The Firm (NBC) [** Spoilers **]

Richard Dower

http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/eone-spts-networks-to-produce-22-episode-series-based-on-john-grishams-the-firm-nbc-in-negotiations-to-pick-it-up/

22 episode order, strong international sales already.

The series picks up 10 years after the 1993 feature left off. It reintroduces Mitch McDeere, the young lawyer played in the movie by Cruise, who brought down a prestigious Memphis law firm operating as a front for the Chicago mob. McDeere and his family emerge from isolation after 10 years in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Determined to reclaim their lives and their future, the McDeeres soon find that past dangers are still lurking and new threats are everywhere

Dilynnio

Sounds like my cup of tea!

When is due to air?

I have to be honest and say that no new tv show this year has really gotten me interested!

Thanks for that RD!

mikemac

I'll definitely give this a chance, sounds good

celtictiger32

good stuff ive read most of grishams books, and seen the films(though not as good). i suppose you do wonder what happened the characters after....

when and where will this be shown?

JP Liz V1

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/01/the-firm-nbc/

^ Josh Lucas in talks for lead role

Elmo

Lets not forget the Client series from the 1990s

JP Liz V1

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Firm-Makes-Legal-1035211.aspx

Juliette Lewis and Callum Keith Rennie have been cast in NBC's legal drama, which is based on John Grisham's bestselling novel, the network announced Tuesday. They join Josh Lucas, who stars as attorney Mitchell McDeere, a role that Tom Cruise played in the film adaptation of the novel.
Lewis will play Mitch's trusty and colorful receptionist who feels uncomfortable in their new, more conservative law practice. She's distracted by her on-again, off-again relationship with his older brother, Ray (Rennie). Ray once was jailed for manslaughter and thus has a unique perspective when it comes to working for Mitch as an investigator.
Production on The Firm begins in August in Toronto. The legal drama will premiere on NBC in midseason.

JP Liz V1

http://www.digitalspy.ie/ustv/news/a336306/tricia-helfer-joins-the-cast-of-the-firm.html

Tricia Helfer has signed on to star in The Firm.

Helfer will play senior partner Alex Clark of the firm Kinross & Clark on the show, according to TV Line, and will join Josh Lucas, Juliette Lewis, Molly Parker and The Killing's Callum Keith Rennie.
Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel, the forthcoming NBC series is set ten years after the events of the book, with protagonist Mitch McDeere (Lucas) emerging from the Witness Protection programme to confront old threats.
The actress tweeted the news yesterday, saying that she is thrilled to be working on the lawyer drama.
"[I'll] be working with some amazing talent," Helfer wrote. "[I'm] very excited!"

Richard Dower

Shaun Majumder (Detroit 1-8-7) has joined NBC’s The Firm in the role of Andrew Palmer.

Richard Dower

2 new promo vids: http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/11/firm-2-new-promos.html

mikemac1

Bump

Debuts tonight on NBC

Richard Dower

It bombed....1.4 demo, The two-hour premiere of NBC's The Firm got off to a slow start averaging a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating between 9-11p and 6.3 million viewers - that was 46% lower than the premiere of the canceled 'The Cape' which debuted with a 2.6 adults 18-49 rating on January 9, 2011. It was NBC's lowest-rated regular season drama debut ever.

T-b0n3

Just finished watching it there, I thought it was very good. Looking forward to next week.

mikemac1

I found this pretty weak and I'm a big fan of legal dramas.

I'll watch the next two weeks or so to see how it goes but I'm not impressed and Richard says the ratings are very poor

The start was interesting, then flashes back to six weeks earlier and a quick flashback from ten years ago
The basic outline of the series is pretty clear. And end of the episode flash forward again

This new mob boss, ha he's looks like a pouncy student. I know he is young but very unconvincing.

The lawyer says he graduated top of his Harvard class and later it's fifth in his class. Ok, top can mean up around the top and it's a tiny detail but I thought it was untidy

Bog standard murder trial and I've zero interest in the defendant, very little empathy even if he was a boy. Tbh I was hoping the boy would be convicted, I didn't root for him at all.

Ending was just ridiculous, here sign this confession and I'll file it in my bottom drawer and keep it in reserve.

Molly Parker, I barely noticed her in Deadwood with all those dowdy large dresses but she is hawt in this

squonk

For Tricia Helfer I'll give this a go! Ah, memories of No. 6 from BSG

Watching it as I type and I'm quite enjoying it. It's not a great show and I never see it growing into anything other than disposable junk but for throw away trash it's perfect to kill 42 minutes each week. So far the court cases are rather dull and banal, the overall story isn't exactly gripping and the big baddie isnt exactly intimidating but the acting is solid and there's a lot of room for the show to grow and become my weekly go to 42 minutes of easy to watch crap.

DeWitt

squonk wrote: »

For Tricia Helfer I'll give this a go! Ah, memories of No. 6 from BSG

Don't forget Leoben(Cylon model No.2) he's there aswel. Yay BSG reunion!

Mr E

Looks like this show is toast. Airing on Saturdays from this week onwards...

mikemac1

Watched Episode one and two

I liked the start and I liked the ending but not so much the whole plot of this show

This show is airing for the last while and up to episode six

Going to jump into episode three and catch up

Legal drama along the lines of John Grisham, should be a sure fire banker but I think this is going to be a failure

Will report back.

Hardly any posts on this thread

squonk

No posts I'd say because it's not really _that_ compelling. The cases are fairly boring and I've already started wondering what'll keep him going once Caprica 6's conspiracy is found out which looks like it's coming fairly close. It's all just a bit meh...

Richard Dower

^ tbh....when i seen the thread bump i expected to read it had been pulled and cancelled altogether.

DeWitt

If it wasn't for the cast I wouldn't bother watching. Mitch & Abby remind me so much of Coach Taylor & Tami.

mikemac1

I've giving up on the show after seven episodes

I like the cast, Josh Lucas and Molly Parker are good.

But the show is a mess. You don't care at all about the weekly cases and that's down to the script.
And the whole overall story is a mess

I must have read every John Grisham book but if I were him them I'd want to disassociate myself from this

If you want a legal drama with excellent characters, a court case that lasts the entire season but many more cases for week to week and a razor sharp script then watch Murder One. Ted Hoffman was brilliant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_One_(TV_series)