Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2020-06-24 Thread Jon Delfin
"No, it wasn't my idea, it was the car. The car told me to ..." On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 8:49 AM Diner wrote: > > > On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:41:59 PM UTC-4, Dave Sikula wrote: >> >> One of the articles I read (Rhys's Times interview?) mentioned that Della >> is a lesbian in this universe,

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2020-06-24 Thread Diner
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:41:59 PM UTC-4, Dave Sikula wrote: > > One of the articles I read (Rhys's Times interview?) mentioned that Della > is a lesbian in this universe, so there's another change to the canon. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 8:53:25 AM UTC-7, PGage

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2020-06-16 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
One of the articles I read (Rhys's Times interview?) mentioned that Della is a lesbian in this universe, so there's another change to the canon. --Dave Sikula On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 8:53:25 AM UTC-7, PGage wrote: > > Is it something about the actor himself, or just that they are making >

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2020-06-16 Thread PGage
Is it something about the actor himself, or just that they are making Drake Black? By now, I think it would be more astonishing if in a reboot of any kind there was not some kind of identity (gender, ethnicity, etc) shift in one or more of the characters. On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 7:33 AM 'Bob

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2020-06-16 Thread 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV
Daniel Fienberg of *THR* tells it like it is... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/perry-mason-review-1298230 (link) I was astonished at who was cast as Drake! B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this

[TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-24 Thread 'bermuda999' via TVorNotTV
On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 9:02:04 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: > > The "Americans" costar joins Robert Downey Jnr's HBO revival of the iconic > character, an "origins" story... Tim Van Patten directing. > > https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/perry-mason-hbo-1203170192/ (link) > > TV Guide's

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-24 Thread PGage
Not only are they shown on various dinner dates, clearly not work related, but he is often protective and tender towards her, and touches her arm or shoulder intimately. She hovers over him at the office, and fusses over his sleep and eating. But they also make it clear that they are not in each

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-24 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:43 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I watched the original run as a kid, but am lately more familiar with the > films of the 30s, where Perry has gone from running a thriving practice in > Los Angeles with dozens of associates and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-24 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
I watched the original run as a kid, but am lately more familiar with the films of the 30s, where Perry has gone from running a thriving practice in Los Angeles with dozens of associates and investigators to having a solo practice in San Francisco, where he's known for being a bon vivant and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-23 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 7:05 PM Kevin M. wrote: > One of my brothers loved watching Perry Mason reruns in college. Then > again, he did a lot of drugs and drank excessively in college. > MeTV shows Mason reruns at 11:30 PM and I've seen a few whole episodes while preferred late night shows were

[TV orNotTV] Re: Matthew Rhys as "Perry Mason"

2019-03-23 Thread 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV
As much as I love Perry Mason, I'll be skipping this one for two reasons: 1) the producers' inability to find someone American to play the role, and 2) Perry Mason is not a hard-boiled detective. You want to do that story, do it. If you want to do a Perry Mason story, do that. But don't mix the