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Criminal Thoughts // Cop Drama Grills Minds

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19930223
Author:Lon Grahnke

Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky contributed more than a title to the new NBC series "Crime & Punishment," premiering March 3. His 19th century masterpiece about the twisted thoughts of a murderer inspired television producer Dick Wolf to conceive a modern drama that delves into the minds of criminals and cops.

"The interior-monologue structure of Dostoevsky's book definitely influenced the psychological turf we're exploring," said Wolf, creator of the timely and innovative "Law & Order" series. "His Crime and Punishment and ours are not that far apart. They're both about the pursued and ...

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