best court drama tv show of all time? - Perry Mason (1957) Discussion

[–] TinaKimo (888) 4 years ago

Yes, I watch the episodes on MeTV.

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[–] DoctorThirteen (13927) 3 years ago

The only thing I'd put above it are the Law & Order episodes where Sam Waterston's in court.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

just 12 episodes in and i can tell there are bad and good episodes much like all crime dramas

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[–] DoctorThirteen (13927) 3 years ago

True, but I thought the characters of Perry, Della Street, and Paul Drake made them watchable. And at its best I thought it was great.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

i like questioning murder mystery shows. even the ones i like.

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[–] vranger (444) 2 years ago

I agree. One of my favorite series of all time. I even liked it as a young kid. I never liked Ironside because they "stole" Perry Mason. ;-)

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[–] DoctorThirteen (13927) 2 years ago

The bastards!

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[–] vranger (444) 2 years ago

:-)

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[–] TrentnQuarantino (9187) 2 years ago

The Good Wife and its sequel are pretty good.
I also used to like LA Law a lot.
I used to love Perry Mason as a kid, but the series at that time were so limited, and so much the same. They have not been able to reproduce Perry Mason either with that pathetic new show.
What's good about the old Perry Mason is that it was solid and dependable.

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[–] jk90us (7140) 2 years ago

You seen Boston Legal? Lot of fun. Spader is a hoot.

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[–] jk90us (7140) 2 years ago

Pretty much. I love this show. Burr is fantastic.

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[–] liscarkat (18368) 2 years ago

Yep.

"The Defenders", which ran from 1961 to 1965 on CBS and starred E.G. Marshall, was very good, too.

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