I was watching A Time To Kill on Netflix and thought "these legal dramas were only big in the 90s".
So I checked, and all the big ones were in the 90s.
So what happened? Audiences got bored with the drama? Only best selling novels serve as bankable movies?
John Grisham was a hot commodity during that time, despite his middling talent. He pretty much WAS the genre of "legal thriller". Once he fell out of fashion the genre died
Courtroom Dramas like Philadelphia are something else. They aren't crowd pleasers, so they're not gonna be churned out as frequently
Usually you only get court dramas when someone finds a worthwhile true story to adapt
True that, like the OJ mini series.
shareLaw & Order and all of its spinoffs took the party to television.
shareLaw & Order and its spinoffs, plus what is it? NCIS and all its spinoffs? Too many shows that are the same. Unless one of these has a favorite actor of yours, why watch??
shareI think the Law & Order "episode formula" was fairly unique when it started all those years ago, but I can't explain how it sustained so much success over time. Law & Order: SVU just finished its 23rd season!
shareYeah but movies need to be more epic.
shareunless its Betty White on tv.... then its epic....
https://youtu.be/l54jumP2H90?t=61