Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Don't Bother

I agree with the earlier reviewer that the two main characters, Detectives Stabler & Benson, are difficult to like. Unlike the original Law & Order, this show is more contrived, slower moving, and terribly preachy. The two detectives are a little too "perfect" for my taste, and I find myself irritated when they tell absolutely everyone how to live, how to act at a crime scene, how to choose their friends, how to raise their children, etc...and that's just in the first four episodes!With all the quality shows on DVD such as Homicide: Life on the Street, CSI, NYPD Blue, and The Shield, I'm really sorry I wasted my time and money on this load of garbage.