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By Gabriella Paiella
I wasn’t sure about the new Perry Mason, a reboot of the old series about a masterful defense attorney that can lead anyone to confess on the stand.I wasn’t sure when I saw the trailer, if it was over.depending too much on the black signifiers. (You call the legs “gams”, we understand!) I didn’t know exactly who I was aiming at: anyone who has seen and enjoyed the original iteration as an adult is too old to need to watch Perry Mason get into a crappy HBO drama; any younger user probably wouldn’t mind the franchise.And I wasn’t sure after looking for the driving force and thinking, Ah, then it’s just Perry Mason, but it is.
But now, before Sunday’s season finale, I’m sure.And in a moment Perry Mason for me, I confess to you on the stand (this blog post): I enjoyed the new Perry Mason.
The exhibition is intended to serve as a backdrop for the eponymous attorney for the popular television exhibition starring Raymond Burr and, originally, a series of police stories written through Erle Stanley Gardner.Rhys) is a divorcee who fights World War I flashbacks and makes a living as a personal investigator, generating blackmail on various nasty characters in the early 1930s in Hollywood, but when he is tasked with investigating the horrific kidnapping and murder of a year – Elder Bathrough, he is moved and forced to seek justice.
The first episode was brazenly complete of all the prestige motifs imaginable by HBO: sex!Shea Whigham!- in an hour, which left me less than optimistic.But then I began to settle down and appreciate it for what it is: a strong, autonomous entity rather than a component of a pre-existing cultural establishment in which I had no investment.In addition to seeing the mystery through this, here’s what convinced me.
Matthew Rhys.
This reboot was originally intended to play Robert Downey Jr., with True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto dedicated to writing and directing, but because it’s too hard for a human being to resist, we ended up with Rhys instead, a much greater option, especially if you miss Americans as much as I do.Off-screen, Rhys is a Welsh bon vivant married to Keri Russell who presents his own wine program.Put him on TV and he explores the depths of fiery sadness: The Ringer unpacks his many faces of restlessness here, while still being charming (You know what would be even more charming?If we ever let Matthew Rhys wear his Welsh accent on TV).)
Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason.
Matthew Rhys smoking.
Anyone under the age of 18 who, for whatever reason, clicked on an article about a new HBO version of a screen that their great-grandparents saw instead of posting it on TikTok or whatever: don’t read this All: Rhys provides a lot of evidence of my theory that smoking will never be sexy or great.
It’s the textures of old Hollywood …
Tatiana Maslany as Sister Alice.
Hollywood’s golden age is rich for mining, and Perry Mason clashes globally with this environment without being subjected to it, which in the end creates a more rewarding atmosphere. The most productive example is the sub-goal about Sister Alice (Tatiana Maslany), a seductive gospel preacher note that mixes theatre and the gospel and leads the church to which the mother of the murdered baby belongs.Sister Alice is based on aimee Semple McPherson’s even wildest real-life figure, on which Slate has posted a desirable dive.
… But more honestly for the fashion audience.Perry Mason is not the only one moving away from his counterpart in the original series; with the interest of not revealing spoilers too small, two of those characters are closed (perhaps a nod to how Raymond Burr, Perry Mason’s original actor, hid that he was a gay boy at a time when his departure would have ruined his career.) Paul Drake, the eventual man in Mason’s right hand, is black in this version, played by the noted Chris Chalk; Her backing story comes as a cop in a corrupt, racist police department in Los Angeles, and the most compelling supporting character is Lupe (Veronica Falcon), an intrepid Mexican aviator who is in love with Perry.
Chris Chalk as Paul Drake.
There’s a genre that takes you to the next level.
Three-quarters of his career, Perry is evolving from useless delusion to a true defense attorney.Although this must have happened, I resisted at first because it’s so much fun to see Matthew Rhys play a part.less than respectable idiot, however, seeing the screen effortlessly move towards the sensible as a tense drama in a courtroom is valuable.
It’s a classic prestige drama, and that’s a smart thing.
S-H-E-A W-H-I-G-H-A-M!
I call it the Boardwalk Empire West series, and not just because my boy Shea Whigham is there, it’s a compliment, I love Boardwalk Empire.(When my current husband looked at me a few years after I was done, I almost cried out trying not to spoil the role of the boy who has sex with his mother.)(And then I screwed up).) You see, Perry Mason listens to those early days of prestigious television: a middle-aged, sullen male antihero fighting his demons, a tense date with his mentor, common flashes of sex and violence.Go ahead and explore this list of prestigious dramas in this old Vulture article and you can check all the boxes.Following this familiar formula, there have been a number of prestigious screens that are smaller in scale but still have the right production price: the new type of convenience TV.But if we have to keep doing this, I have a request: Fletcher, Murder’s serious reboot, She Wrote.
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