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peppertree

(22,850 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 02:01 PM Sep 25

It's way too much fun to watch Kathy Bates in CBS' 'Matlock' reboot

Did you have "Kathy Bates plays a septuagenarian lawyer in a shockingly good 'Matlock' reboot on CBS" on your 2024 TV bingo card? Because I sure didn't!

But in this day and age on TV - with the chaos of streaming and the decline of traditional broadcast - there's no limit to the Mad-Libs-style shenanigans we'll see when it comes to what makes it on the air.

And while it could have been a train wreck of an intellectual property grab (we're looking at you, "Murphy Brown" revival), it is actually a darling little legal drama.

Bates, 76, is a doll, the cast is charming and the legal-plots-of-the-week are compelling.

At: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/09/22/matlock-reboot-cbs-kathy-bates-review/75248246007/



Legendary actress Kathy Bates is on the case as Madeline "Matty" Matlock in CBS' masterful reboot of "Matlock" - 9 EDT/PDT Thursdays on Oct. 17.
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It's way too much fun to watch Kathy Bates in CBS' 'Matlock' reboot (Original Post) peppertree Sep 25 OP
She's great Faux pas Sep 25 #1
That ending was incredible!!!!!! jimfields33 Sep 25 #5
She's fun. Without giving anything away... there's some unexpected turns in the last 5 minutes or so. Stay tuned. hlthe2b Sep 25 #2
Here.... a kennedy Sep 25 #3
I watched first episode. It was very good, with a cool twist at the end. Silent Type Sep 25 #4
What an amazing talent.. Permanut Sep 25 #6
I loved it 💙😁👍 she was excellent 💙 TommieMommy Sep 25 #7
This is so interesting! birdographer Sep 25 #8
thank you for reminding me..i love her.. samnsara Sep 27 #9
Really, they could have given it a completely different name FakeNoose Sep 27 #10

hlthe2b

(106,328 posts)
2. She's fun. Without giving anything away... there's some unexpected turns in the last 5 minutes or so. Stay tuned.
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 02:05 PM
Sep 25

birdographer

(2,527 posts)
8. This is so interesting!
Wed Sep 25, 2024, 08:22 PM
Sep 25

This show was widely slammed in an earlier thread, people saying they stayed for a few minutes, it was terrible, yada yada yada. I said we would watch it, and later came back and said we liked it.

And now here is a thread praising it! You never know what you will find here. We liked it, we like her, it was good. I commented in the last thread about it how they have a sub story going, which came up at the end, which resembles the "corporation" story plot line that you see in shows that have aged and run out of plots. The approach of bringing these up in the beginning is a new thing that many new shows have. Personally, we would be perfectly happy to watch each episode as a stand-alone (like So Help Me Todd) with no back story we have to keep track of, but okay.

I agree with this thread, it was fun!

FakeNoose

(35,657 posts)
10. Really, they could have given it a completely different name
Fri Sep 27, 2024, 10:55 AM
Sep 27

The original series "Matlock" has been off the air for so long, I don't think many fans remember much. In the original series, Andy Griffith plays a smart-but-likable prosecutor.

This new series isn't really a reboot either, other than the fact it stars a well-known actor and it's about the law and lawyers. Kathy Bates is wonderful in everything I've seen her in, so I'm sure this will be a great series. But they could have called it "Mrs. Jones" or something because it has nothing to do with the old Matlock.

I still plan to watch it, even though I missed the sneak-preview.

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