Perry Mason [HBO]

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Matthew Rhys has signed on to star as Perry Mason in a prospective limited series at HBO. The project is being exec produced Robert Downey Jr.
Rhys, who will also serve as a producer on the project, will play Mason at a time in his life when he is living check-to-check as a low-rent private investigator. He also finds himself haunted by his wartime experiences in France and is suffering the effects of a broken marriage

https://tvline.com/2019/01/14/matthew-rhys-perry-mason-hbo-limited-series-cast/

Tatiana Maslany to co star

https://deadline.com/2019/04/tatiana-maslany-hbo-perry-mason-limited-series-team-downey-matthew-rhys-1202594604/

the reimagined Perry Mason is set in 1932 Los Angeles

Go Harvey Go

Back in 2013, NBC and Universal Television attempted to bring a Raymond Burr drama series into the 21st century... only for it to be cancelled after four episodes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMxzCHIisKo

HBO and RDJ ought to do better here, though. They haven't *completely* re-imagined Mason, for starters - and they've kept the setting, too.

JP Liz V1

https://tvline.com/2019/05/07/john-lithgow-perry-mason-cast-limited-series-hbo/

John Lithgow joins

Agent Coulson

First look of Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason.

Agent Coulson

Trailer and starts June 21st.

Agent Coulson

While the rest of the country struggles through the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong. Based on characters created by author Erle Stanley Gardner, this drama series follows the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason. When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself

JP Liz V1

For Sky Atlantic and NOW TV it is on Monday June 22nd

The Black Oil

Strong trailer.

odyssey06

Really looking forward to this, big fan of Matthew Rhys from the Americans & have seen some of the original black and white series and the 1980s TV movies on CBS Justice recently.

Agent Coulson

Starts next Sunday,

The cast and creators of Perry Mason discuss how they took the legendary defense attorney character back to his gritty roots as a private investigator and recreated 1930s Los Angeles for a new kind of Perry Mason story.

JP Liz V1

Well it sure don't feel like Burr's Mason another True Detective installment

CastorTroy

Can't say I watched the original and I've only seen the later tv movies. But gonna check this out.
Will also try Equalizer but that's a different thread when the time comes.

Agent Coulson

A stunning looking episode not sure about the story yet however it was only the opening episode.

CastorTroy

Wonder when we'll get a PI that's not a heavy drinker.
Was a good show. Didn't realise it was going to be a season long story.
A lot of recognisable faces in it.

Could do with a warning about the baby. I know of some who wold turn it off after seeing that early scene.

I really shouldn't have looked up why I recognised the mother. Couldn't see her as anyone but Sheila the She-Wolf when I found out.

JP Liz V1

CastorTroy wrote: »

Wonder when we'll get a PI that's not a heavy drinker.
Was a good show. Didn't realise it was going to be a season long story.
A lot of recognisable faces in it.

Could do with a warning about the baby. I know of some who wold turn it off after seeing that early scene.

I really shouldn't have looked up why I recognised the mother. Couldn't see her as anyone but Sheila the She-Wolf when I found out.

I did not expect either the male nudity and food sex scene

Gayle Rankin as the grieving mother Emily Dodson stood out in the top notch cast for me

fritzelly

Another remake using the name for nostalgia and totally changing the story

The first episode was plodding and all over the place.
Like someone said above True Detective comes to mind
At only 8 episodes I'll continue but unless there is development on the actual story I'll probably be out after the next episode

Slydice

I haven't seen any of the previous Perry Mason stuff and there has been a lot!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Mason_(disambiguation)

Sounds like it'll be ok to get into though when it's described as:

set before Mason's legal career

1: Strong opener. The show could go up or down depending on the story and direction. One thing stood out though was Matthew Rhys is putting a lot into it.

That scene in the morgue when his face reacts to what he sees!

Not lost on me that Jefferson Mays (George Hodel in I Am the Night) is playing the guy working in the morgue!

Full_Circle_81

Well that wasn't at all the sort of show I was expecting! Far more dark, gritty and brooding. Dunno why I was expecting a kind of fun courtroom detective type show :P

Galwayguy35

Is it any good?

Missed the first episode.

JP Liz V1

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Is it any good?

Missed the first episode.

It's dark nothing like courtroom Burr's Mason, felt it more like another True Detective installment

CastorTroy

Thought this was a really good episode as well. Seems pretty well paced. Over an hour long but didn't feel it.

recipio

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Is it any good?

Missed the first episode.

Ditto. caught the second episode last night. Top notch production and witty dialogue. If you are squeamish beware of some visceral scenes including a shocking 'suicide'. Best HBO production since 'Boardwalk' ?

CastorTroy

This even has a couple of Boardwalk Empire actors as well

Heckler

Nearly finished the first episode and like it. I don't know why it had to be linked to the Perry Mason name unless they plan on some serious character progression. It could have been called anything. As mentioned more like True Detective without the philosophy.

Love the 30's setting. Made me want to rewatch LA Confidential and re-read some James Elliot. Usual HBO sex, swearing, fantastic production values etc.

Will defo give ep.02 a watch. Lots calling it boring, plodding etc. I find it quite engaging. I've never seen the Americans or any film that Matthew Rhys has been in but I think he's pretty damn good here. And of course John Lithgow and T-1000.

expectationlost

ep 2 what was in that persons mouth?

Watched some of it.. So he's gay and he smokes... Not reminiscent of The Burr Perry Mason :pac:

Not very gripping either

CastorTroy

expectationlost wrote: »

ep 2 what was in that persons mouth?

If you mean

the guy who's face was half shot off from the shotgun, it looked like upper false teeth, or at least half of them. The reason it was significant was because the cop found the other half in the alley meaning it was the guy who fell from the roof and the dirty cop moved him to that house and staged the scene

Slydice

2: Some damn gory scenes in this episode!

Well made again. I can guess the plot will be

for Mason to eventually meet up with Officer Drake and they can piece together that yer man wasn't a suicide.

Thought the Church speech was done really well. The music in the background with the drums had me thinking about Terminator music.

The composer is Terence Blanchard and it looks like the soundtrack is being put up here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBKadB95sF46Vk3HxiX1ohJ7sDkbFa0HL

Haven't gone through it yet though to see if the drums are in one of the songs.

CastorTroy

I like to see Tatiana Maslany getting work since I thought she was brilliant in Orphan Black, though I need to go back and finish that at some point

Galwayguy35

Thought we would have to wait longer to see who was responsible for the murder of the kid, unless there is another twist in the story yet to come out.

Galwayguy35

Deleted User wrote: »

Watched some of it.. So he's gay and he smokes... Not reminiscent of The Burr Perry Mason :pac:

Not very gripping either

Didn't seem too gay when he was shunting the wan that wants to buy his farm :pac:

Galwayguy35

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Didn't seem too gay when he was shunting the wan that wants to buy his farm :pac:

Missed that bit. The little I saw of it someone said that he was discharged from the army, and there were 1 of 2 reasons for that, and, well he's not black :pac:

CastorTroy

He said something along the lines of "I was only queer once"

odyssey06

CastorTroy wrote: »

He said something along the lines of "I was only queer once"

Ironically the 'original' Perry Mason, actor Raymond Burr was in the closet during his career...

Slydice

3: Alright so, it looks to me that

it's going to be the church and/or yer mans father (T1000) got the cop to do the kidnapping. Now just to see how it works itself out. Maybe the wife dies and that's why this is a prequel to the other shows where I think I've read that Mason is a defence lawyer.

CastorTroy

John Lithgow's character seems to be losing it a bit. Not sure if it's just the case stressing him out or if there's something wrong with him.

Bandana boy

Didn't like the first episode , thought it looked great but story was not grabbing me , but decided to give 2& 3 a go and i am now really liking this.

I guess the emotional breakdown of EB or his refusal to work now that funding has been removed could lead Perry to become the Lawyer we all know him as.

its tricky as the defendant is very unlikable and certainly looks to have some responsibility for the death only the sleaze bag DA and cops trying to railroad her gives her any sympathetic leaning.

Its funny (strange rather than Ha Ha ) the similarities between this and new Penny Dreadful , both set in LA around same time , ethnic Cop new to the force , A televangelist Sister Alice/Molly in the storey .Just waiting on some nazi's to turn up !!

^^^^^^

Same; in fact I barely watched episode 1. Haven't a clue what happened. Enjoyed episodes 2 & 3. Will get around to watching episode 1 before I watch episode 4

Full_Circle_81

Bandana boy wrote: »

Its funny (strange rather than Ha Ha ) the similarities between this and new Penny Dreadful , both set in LA around same time , ethnic Cop new to the force , A televangelist Sister Alice/Molly in the storey .Just waiting on some nazi's to turn up !!

I was thinking exactly the same thing. It's strange how similar shows/movies tend to pop up at the same time. Of course this led me to compare the two and quickly drop Penny Dreadful. For a show that has such a highly regarded writer, I thought the dialogue was dreadful (no pun intended) in places. Although I do enjoy some of the actors in play. Nathan Lane is always fun, great to see Brent Spiner in something other than Trek and Amy Madigan is excellent in everything. But I think I'll be sticking with Perry Mason for now.

CastorTroy

Latest episode.

As I was expecting, EB reached breaking point.

Slydice

4:

Ah jeez

CastorTroy

After this week's Perry Mason,

I look forward to the reaction from everyone he knows when he tells them he's a lawyer. Don't think any of them saw that coming

JP Liz V1

Renewed

fritzelly

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Renewed

Thought it was supposed to be a one off (limited series)?

expectationlost

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Didn't seem too gay when he was shunting the wan that wants to buy his farm :pac:

seems like shes doing more of the shunting.

CastorTroy

Good news. I'm liking it more than I expected.

May have been a limited series until they realised it was doing well.

expectationlost

what the deal with the lady thats always wearing gloves?

CastorTroy

Which one is that? Della's friend?

Slydice

5: Well structured episode. Showing the

relationships between the different parents and their children. I thought it set Mason in just the right place to take on the law role.

Slydice

6: Alright, guessing this will

start tying the big players in. Doubt this guy has his gun out for Mason.

The one scene that really threw me was when

the doctor was asked about the Baby's eyes and the show paused for just long enough to let the audience consider the horror!

:eek:

ollkiller

First episode was a bit all over the place but since then it's found it's feet. Really good show and acting and story is top notch.