Why do old people love Matlock?

Is it really like Grandpa Simpson proclaims? Is Matlock really a hero amongst the elderly?

I am 29 and Like matlock.

I love Older stuff.

I am also a huge fan of Diagnosis murder, Murder she wrote. I love those shows better than Matlock but I find matlock to be good as well.

Old people love Matlock because:

A. He is a senior like them and on that basis, he makes them think that despite being seniors, they can be superstars like he is and still accomplish great things like he does.

2. Old people watched the Matlock actor on TAGS when it first aired.

Older people (and smart people) like Matlock because it's stories work more around using your head instead of your fists. They understand that young people have short attention spans, so blowing stuff up and lots of action is important to keep their interest. But as you get older, you can appreciate a really good plot line without all the craziness of having to appeal to the ADD generation. So many shows today have multiple story lines because of the frequent commercial interruptions, so it's hard for the younger person to stay interested in the continuity of the story. So the writers make lots of little stories throughout the shows tailored for them. Watch any show from the 50's and you'll notice that it was sponsored by ONE company, and there was about 25 minutes of show to every half hour. Today, it varies depending on how many commercials you can squeeze into the plot line. One 'Everybody loves Raymond' episode only had 12 1/2 minutes of show.....out of 30. They'd run a few minutes of show, then about 5 minutes of commercials. Why could they get away with that? Because many of his shows were just bits of stand up comedy. You could watch one segment and miss nothing by not watching the rest.

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I grew up loving this show

The show was very simple to follow. It was black and white, no gray areas or complex plots. A 9 yr old can follow it. Not a thought-provoking show to watch. Outcome was almost predictable with very few twists at the end. A majority of the people he defended were found not guilty or innocent (a few guilty ones were in there as well to shake it up). Everything-as in evidence-came too easy to the case. I mean its TV so it has to have a conclusion, right? I would have written it with continuing plots/cases going on to build up the suspense, some conclusions at the end of the show, losing cases, difficult/controversial cases, more detail as in law specs/more detail into the penal law and criminal procedure law to show the actual process of the legal system and how cases are brought together. Whats discovery? Accusatory instrument? Whats a true bill? Jury selection/process of? Deferrals/343's of cases. Appeals and process of/how they're done

Old people are simple so they like it. don't forget Matt Houston. Old people loved that show as well.

Well I'm 167 years young (thanks to good genes and a pact with Nyarlahotep) and I hate Matchlock! That whippersnapper gets my goat with his high-falutin ways and city slicker attitude. Jesus Christmas! If my feet weren't frozen in a lake of ice, I'd thrash that monkey, lickity-split!