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Post by waywyrd on Jun 30, 2020 18:58:06 GMT
Just watched the first two episodes and wow, this series is grim. A sad-eyed Matthew Rhys plays the title character in what's supposed to be an "origin" story, but this is nothing like the polished attorney Perry Mason from the original series.
Still, the cast is fantastic so I'll keep with it for now.
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Post by Eastcoastmom on Jun 30, 2020 20:51:08 GMT
I was half-watching the first episode but it didn't hold my attention. My husband watched the second episode and agreed it was pretty grim. I am not sure he will continue to watch. Maybe I should give it another chance when I'm not so distracted. Oh, and why is Perry a private detective in this remake and not an attorney?
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Post by Critical on Jun 30, 2020 22:22:42 GMT
I watched the first two episodes yesterday and thought they were terrific. I'm a huge fan of Matthew Rhys, so I'll watch pretty much anything he's in. I love the noirish feel and that it's set in LA.
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 20, 2020 23:09:42 GMT
Okay, now I can see where they're going with this. *poof* You're a lawyer! Good episode, though. Also, Della is awesome.
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Post by Critical on Jul 23, 2020 17:52:19 GMT
Okay, now I can see where they're going with this. *poof* You're a lawyer! Good episode, though. Also, Della is awesome. I think this was the episode where it all started to come into focus. I wasn’t sold on why there needed to be another Perry Mason series, but watched because the cast is terrific. Now I’m totally on board. ITA about Juliet Rylance’s Della (incredible acting genes in her family!). That scene where she finds EB just broke my heart. I’m curious to see what’s going to happen with Sister Alice. I’d she going to pull off a miracle or be unmasked as a con artist? I’m sort of horrified that Lily Taylor is old enough to play Tatiana Maslany’s mother because that means *I* am old enough to be her mother too! (although I’m younger than LT <— just had to get that in there!) Also, the show’s been renewed! variety.com/2020/tv/news/perry-mason-renewed-season-2-hbo-1234713487/I love Matthew Rhys, and his American accent is excellent, but I do find him more charming in his real Welsh accent.
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Post by waywyrd on Jul 30, 2020 22:52:18 GMT
Every time I see Lili Taylor, all I can think about is her character on Six Feet Under that I could NOT stand. Well his first trial didn't start out very well, but you could see Mason getting a little better as it went on. Rhys is making it fun to watch as his character develops...
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