Former Los Angeles District Attorney Gil Garcetti seems happy to be out of his old line of work. He's been busy as a photographer, declines comment on current legal cases and is a consultant to the drama "The Closer."

But because he was such a high-profile law enforcer, he stil gets asked what he thinks of crime shows on TV. And he answers, not kindly. "Everyone was talking about how great 'Law & Order' was," he recalled during a "Closer" press conference. "I watched about 20 minutes of one. I said, 'This is ridiculous.' "

Apparently he spoke before thinking things through.

"The shrink wasn't in that episode, right?" said "Closer" co-star J.K. Simmons. He had a recurring role as a shrink on "L&O."

"Those are not the episodes currently replaying on TNT," added "Closer" executive producer James Duff. "The Closer," like "Law & Order" reruns, airs on TNT.

But Garcetti once again said, "I watched some of it and said, 'This is crazy.' … I got to tell you, I still don't watch 'Law & Order,' not even the reruns of it."

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