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Mariska Talks About Her SVU Contract

Catherine — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:57:16 +0000

Ileane Rudolph just interviewed Mariska for TV Guide about her SVU contract.

Read the full interview here, at tvguidemagazine.com: Mariska Hargitay Talks SVU Contract

Welcome back to the Special Victims Unit! How do you feel about finally signing on that dotted line?
I’m thrilled! I was extremely hopeful that this would work out. I always felt that it would. I am so not done with Olivia Benson! [laughs]

Likewise, there is an interview with Christopher Meloni, which is available to read here: Chris Meloni Talks SVU Contract

SVU Season 10 DVD Artwork

Lisa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:12:23 +0000

The cover art for the SVU Season 10 DVD has been released (subject to change but I like this so hopefully it stays) & the R1 release date is September 22, 2009. Pre-Order at amazon. Exciting! Start saving while we count down to Season 11.

Source: tvshowsondvd

SVU Season 11 Premiere Date

Lisa — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:40 +0000

NBC has released the Fall Premiere Dates and SVU will return for Season 11 on Wednesday, September 23 at 9-10pm.

Source: nbcumv.com

It Is Official…Mariska and Chris are Back!

Catherine — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:48:25 +0000

Official news here: Mariska and Chris are back for TWO more years! Even though Mike Doyle said they would be back and they had made an agreement, it’s fantastic to finally hear official news.

Obviously SVU has only been committed for Season 11 so if a 12th season goes ahead our leading stars will be on board.

Also, Christine Lahti will be coming in as a new A.D.A., while Stephanie March will be back beginning episode 5.

Source: Variety and ausiellofiles

Contract Update and Stephanie March Appearance

Catherine — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:05:06 +0000

Now there is no official news about Mariska’s contract, but Mike Doyle, who plays forensic detective Ryan O’Halloran said recently in an interview with TV Guide Magazine that Mariska and Chris have come to a deal. I know it’s not official, but Mike and Mariska have been good friends for years. He’s even gone with Mariska and Peter to the Emmy Awards a few times!

Source: TV Guide

In other news, Stephanie March has just made a deal to come back for a few episodes in season 11 of Law & Order: SVU. No idea how many episodes yet, but it’s possible a minimum of 10 episodes.

Source: Ausiello Files

“Total Recall”

Catherine — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:14:41 +0000

There is an article posted at Hollywood Reporter called “Total Recall”, where “Emmy actress hopefuls” share some of their favorite moments on their hit shows. The article features a quote from Mariska about a favorite moment of hers.

Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC)
“Somebody had tried to rape (my character) in a previous episode, so I had Post-traumatic Stress Disorder from that rape, because I was attacked and beaten up. There was a scene in (the episode) where, because of my suffering from PTSD, I unwittingly pulled a gun. So we’re shooting a big fight scene and we’re in this very small hotel room. (Director Eriq La Salle) is shooting it from a lot of different angles. I had to hold a gun and then — bam! — cock the gun. Obviously, I wasn’t doing it fast enough. So from the other room, I’m hearing, ‘Come on, Mariska, more cock! More cock! Faster cock! Cock it! Cock it!’ And the whole entire set and the crew … shut down for 10 minutes, because everyone was bending over laughing so hard. There’s a lot of comic relief and a lot of gallows humor. But you have to, because it’s just so dark.”

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Season 10 Finale & Mariska + Chris likely to return!

Lisa — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:36:55 +0000

Don’t forget that the SVU Season 10 Finale ‘Zebras’ will air June 2. Check your local listings for airing times and check out the official site for some preview clips here.

Next, Mariska and Chris are apparently in final talks to extending their contracts to return for Season 11 of SVU:

Hargitay flew to L.A. last week to discuss the details with creator Dick Wolf, and the agreement is expected to be announced within the week.

Now a source has confirmed that several new scripts, incorporating Hargitay and Meloni’s characters—Dets. Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler—have already been written and the actors are expected to go before the cameras in two months.

Stay tuned!

Source: TV Guide

NBC Fall Primetime Schedule

Catherine — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:50:25 +0000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has been moved to Wednesdays at 9 PM EST/8 PM Central! And of course, there will be an encore of that week’s episode on Saturdays at 10 PM.

Of course, this is with or without Mariska and Christopher!

Source: NBC Fall Line-up

SVU Contracts Update

Lisa — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:55:12 +0000

There still isn’t a decision made on Mariska and Chris’s contracts for SVU but they both said some promising words that at the recent 2009 Joyful Heart Gala:

“I hope so,” she told Access Hollywood, when asked if she’ll be returning as the NBC cop drama’s Olivia Benson. “We’re all trying to work it out and I have a lot of faith it’s going to work out.”

Hargitay’s co-star, Christopher Meloni (Elliot Stabler), agreed: “It’s a good vibe on the set,” he said. “We all love each other. We’re still happy with the stories that we’re telling and you know, we’ll see how it works out.”

Source: TV Guide

The Season 10 finale airs on 2 June.

SVU Renewed for Season 11 but NOT the main cast as yet

Lisa — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:01:03 +0000

Ausiellofiles has just revealed that NBC has nenewed SVU for an eleventh season but the catch is Chris and Mariska haven’t yet been secured… Word is the renewal will be announced next week so hopefully we will get some more news regarding the cast then. Keep your fingers crossed!