This is a great series and has remained so. This is an offshoot of the original Law and Order series. This series focuses on sexual crimes, normally not dealt with on television. The main crimes are rape, child molestation, and everything in between. I am very glad the Law and Order series decided to tackle this once taboo topic and I believe this series has helped open the discussion of rape and sexual abuse which is one of the reasons why I love this series so much.

The acting is great, the plots are amazing and draw in you from the first "dum dum". Since it deals with sensitive subject matter, the episodes may not be appropriate for all viewers. There is high replayability with these episodes which is why it is worth the purchase. If you enjoy crime dramas, especially crime dramas that help open debate and deal with taboo topics, then this is the show for you. I guarentee you will enjoy it.

I am 13 years old and i am completely obsessed with SVU. I cant get enough of all the stories and the characters. My personal Favorite episode is when Detective Stabler travles to Prague. It ia a great show.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - The Fifth Season slipped a little bit in terms of storylines but finished strong in the final episodes. I still enjoy watching this show, can't wait for the new season to start in the fall, this is the only Law & Order spin-off I watch, simply the best. My favorite episodes from season 5 include: Mother, Abomination, Control, Sick, and Head. If you are a fan of SVU, don't wait buy season five today!

SVU is the best investigative show. Certain episodes i can actually relate to them. And i haven't been able to deal with what i went thru, but watching those particular episodes by accident, where u never know what its storyline was about. I was facing it right there n then. It was hard, painful, and scary... But watching those episodes end nicely where the bad guys were punished, it sort of become A Closure for me, and made me move on with my life much much better. I woke up the next day, feeling much much better about being me. The demons went away. Thank You SVU.... Now i just can't wait for all their tv episodes to be on dvd, and hopefully SVU will go on and on, as long as the original Law&Order does!

I was excited to receive my copy of this item and put it on straight away to watch how ever it didn't work so i sent it back (had the same problem with Law & Order CI season 3) and I finally received my replacement to find yet again I am missing the booklet which every other person seems to get but me. plus I received this rude response when emailing Amazon about the problem. ITEM:
Law & Order Special Victims Unit - The Fifth Year (2003-04 Season) (1999)
Item Price: $38.49

As per your request i have checked into your order and did not find any booklet to this order and as i see that you have returned the original order because it has come without the booklet and now replacement order also has come without the booklet hence i request you if you are not interested to keep the item then please return the item for the full refund.

you see now don't you think If i didn't want it I would have requested a refund not a replacement for the same item. also that I would not have requested where part of my product in which I paid for was missing.