I watched the promo reel for the new Matlock. A part of me died inside.
The original Matlock lacked any pretense. He was a genuine “good ol’ boy” who practiced the law. It wasn’t that he had a gifted mind; he got what he needed by asking questions and being honest and nice. Kathy Bates’ Matlock’s singular character trait seems to be that she’s old, and the promo package centered around that almost entirely. As the series is destined to be watched by old people, I don’t know that a bunch of wisecracks about old people is going to be endearing to viewers. On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 1:39 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Paramount was not going to do any upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall > today as CBS had done in past years, mostly to boost Les Moonves' ego. But > CBS has announced a best-case-scenario fall lineup, with only two new shows > and a programming move on Wednesday nights that they'll probably be able to > do whether or not scripted Hollywood is still on strike. Otherwise, this > fall could be a lot of reruns and nighttime episodes of "The Price is > Right" and "Let's Make a Deal," but here's what they're throwing out: > > MONDAYS: > 8:00--The Neighborhood > 8:30--Bob Hearts Abishola (only a 13-ep order and the supporting cast > demoted to recurring) > 9:00--NCIS > 10:00--NCIS: Hawai'i > > DICK WOLF TUESDAYS: > 8:00--FBI > 9:00--FBI: International > 10:00--FBI: Most Wanted > > REALITY COMP OGS WEDNESDAYS: > 8:00--Survivor (now 90 min.) > 9:30--The Amazing Race (now 90 min.) > The producers say that they've always had the extra footage to expand--and > now they will. > > THURSDAYS: > 8:00--Young Sheldon > 8:30--Ghosts > 9:00--So Help Me Todd > 10:00--ELSBETH--Carrie Preston's attorney character from "The Good > Wife/Good Fight" moves to New York from Chicago to offer her unique > observations to the NYPD. The Kings wrote the pilot and will be involved, > although no idea if they're showrunners. > > FRIDAYS: > 8:00--S.W.A.T. (heard you missed us, well we're back for 13 episodes) > 9:00--Fire Country > 10:00--Blue Bloods (with almost everyone taking salary cuts) > > SATURDAYS: > 8:00--Reruns > 10:00--48 Hours > > SUNDAYS: > 7:00--60 Minutes > 8:00--MATLOCK--Just replace Andy Griffith with Kathy Bates and you get the > idea. > 9:00--The Equalizer > 10:00--CSI: Vegas > > In addition, there are two mid-season shows: > > TRACKER (post-Super Bowl premiere, probably Fridays at 7)--Justin Hartley > plays a survivalist with a dysfunctional family who makes his money solving > mysteries. From Disney's 20th without CBS Studios, Paramount TV Studios or > MTV Entertainment listed as a co-producer. > > POPPA'S HOUSE (probably Mondays at 7:30)--Two generations of Damon Wayans, > with Damon pere as a radio talk show host and Damon fils as his somewhat > grounded son, who wants to achieve his dreams and responsibly raise his > family. Yeah, it's a multi-cam sitcom (although it is unusual that the > Thursday night sitcom block is all one-camera shows). > > We'll cover the other networks if and when they show up. Meanwhile, take > it Brad. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/5a009fd7-681a-4e5a-953e-8f3ff8776d4dn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/5a009fd7-681a-4e5a-953e-8f3ff8776d4dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DDoP%2BvpWLN-rwu%3DyTrkom_O-SHjnQYPT5du4PTpK8dFw%40mail.gmail.com.
