Ok, so I'm waiting for this show, and I'm thinking, "this must be good, after all, it's the brain child of David E. Kelley, the genious Boston eductated lawyer and writter behind award winning shows, Chicago Hope, Alley McBeal, Picket Fences, Boston Public, The Practice and Boston Legal." But then the show starts, and I realize, it's really not David E. Kelley's, it was created by two other guys who's names I can neither pronounce nor spell. But that's ok, he must be the executive producer, right? Not exactly, it turns out he's only one of three executive producers.
The sad truth about "The Law Firm," which is debuting as I write, is that it is just not very good. So far, the show has spent so much time going back and fourth to what the individual lawyer contestant think of the case and of each other, I have no idea what the actual case is. Or are there cases? I do not really know, as I can not seem to follow this. The only thing I do understand is the fact that they're only playing for $250,000, and the proclimation that they are "the best attorneys in the law firm (whatever that means)." It hardley seems worth it.
If David E. Kelley is involved in this project, it's hard to tell it here. Whoever the people behind this show are, they seem so intent on showing us clashing personalities of arrogant attorneys, they forgot to actually tell us what is going on. Perhaps the producers actually believe the stereotype that lawyers are an unsavory group of characters, for it comes through in the less than flattering portrayal of these very real contestants. Or perhaps they have forgetten that most television veiewers are not lawyers, they are laypeople, who need some of the legal jargon spelled out. In any case, the verdict is out on "The Law Firm," and NBC is guilty of bad television.
For those of you on the west coast, I recommend watching tonight's rerun of CSI, it is much better. Shame on you NBC!
The sad truth about "The Law Firm," which is debuting as I write, is that it is just not very good. So far, the show has spent so much time going back and fourth to what the individual lawyer contestant think of the case and of each other, I have no idea what the actual case is. Or are there cases? I do not really know, as I can not seem to follow this. The only thing I do understand is the fact that they're only playing for $250,000, and the proclimation that they are "the best attorneys in the law firm (whatever that means)." It hardley seems worth it.
If David E. Kelley is involved in this project, it's hard to tell it here. Whoever the people behind this show are, they seem so intent on showing us clashing personalities of arrogant attorneys, they forgot to actually tell us what is going on. Perhaps the producers actually believe the stereotype that lawyers are an unsavory group of characters, for it comes through in the less than flattering portrayal of these very real contestants. Or perhaps they have forgetten that most television veiewers are not lawyers, they are laypeople, who need some of the legal jargon spelled out. In any case, the verdict is out on "The Law Firm," and NBC is guilty of bad television.
For those of you on the west coast, I recommend watching tonight's rerun of CSI, it is much better. Shame on you NBC!