on NBC. Am I crazy or is there a certain resemblance between these two?

Or am I just seizing onto the fact that for the first moment in TV history, fictional New York crimes are being investigated by large-headed, pretty-but-tough blonde ladies? And why isn’t some show arming Sarah Alexander and making her walk the beat?

Law & Foreshadowing

Remember the episode of Seinfeld on which Jerry and George sit in on auditions for Jerry, the failed show-within-the-successful show? Remember the actress who tries out for the part of Elaine and insults George by comparing to the waiting room of actors trying out for his role a “baldness convention”? Lo and behold — that was a younger and much more feminine-looking Mariska Hargitay, now super famous for starring on Law & Order: SVU.

Even weirder: The scene has her walking into the room with a poster of the original Law & Order cast visible over her shoulder.

Law, Order and Skeez

Theory: The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit opening song sounds like a porn soundtrack version of the regular (now former) Law & Order theme. And given that SVU deals specifically with victims of sex crimes, that seems to be somewhat in poor taste. (Different from porn tatste.)

Your thoughts on the subject are welcomed.

The Two Alexandra Cabots

Has anyone else ever noticed that Alexandra Cabot, the assistant district attorney played by Stephanie March on Law & Order: SVU, has the exact same name as the bitchy manager girl from Jose and the Pussycats?

As if further proof were needed that these two characters are inextricably linked, please note that both have their arms crossed in the images of them I found.

Fictional characters and name oddities, previously:

• Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell
• Seinfeld’s other Rebecca Demornay
• Eric Foreman and Eric Forman
• Turanga Leela
• Rhoda Penmark
• Eeyore
• Chandler Bing
• Tricia Tanaka from Lost and Tricia Takanawa from Family Guy