Bruckheimer's done a few other things *g* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000988/

Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure he's produced about 47 versions of L&O and it seems to me that they've been on the air for the last 47 years.

But maybe I'm just bitter because the show bores me and the multitude of spin-offs, rip-offs, and imitators bore me even more.

Rrripped! From the headlines! I want to hurt someone every time I read/hear that.

He does seem to have the corner on the procedural show market, doesn't he? And I'm totally with you on the rrrrriiipppped from the headlines thing. They always put such bizarre spins on those things, enough to make you wonder if they read past the headlines...