CBS set to launch Matlock. Again.

September 25, 2024, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by Black92LX:
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Originally posted by whanson_wi:
Redo Perry Mason instead. The stories were more interesting than anything I can remember on Matlock.

Reruns seem to agree with me - I can find Perry Mason almost any night of the week if I look for it, but I don't remember seeing Matlock in the mix very often, if at all.

Point of interest: very few trials were portrayed in Perry Mason. They were almost all preliminary hearings. They did it at least in part to avoid paying for another 12 extras.

If reruns agree with you get yourself PlutoTV (free app with ads).
You can watch Matlock, Perry Mason, The Rifleman, Andy Griffith, Murder She Wrote, and many a more great shows.

I have and use Pluto,

the commercials can get annoying in their frequency, but overall it's a good source for some good old TV shows

Samsung TV has some similar channels too,

saw a preview for the new Matlock whilst watching beetlejuice at the theater,

looked interesting if you like that stuff,

September 26, 2024, 07:05 AM

Blackmore

Surprised to read it was Kathy Bates. Was expecting a half South Asian, half Jamaican woman.

September 26, 2024, 10:18 AM

smschulz

Watched ep 1, it was well... OK to meh.
I don't have any self-righteous inclinations because of the name.
I tend to let the content do the talking.
So we'll see how the storyline goes.

September 26, 2024, 10:41 AM

PASig

I will not watch any remakes of classic TV shows; Hawaii 5-0, The Equalizer and esp any of these awful new Star Trek shows

Would it kill them to actually have some creativity and originality? Apparently that's too hard these days.

September 26, 2024, 10:52 AM

smschulz

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Originally posted by PASig:

Would it kill them to actually have some creativity and originality? Apparently that's too hard these days.

You have to realize that nothing is original and not just today, I mean ever.
Everybody builds on or emulates something that has been done before.
However, just taking a name and half-assing it is or can be a problem and agree.
But just know nothing is original.

September 26, 2024, 02:00 PM

mark123

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Originally posted by smschulz:
quote:
Originally posted by PASig:

Would it kill them to actually have some creativity and originality? Apparently that's too hard these days.

You have to realize that nothing is original and not just today, I mean ever.
Everybody builds on or emulates something that has been done before.
However, just taking a name and half-assing it is or can be a problem and agree.
But just know nothing is original.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 - What has been is what will be,
and what has been done will be done again.
There is nothing new under the sun.

September 26, 2024, 02:42 PM

nhtagmember

Not a fan of Kathy Bates

Saw a few episodes of the original series but never got into it

As far as any hope of originality in Hollywood, you can forget it. It’s requires creativity and work. Those two skills are abhorrent to that culture

September 26, 2024, 04:35 PM

corsair

....what's the next re-make, Quincy M.E.?

September 26, 2024, 09:15 PM

lyman

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Originally posted by corsair:
....what's the next re-make, Quincy M.E.?

did not care for that show,

maybe Mannix,
Cannon,
or even Barnaby Jones?

please leave Rockford Files alone

November 12, 2024, 09:58 PM

Rolan_Kraps

Did you watch it? I DARE you to watch the pilot. It is different!

November 13, 2024, 09:17 PM

apprentice

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Originally posted by Rolan_Kraps:
Did you watch it? I DARE you to watch the pilot. It is different!

Double dare. Guys, It is NOT a remake.

November 14, 2024, 12:00 AM

83v45magna

OK, I watched the pilot.

Pretty good and not a remake.

November 14, 2024, 01:28 AM

12131

Not a remake, yet naming the show Matlock. Why? To fool curious people into watching it.