Mariska Hargitay & Christopher Meloni Re-create the Moment They First Met

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni talk about their hardcore loyal fanbase, their initial reactions to the first Law & Order: SVU script and what their auditions were like.
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[@mackiebenson9467]

They are literally too damn cute together in any setting. I could watch an hour of them just having a generic conversation and I'd be entertained.

[@Parrish_Muhoberac]

Funny.. was just thinking the same thing. If SVU EVER ends, they should have a TALK SHOW, but no guests. Just them talking about absolutely nothing important and I would still find every moment entertaining. like SEINFELD.

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Love them Both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ginalaengrich5298]

Ich könnte auch ewig gucken und zuhören aber da gibt es ein großes Problem. Ich verstehe leider die Sprache nicht und der Übersetzer fehlt auch. Sehr schade, denn wenn ich immer TV geguckt habe, war alles in deutsch zu sehen und hören. Das war fantastisch und so konnte ich in Ruhe gucken und genießen. Ich liebe diese Serie und die Schauspieler sind einfach Klasse!

[@sophiealexander1073]

The tiny detail of Chris waiting for Mariska to sit, I can’t 🥺

[@SirIsaias]

I thought I was the only one to notice lol

[@BattyMadie]

Yes!!! It warmed my heart !

[@CappuccinoBabino]

The only reason I came to the comment section 🥺

[@angeliquemosley5072]

So glad I'm not the only who saw that.😊😊

[@charro509charitablegiving2]

He's sweet and funny.

[@AA-qt1hi]

OMG!!!! These two great friends don't know how much they are making my day by appearing together. This is just feeding my obsession with their fictional characters. Mariska is gorgeous! And I'm sorry but I'm forever gonna be hearting and thirsting after Christopher Meloni. His eyes...are outstanding when he acts intense. First thing I noticed way back from when he was in Oz

[@awashington8447]

Now that's a hug we can ALL appreciate!! 🤩🤩😆😆

[@friedn00dle]

I love how cute Mariska sounded when she wanted to show off what her fans did for her

[@Starlightbby23]

Christopher Meloni 🥵 he’s been a whole snack since season 1.

[@benslerslovechild]

She is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen

[@EbrahimaHendricks]

Oh he is so galant.He is such a gentleman.Liv wake up and smell the coffee .He is so dishy.Forget about Barba and the others.He's the man ,your one and only love.I love you both .Oooooh.... the chemistry .Give us more... Thank you Gigi from South Africa❤❤❤❤❤

[@madisonholt7989]

mariska iconic queen

[@rucker1977]

Mariska has the best smile!

[@rietakahashi3820]

I love them ever since I moved to the state and I watched them on the tv.after all these years I still love them.

[@animsabri4830]

I love them so much.Im glad it still ongoing.❤😊

[@antonyward8075]

I Totally Agree With You ☺️

[@valleriehinojosa7600]

I love them both hope to one day meet them both ❤❤❤

[@rf4341]

Yea guys you still got it. We love both of you.

[@kellynoel77]

Dude. His outfit is incredible and her shoes are life.

[@scentydaguplo6936]

Chris waiting for Mariska to sit and Mariska tapping him meaning "I'm fine..Sit tight,my friend"

[@Originella]

The cheers, oh my goodness. I died laughing, although, admittedly, I would be right there with them.

[@LeighPhillips78]

Chris creeped me out with his pervy character in Pose. He was really kind of loathe-worthy

[@drumbum3.142]

🎨😍🎨 Two of the BEST Chemistry Couple *EVER* 🎨🎨🎨

[@toniamclean2922]

Hey mariska hargitay love her I can not believe that she still on there keep going girlllll

[@suecastillo4056]

I LOVE her!!!!♥️😘☮️‼️🌟

[@donyelletaber6555]

Sometimes I Wonder Like After Criminal Intet Ended If Vincent D'Onofrio (Robert Goren) Or Kathryn Erbe (Alexandre Eames) Joined SVU In 2012 Or Hell Maybe In Who The Hell Knows Maybe Season 25 Of SVU. I Know It Won't Happen But It Would Be Cool.

[@chrissiebawn9357]

Amen to that 😀😀😀🙏🙏❤❤

[@Genny-Zee]

Chris Meloni does not ageee he lookin thirsty since 1999 🤤

[@franciscocardona5505]

great actors and great police series plus an outstanding producer

[@kathrinroberts6640]

Good old fashioned respectful manners.

[@jenniferjohnson8578]

My cats are Olivia and Elliot

[@mariadelrociocastanedasali5800]

Traduscanlo porfis son mis ídolos de toda la vida los amo❤

[@EthnicModel]

I love those two so much 🥰

[@robinconcannon4345]

Just when I think I have watched every episode I find ANOTHER one on ION!! YIPPEE!😊Chris reminds me of a Boyfriend I had in high school!💞

[@passiveaggressive6175]

Giving me totally ‘Saturday Night Fever’ vibes

[@theresabollman8061]

They are great!

[@DaianeSantos-yz2ho]

Adoro eles

[@Voodoochil111111]

John Slattery is great, but I don’t think he could have pulled off the anger just beneath the surface, that Chris is able to do.

[@kenia28ze]

Amo estos 2 actores🥰❤️❤️

[@leontinagonzalez2181]

Lindo los dos.Chile.

[@carlesbofarullandreu497]

Magnífica entrevista

[@jordanlash2268]

Looking good for 61

[@bsteven885]

Yeah, Chris Meloni has ALWAYS been hotter than hot! 🔥 It's nice to see the results of his workout efforts. 😚💪😉👍

[@annacarter4879]

Love 💕 love

[@kailahann5731]

I want mariska to adopt me

[@sophiealexander1073]

The second Seth announces them, the cheers ensue, they are so iconic. I hope Mariska knows how much she means to the SVU audience. My family and I love the show

[@masterdrstrangermasmas5427]

😂 Yeaah and as they sould

[@verawallace9055]

That group hug ❤

[@MHButtaz]

She tapped him on his butt or leg in acknowledgement too.

[@chrissiebawn9357]

Ditto! LOVE LOVE LOVE 🇨🇦🇺🇸🌍😀❤🙏

[@clevelandcbi]

I'm officially your 1000th like. 😀😀😀

[@RusstheTroubadour]

In an interview with People last year Mariska said " It went deep, very fast. We both knew it was something big . I won't say that I fully understood it, but I knew meeting him was important and life changing. My father, my husband , Dick Wolf, and Chris are the four pillar men in my life".

[@alexandraanderson3988]

Oh yeah that was sweet

[@LeighPhillips78]

Don't forget Ice T

[@nineteen8122]

She’s an actress. A dramatic actress. She knows how that will hit fans. I wouldn’t read too much into that.

[@hodell82]

@@nineteen8122 I heard her make that comment. I think she's actually sincere about that.

[@kathycostello6931]

@@nineteen8122 I think she is very sincere. She speaks from the heart always.

[@wxclim8]

Chris imitating Mariska's "We've still got it." Is just too cute!

[@painkiller1968]

Mariska has been playing the same role for 23 years. Aging so well.

[@Unfazed1888]

Goodness, that is some beautiful dedication. I’m sure even though she plays a fictional character, she’s a hero to a lot of people who went though sexual abuse and other heinous things. I don’t watch SVU anymore but I throughly appreciate her and the rest of the cast still rolling out episodes.

[@LeighPhillips78]

What do you expect with those genes? Perfection!

[@lynwill65]

@@Unfazed1888 A lot of people struggled with SVU after Chris left BUT seriously, it is phenomenal and Mariska ROCKS every season.

[@Unfazed1888]

@@lynwill65 No doubt! I hear Rollins is a pretty cool character? Whenever I get back to watching tv shows, I wanna give the new teams a watch.

[@mattalan6618]

@@Unfazed1888 not me

[@awashington8447]

Christopher Meloni's swagger and fashion sense is greatly underappreciated, and I don't like that!! 😅

[@priscillafrye2951]

YES! I think the outfit he's wearing rocks. And, I think he is about 60, I think he gets hotter as he ages, lol.

[@marywilliams5712]

Yea hes 60 or 61 and she’s like 57

[@Boricua0082]

She’s still a goddess

[@Snakeman612]

And YOU KNOW THIS

[@wysteriaherr8306]

She will always be a Goddess.

[@gabbylicious7]

She will always be a goddess

[@doublefeature]

it's in her damn genes!!

[@amanda.paccagnella]

Why "still"?

[@rachelk.9708]

First off, I want Mariska’s shoes. Second, Chris Meloni is that type of uncle or dad everybody would love to have.

[@reoreilly36]

I need those shoes in my life.

[@lupebutterfly9161]

✓ the 👠. I did a Google lens 🔍😊 ✓ Chris is the boyfriend/husband any woman would love to have 😁

[@maryhtrask4321]

I’ll take Chris🎉❤😊

[@stormezekiel2088]

I am a gay 39yo and I have been in love with Chris since I was 8yo!!

[@emiliaescobar7652]

They are both Awesome!

[@awashington8447]

I still find it amazing how their body language always seems to mirror each other during interviews, seemingly unintentionally lol

[@deallfordii]

Probably cause they’re extremely close friends in real life. She’s his daughter’s godmother as well.

[@mattalan6618]

@@deallfordii is she really?

[@allisonarguello1990]

You can feel their chemistry, on and off the screen. They are an amazing on and off air pair! The gentleman Chris is to let Mariska sit first went unnoticed. Love them both!

[@fairlyfrugalph845]

Mariska noticed. That's why she gave a little tap, then they sat down together. Love this two!

[@jahlirblackwood11]

Chris said “no” because he know there chemistry is a whole different type of chemistry 😭

[@likebot.]

Yeah, bad optics: _Sex Crimes by Dick Wolf._ I can see how that would float.

[@claudinefaure4897]

😂🤣😂🤣 sorry, that's my first reaction.

[@christinemohr8788]

Ahhh my two crushes for 22 years ♥️ I'd literally DIE if I ever met her IRL

[@rebeccalambert241]

They’re both so dreamy in person! (I’ve met both of them separately)

[@cornonthecob3051]

@@rebeccalambert241 that is amazing.

[@yanicyoda4762]

@@rebeccalambert241her mom was a godess in her days

[@jeenageorge2544]

Mine too .I will literally fall if I ever meet him in person

[@KingBrandonm]

I love how Ice T, who made a song called Cop Killer, plays a better cop than real life cops

[@virtuousdemon6726]

It actually plays well because when Dick Wolf called Ice T he told T to be the cop he wish cops were like, so it gives you a different view on them.

[@jasonito23]

Ice t has been acting since 1985 so he´s a great actor.

[@imperallady]

😳ikrr

[@Atem_in_the_streets]

Ice Cube who wrote "F**k the Police" played a cop in 21 Jump Street 😂

[@connie4015]

the wait he waited till mariska sat down it’s so sweet ❤

[@SamGiles]

They'll ALWAYS have it. Such an iconic duo, Law & Order wouldn't be the same without them.

[@bernlin2000]

Everyday is Christmas and every night is New Years when these two are in a room. Best chemistry on TV, bar none!

[@megothefabulous]

When Mariska says "And yet, Slattery and I would've been great together" you can hear someone in the audience get upset lol around 6:46

[@marywilliams5712]

Whos Slattery lol

[@jillpierson953]

I like how Chris waited to sit down after she Mariska did 💕

[@우사민-r3c]

These two are hilarious! Almost like a brother and sister ribbing each other all the time!

[@WendyDahling3]

Yeah, I don’t want them together.

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@WendyDahling3 agreed their sibling energy is way funnier and more satisfying

[@AladeenMusic]

@@AL-fl4jk finally someone says this, even in the earlier seasons they often fought like siblings(they even cussed each other out on one episode)

[@creativesoulwriter8864]

@@AladeenMusicthank you! I’ve been saying this all along when they started hunting at putting their characters together. I only ever saw him as an over protective big brother before his character left.

[@gabby7313]

You gotta love them, two icons and both with an amazing sense of humour!

[@recole374]

I love both shows 💕

[@mariamrehman2650]

Christopher Meloni not sitting down until Mariska does first🥺🥰

[@ajc8815]

Started watching SVU's older episodes, and I'm obsessed with this duo.

[@macmachine]

I'm a 66 year old Scotsman. I watch no normal British TV. Bores me. But I'm hard-core SVU. Watch all the reruns nightly on 5-USA. Been doing so for years. Drives wife nuts.

[@lizardqueen7052]

you have good taste sir

[@dazzydaz8207]

Who wouldn’t 💯

[@bluecollarlit]

Meanwhile I'm over here in America watching The Crown...

[@HighHeelKnight]

Those Pink Pyramid Pumps! Yowie Wowie! 👠🔺😍

[@87ventus]

Hi guys, gotta say love them both.. And our host too of course. Man 23 years. Awesome. ✌️

[@Runaddict1167]

The chemistry. Omg. Chris is hot and Mariska is gorgeous 😍 ✨️ ❤️ 💕

[@anamariacanciobrandao1495]

They are handsome and talented, they make a great detective duo. This 23rd season is excellent. Mariska, in addition to being beautiful, is an inspiration to women.

[@shirinm225]

I just feel like she is the kindest🥺♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@kenryu364]

I find her even more attractive now then when she first started the show

[@JohnDoe-qu7gm]

Meloni is an incredible actor. From his days in Oz to even his small role in Superman he’s been stellar

[@kmclane12]

@johndoe-qu7gm yes and his role on True Blood!!!

[@multifandomperson8703]

I loved him in one that episode of Scrubs! That show had the best guest stars

[@cazkiwinz4300]

I loved Surviving Jack, it was so funny… I wish it continued, perfect role for him

[@omaroviedo6270]

I love the chemistry ❤

[@MCMNasty2]

These two are still so good looking and down to earth- seem to be so grateful after all this time. Gotta love it!

[@jordanlash2268]

They have a beautiful relationship and friendship

[@chloegunther795]

When Chris and Mariska get mugs and dolls but all Seth's fans do is nitpick his every last word and come for him in the comments

[@vmarsfiles]

I love them together they are just too funny 😍😍

[@rabbit251]

Wow! Law and Order is still on? And I know these two. (I've been living in Japan for over a decade). Good to see them and that they're doing well!

[@TimothyOvia]

It's still good! I would literally start from where you left off!

[@emilyfernandes6517]

"or bensler" I FAINTED

[@meditationstation6989]

They behave like a married couple to each other.

[@kitskivich]

These two have been friends for so long that they casually smack each other in the arm to make a point without even having to make eye contact.

[@adriennefein2284]

They’re both the reason that we watch the shows! Mariska and Chris are both award-winning actress and they both have touched our hearts

[@PamelaCorston]

It's crazy how often I need to remind myself they're actors and not cops lmao Christopher especially gives off strict dad and cop vibes lmao

[@ashtonbanks]

Two 🐐🐐 in one sitting, legendary

[@angelbaby.9743]

Love this show so much an them as actors. I’ve watched all 23 seasons repeatedly an Mariska is such an amazing women. The way she plays her role as Olivia is absolutely Amazing, the show always has me on edge and waiting to see what happens next but the compassion her character has, an how far she’s came from season one, I’m so proud.

[@des1279]

They are so adorable I can't. I'm on an SVU binge and just got to season 13 when Stabler leaves :( loveee these two!

[@bubblesezblonde]

1:44~We are called Jackals and Seth even has us mentioned on his NBC site. :D

[@alexgrant191]

0:47 ‘we’ve still got it’ yes, yes you do. Love them! 🐐❤️

[@ajtheeotaku8261]

Olivia is a great written woman detective I never seen anything on film like her and I wish there was more

[@Thats_so_maha]

This video doesn’t have enough likes man !!! It’s THE SVU ANGELS

[@MaryAnnMsbl34]

She is 100 great. Uses her platform to expose the lack of funding for rape kit tests and getting them into court.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

She has a foundation for DV survivors and fundraises for DNA testing on rape kits. She also went before Congress to help pass laws that the kits have to be tested within a certain amount of time.

[@kmclane12]

@maryannmsbl34 and there are still some unprocessed. Her foundation completed 230K last year!!!

[@simplenough]

Chris looks like he’s going to Studio 54

[@AnitaNewport]

We need Mariska to host SNL!

[@dylanwilliams5801]

I wish Seth would’ve taken the time out of the interview to talk about jackals when the “intense fans” topic came up. Just like Seth to leave us out

[@tildenberrytracks2671]

Law & Order....yes.........Mariska in The Love Guru and Chris in Harold & Kumar.😉😎

[@petewheelus2662]

Meloni is GORGEOUS!

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

Mariska’s shoes are 🔥

[@mohdazrinasaruddin9744]

This is my fav show. N i think it stands so long bc of the strong n good writing that they have, especially the early seasons. I mean damn.

[@jofrench7525]

Her little pay of his bum as she sits down ❤he waits for her to sit. Honestly the cutest

[@Xminifreak88X]

wow i love seeing my TV parents on the show!!!!!! i love them so much.

[@daveashby9989]

I must be honest . I was so into original L&O and L&O SVU that I bought as many series as I could on Apple TV etc. that when the new series L&O Organized Crime came out this year I refused to accept it . However, early this morning after work I clicked on to the new series and now I love it. Thanks Mr Wolf and thanks to these beautiful people. Cheers. Dave

[@HyderabadiVibe]

Love these guys... What an amazing show