HARRY'S LAW
JANUARY 17, 2011
KATHY BATES, BATE CORDDRY, BRITTANY SNOW AND AML AMEEN MAKE UP THE CORE CAST FOR HARRY'S LAW. THE SHOW LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR EACH CHARACTER WITHIN THE FIRST EPISODE. YET, THEY LEFT A LOT OF ROOM FOR EXPANSION AND MORE DETAILED BACK-STORY.
DAVID E. KELLEY HAS A PORTFOLIO THICK WITH SUCCESSFUL CREATOR, WRITER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CREDITS. L.A. LAW, DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D., PICKET FENCES, ALLY McBEAL AND NOW HARRY'S LAW ARE AMONG HIS BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS. KELLEY DOES NOT REPEAT HIS CREATIVE GENIUS AND EXPLORES DIFFERENT OUTLETS WHEN BUILDING NEW SHOWS.
CAN A FEMALE CHARACTER GET AWAY WITH SAYING THE THINGS ONLY A MAN COULD? YES, IF THE PART IS PLAYED BY KATHY BATES. HARRY'S LAW WOULD NOT MAKE US STOP AND TAKE PAUSE WITHOUT KATHY BATES AS THE LEAD CHARACTER. CREATING THE CHARACTER AS A MAN AND THEN CASTING A WOMAN IN THE LEAD ROLE WAS A GENIUS MOVE.
THE SUPPORTING CAST WILL QUICKLY BE SCHOOLED IN THE KATHY BATES COLLEGE OF EFFORT AND EXECUTION. ALL HAVE SPENT TIME IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA BUT NOW HAVE TO STEP UP THEIR SKILLS WHEN PLAYING OPPOSITE BATES.
THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR HARRY'S LAW IS TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW TWO OTHER INCREDIBLE SHOWS. NBC HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT MONDAY NIGHT LINE-UP OPENING WITH CHUCK AT 8pm FOLLOWED BY THE CAPE AT 9pm AND ENDING PRIME-TIME WITH HARRY'S LAW.
RUSTY
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