TV and Movies

[granddi]

Despite the poor reviews, I'll watch.

Apparently it shows Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) as a private investigator before becoming the savvy attorney.

[elated]

If you have Comcast/Xfinity, they show the original Perry Mason on Sundance channel every Monday. It is a marathon. Just thought you might want to know if you don't have HBO.

[RealtyGal2]

Thanks for the heads up! I am a big fan of the original Perry Mason and I love Matthew Rys.

[ValuSkr]

!'m glad they're reusing the show's distinctive theme music.

[Group 5 minus 1]

I am planning on watching it. I hope I can be neutral. I am such a big Raymond Burr fan.

[stevieb]

It might be good, who knows... But to me, it just reads as another tweaked retread... Continues to amaze that with all the supposed talent, and very well paid talent at that, in the entertainment industry, they seem singularly incapable of real creativity or of producing fresh, new concepts...

[deeva]

I watched the previews. Not interested. 

[Diva on The Q]

Raymond Burr is the one and only Perry Mason IMO.

[Diva on The Q]

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@elated wrote:

If you have Comcast/Xfinity, they show the original Perry Mason on Sundance channel every Monday. It is a marathon. Just thought you might want to know if you don't have HBO.

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@elated: Just an F.Y.I.  The original Perry Mason series can also be seen every day (twice a day) on METV. 

[Oznell]

At first, I thought it had potential.  Then read @Jordan2's latest post about how they're turning Perry into a drunk, dishevled, seedy character...

I have no problem at all with a new fictional trial attorney being depicted that way, but "Perry" has such a distinctive personality.  His 'calling card' was that he was brilliant, meticulous, sharp as a tack, cunning, and with faultless manners (and grammar!)  Raymond Burr had him so down cold!

The new version now holds little appeal for me.