Aaron Sorkin is probably finished with television because of his success with The Social Network and because of the way he was treated while writing Studio 60.
Mr. Kelley, on the other hand, is back on the boob tube with a new show. It's called Harry's Law and it is
PERFECT.
Monday nights at 10 pm on NBC.
For a television show to be perfect it must make you laugh, think, be surprised, have great actors and appear to be on for ten minutes while actually lasting an hour.
Their are many perfect shows on HBO and SHOWTIME.
Their are very few perfect shows on Network Television.
Now I realize the word perfect might be rather strong while talking about TV but I'm in the TV mode of perfection definition. And when referring to multiple commercial interrupted programs it is quite hard to find perfection. The idea has to be dominate and the delivery of that idea has to be perfect or it just gets recorded and watched later.
The DVR has allowed those of us who watch TV to experience more programs than normal. Zipping through the commercials allows us to view a half hour show in about 17 minutes....and an hour show in about 38 minutes. Those saved minutes are precious and can be used to do things we love, or be with someone we love who refuses to watch any form of television.
HARRY'S LAW is so good that I will watch it at it's designated time on Monday at 10 PM and suffer through the commercial breaks.
I CANNOT GIVE IT A HIGHER RECOMMENDATION
Thank you David E. Kelley for bringing responsible social commentary back to prime time TV.
If you don't know who David E. Kelley is, or what he has done in the past, or who his wife is.....than you need to get busy and check him out.
I really don't have time to explain everything.
HARRY'S LAW
10 PM
MONDAY
NBC
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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