Anyone catch the reimagined "Matlock" reboot?

[Alkali Ike]

I don't watch much regular network TV these days but I happened to catch this teaser premier. I thought it was pretty darned good. It has "network tv court drama procedural" all over it but it's still fresh. The episode ended with a very unexpected plot twist. I'll be sticking with it.

The first episode can be streamed for free:

Watch Matlock Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot - Full show on CBS

After achieving success in her younger years, brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock uses her unassuming demeanor to make her way into a position at a prestigious law firm, Jacobson Moore.

www.cbs.com

 

[S-Bigbottom]

No idea this was a thing, I love Matlock.

If it is like other crime shows of the last 20 years... not interested.

Eh... will try it if it comes to mind.

Though, likely, I will not get around to it.


OOOh, just watched the trailer, I like it.









Need to remember to find it.

 

[DWBass]

All I can hear is Grandpa Simpson saying 'Matlock'!!

 

[Alkali Ike]

The character is a senior whose last name happens to be Matlock and she practices law. That's pretty much the only similarities to the original show.

 

[KohanMike]

The character is a senior whose last name happens to be Matlock and she practices law. That's pretty much the only similarities to the original show.

Yes, with a very interesting twist at the end to truly not be a reissue of the original series.

 

[Jazzdogg]

I don't watch much regular network TV these days but I happened to catch this teaser premier. I thought it was pretty darned good. It has "network tv court drama procedural" all over it but it's still fresh. The episode ended with a very unexpected plot twist. I'll be sticking with it.

The first episode can be streamed for free:

Watch Matlock Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot - Full show on CBS

After achieving success in her younger years, brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock uses her unassuming demeanor to make her way into a position at a prestigious law firm, Jacobson Moore.

www.cbs.com

It's funny - you mentioned Matlock, and I immediately heard the theme song!

 

[DJ Bebop]

Its a hoot, I'm in.

 

[Tom Lane]

Kathy Bates! What rock have you been hiding under?

 

[Zooberwerx]

My father wore seersucker suits and string ties as an homage to the late great Andy Griffith…this is an abomination. Kathy Bates tortured James Caan in “Misery”….apparently, it’s our turn.

Riis

 

[bholder]

She scares me. Might be really good.

 

[walking Bass]

Better written, better acting and more imaginative than most network shows. Da dum - and it's not a L&O reboot!

 

[shortscalesrule]

Nothing in common with the Andy Griffith series, other than the name (much like the recent Perry Mason reboot). Kathy Bates is terrific, and there are some interesting touches. However, I'm a retired lawyer. I can take most law-based shows with a giant grain of salt, but the twist at the end makes Matlock's actions so unethical that I couldn't watch the show any more.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Maddie seems to be ethical in her conduct relating to cases she works on for the firm. No?

But her pursuit of justice for the opioid coverup that killed her daughter is a whole different thing.

 

[shortscalesrule]

Maddie seems to be ethical in her conduct relating to cases she works on for the firm. No?

But her pursuit of justice for the opioid coverup that killed her daughter is a whole different thing.

Yes, no particular issues with her conduct relating to the case that was at the center of the episode. But the implication that she has gotten herself into the firm so that she can later undermine one of the firm's chief clients is ethically troubling. The attorney-client privilege is not to be taken lightly.

 

[ProbablyTooLoud]

Love it

 

[Michedelic]

Couldn’t care less about either.

 

[murphy]

You guys make me want to give it a shot