A Little Sorkin Reunion on L & O: SVU

Josh Charles and Teri Polo, who played on again / off again couple Dan and Rebecca on the late great Sports Night, will be guest starring together on Law & Order: SVU.

Josh Charles is my secret monkey spouse and I'm so happy he's back on TV I could do a little dance. Actually, I am in fact doing a little dance right now. The last network TV gig he had was Six Degrees, and that show sucked. He's great in In Treatment on HBO, but the role was limited. Why will someone not give this man a lead gig?!

The plot is standard SVU fare - Charles and Polo play a married couple who's son is accused of a sex crime. I'm certain that at some point, Eliot will in fact attempt to hit someone. The episode airs September 30th, and this gets a big old Law & Order "chong chong" from me.

Here's a reminder of the lovely chemistry between these two actors, courtesy of Sorkin dialogue...

Dan: First of all what makes you so sure that I like you right now?
Rebecca: Well you follow me everywhere I go and you ask me out all the time.
Dan: You're reading way too much into that.

Rebecca: There's nothing about you I don't hate.
Dan: And yet you're mysteriously drawn to me.
Rebecca(smiling, then looking down): Yessss.