Occupy Protestors Disrupt, Shut Down Production of ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Episode

Last month, Occupy Wall Street protestors almost ended up in the background of some scenes for The Dark Knight Rises, the final movie of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy, but the producers ended up scrapping the idea. Now a popular TV show is facing its own problems trying to incorporate the Occupiers into its plotline. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is in New York filming episodes, and they intended to film a scene with the protestors in the background.

This rallied the protestors to declare that they were not going to be used as tools for the corporate media, and they protested the show’s presence at their event.

The protestors could not get too close to the filming site, but on midnight Friday police announced the show’s filming permit had been lifted and production for the scene ended up grinding to a half.

It’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder if Tony Baloney will end up making a special appearance.

h/t NY Daily News

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