‘LA Law’ Sequel Series Gets Pilot Order at ABC

[Doug Eastick]

https://www.thewrap.com/la-law-sequel-series-ordered-at-abc/ 

Not sure why, but I really liked this show.  I recorded it weekly on my Beta HiFi. (And that's not a euphemism)

[Kevin M.]

I liked it until David Kelley turned it into a soap opera. After he left it did get better again, and the reunion movie was good. I’ll watch it if it makes it to series, but I’m not hopeful 

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 4:57 PM Doug Eastick <eas...@mcd.on.ca> wrote:

https://www.thewrap.com/la-law-sequel-series-ordered-at-abc/ 

Not sure why, but I really liked this show.  I recorded it weekly on my Beta HiFi. (And that's not a euphemism)

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[Tom Wolper]

On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 8:10 PM Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote:

I liked it until David Kelley turned it into a soap opera. After he left it did get better again, and the reunion movie was good. I’ll watch it if it makes it to series, but I’m not hopeful

As with other reboots, the only thing this series might have in common with the original is that it takes place in LA and it involves lawyers.

[Bob Jersey]

That's pret-ty much what TheWrap's article said.  Proves something I speculated when it was first proposed... they held out to get Underwood.    B

Tom Wolper, to Kevin M, Oct 6th:

[Adam Bowie]

I used to love LA Law, but I put this in the same bucket as the recent news that original Law & Order is being brought back. This is network TV making the most of its last (?) remaining franchises that it believes will prove popular amongst older viewers who remember them from the first time around. That's why this is ABC and not Hulu or Peacock. Because let's face it, the name recognition for something like LA Law is going to be low amongst, perhaps under 45s. I'm not saying that networks don't *want* that under 45 audience - I'm sure there'll be several very attractive young lawyers in this iteration - but they're pragmatists too.

It is strange that in the past, I'd have eagerly looked up what I could find out about new US network shows that start arriving this time of year, excited to see what they were doing, and hoping that the best of them would make it across the Atlantic. I would search out grids of which shows were on which networks, even if I couldn't see them for months or even years.

In recent years, I've not really cared at all. The only awareness I have of new shows is if a favourite actor is appearing (Say, Michael Sheen in "Prodigal Son"), or a vague notion that a show is a reboot of something I liked from the past (eg "The Wonder Years"). "NCIS Albuquerque," "Law & Order: Financial Crimes" or "Chicago Canine Unit" don't really do anything for me. But then, I'm not sure the networks are trying either. Anything the tiniest bit demanding goes to their streaming siblings. 

Adam

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[Dave Sikula]

Something Kelly can be counted on for: start with an interesting premise and a few strong episodes, then run out of ideas and start doing wacky stuff.

At least Sorkin just endlessly recycles his crap; Kelly throws his against the wall.

--Dave Sikula

[Tom Wolper]

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 11:09 PM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV <tvor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Something Kelly can be counted on for: start with an interesting premise and a few strong episodes, then run out of ideas and start doing wacky stuff.

At least Sorkin just endlessly recycles his crap; Kelly throws his against the wall.

Both are well known for writing all of their scripts by themselves. The creative juices dry up much quicker that way.

[Kevin M.]

Just to be clear, Bochco cocreated LA Law, not Kelley. Kelley eventually took over and tried to turn the law firm into a place where everybody hated each other and fought endlessly. He was praised for diverse casting choices, but he couldn’t write beyond a character’s ethnicity or sexual orientation or handicap, so in the end you got the lesbian you only cared about lesbian issues or the Latino who only cared about Latino issues or a fat woman whose entire character was about being a fat woman. It was like watching an ABC Afterschool Special, only worse. 

This video might help explain the origin of the series. Note the lack of Kelley’s involvement.

https://youtu.be/YPeMnT-R5cE

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