Mykelti Williamson Responds to John Oliver’s ‘Law & Order’ Critique

Mykelti Williamson states John Oliver‘s dissection of ‘Law & Order’ as pro-cop propaganda is too major for his own great — ’cause at the end of the day … it’s showbiz, infant.

We got the veteran star — who just recently had a starring function on “Law & Order: Organized Crime” — reacting to JO’s anti-Dick Wolf tirade while he was leaving LAX … and his action to John’s really major review of the long-running franchise is a dash of genuine talk.

The reality, according to Mykelti, is that DW — the developer of ‘Law & Order’ — is a class act … specifically when it pertains to informing genuine stories about POC, so there’s that.

On the concern of ‘L&O’ illustrating cops in too rosy a light, Mykelti is sorta providing an eye roll here — very first keeping in mind the program has actually tried to take on real-world problems within their plots (which holds true) and second of all … appropriately explaining ‘L&O’ is great old-fashioned home entertainment.

As he discusses to our photog, the reality is unsightly and complex — with individuals currently getting their fill of truth in their everyday lives … and seeking to television for some escapism.

He likewise recommends that individuals aren’t tuning into ‘Law & Order’ for virtue signaling … they simply desire a tight 43 minutes of a police officer ferreting out a bad man and breaking the case — a formula John believes has actually been washed and duplicated for far too long, unrealistically.

But, Mykelti — who, BTW, is likewise doing huge things beyond television with his Warrior Recovery Program for vets/first responders — believes this argument’s more basic than John’s making it.