{"id":59728,"date":"2024-10-05T02:55:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=59728"},"modified":"2024-10-05T02:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:55:47","slug":"matlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/05\/matlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Primetime TV Review: &#8220;Matlock&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Review!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59733\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlock3.png\" alt=\"Kathy Bates as Mattie in &quot;Matlock&quot; on CBS (photo from IMDB)\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Matlock&#8221; on CBS Review by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 10\/5\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t sure whether I would like this show or not because I didn&#8217;t really care for the original series, starring Andy Griffith. It was just another show, similar to &#8220;Diagnosis: Murder&#8221; or &#8220;Murder She Wrote,&#8221; where an older person helps solve crimes in their every-day life.\u00a0 Of course, &#8220;Matlock&#8221; was more like &#8220;Perry Mason&#8221; in that he was a lawyer that would help find the real murderer (so that his client would go free).\u00a0 It&#8217;s basically the same idea, though.<\/p>\n<p>This version of &#8220;Matlock&#8221; is not really a reboot at all.\u00a0 The main character is played by a woman (Kathy Bates), and she is not what she seems, which we find out at the end of the first episode. Bates is always fascinating to watch, and she really excels here because the writing is top-notch.\u00a0 She mentions the original show &#8220;Matlock&#8221; many times, so we know that this is not set in the original show&#8217;s &#8220;universe.&#8221;\u00a0 What they&#8217;ve done with it is very interesting, though, and anyone who stays through the end of the first episode will figure that out.<\/p>\n<p>Besides the great lead actress, there is a wonderful cast of people, including Beau Bridges, Jason Ritter, Skye P. Marshall, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis. There are some fun guest stars each week as well. I can&#8217;t wait to see what else they do with this series. Do yourself a favor and tune in ASAP because this is already the best new show of the Fall season.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>MORE INFORMATION: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/matlock\/\">Official Site<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eJDpIC-t33k\"> Trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59734 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlockkeyart.png\" alt=\"Kathy Bates, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, and Skye P. Marshall of &quot;Matlock&quot; on CBS (key art)\" width=\"317\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlockkeyart.png 391w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlockkeyart-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>MATLOCK<\/strong> stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline \u201cMatty\u201d Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases. Matty is assigned to Olympia (Skye P. Marshall), a senior attorney and key rainmaker with a thirst for justice, Olympia\u2019s ex-husband, Julian (Jason Ritter), the son of the head of the firm, is intrigued by Matty and her clever skills. As Matty endeavors to establish herself in her new high-stakes world, she works alongside the firm\u2019s younger associates \u2013 the charismatic Billy (David Del Rio) and the uber ambitious Sarah (Leah Lewis). MATLOCK is inspired by the classic television series of the same name.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Premieres Sunday, <u>Sept. 22, 2024<\/u> (8:00-9:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">ON AIR:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">ORIGINATION:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\"><u>Thursdays <\/u>(9:00-10:00 PM, ET\/PT), beginning Oct. 17, 2024<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">FORMAT:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Drama (Filmed in HD)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">STARRING:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Kathy Bates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">(Madeline \u201cMatty\u201d Matlock)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Skye P. Marshall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">(Olympia)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Jason Ritter<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">(Julian)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">David Del Rio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">(Billy)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Leah Lewis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">(Sarah)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">PRODUCED BY:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">CBS Studios<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"justify\">Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, John Will, Kat Coiro and Kathy Bates<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">Honored numerous times for her work, <strong>Kathy Bates<\/strong> is an undeniable force on stage, screen and television. Bates won an Academy Award\u00ae and a Golden Globe\u00ae for her portrayal of obsessed fan Annie Wilkes in Rob Reiner\u2019s 1990 hit \u201cMisery,\u201d based on Stephen King\u2019s novel. In 1995, Bates appeared in the title role of King\u2019s \u201cDolores Claiborne.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Currently, she can be seen in the Lionsgate feature adaption of Judy Blume\u2019s classic novel \u201cAre You There God? It\u2019s Me, Margaret\u201d alongside Rachel McAdams.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Additionally, Bates will also star in the Netflix rom-com \u201cA Family Affair\u201d with Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Liza Koshy and Zac Efron. The film will release on the platform later this year. She is set to star in the independent feature film \u201cThelma,\u201d which recounts the real-life story of the mother of John Kennedy Toole, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>A Confederacy of Dunces<\/em>. Bates will star alongside John Malkovich and Lewis Pullman in the film, which is penned by Black List screenwriter Andrew Farotte and will be directed by Ken Kwapis.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Upcoming, Bates will star in the highly anticipated, reimagined CBS series MATLOCK as a new incarnation of the Andy Griffith character from the original hit series<em>.<\/em> She also serves as an executive producer on the show. Additionally, Bates recently wrapped production on Castille Landon\u2019s comedy \u201cSummer Camp\u201d opposite Diane Keaton and Alfre Woodard.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Bates recently received the National Board of Review Award as well as an Oscar\u00ae and Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal as Bobi Jewell in Clint Eastwood\u2019s \u201cRichard Jewell.\u201d Starring alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde and Jon Hamm, the WB film is based on Marie Brenner\u2019s 1997 <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> article \u201cAmerican Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In 1999, Bates received Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and won a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award\u00ae and a Critics Choice Award for her performance in Mike Nichols\u2019 \u201cPrimary Colors.\u201d Bates earned her third Oscar nomination for her role in Alexander Payne\u2019s \u201cAbout Schmidt,\u201d for which she won a National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and garnered Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Her film work has also been recognized with Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations for Jon Avnet\u2019s film adaptation of Fanny Flagg\u2019s \u201cFried Green Tomatoes,\u201d and she also shared a SAG Award nomination with the ensemble cast of James Cameron\u2019s blockbuster \u201cTitanic,\u201d as well as a nomination for the ensemble of Woody Allen\u2019s biggest success, \u201cMidnight in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Bates received her star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame on Sept. 20, 2016.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Her additional film credits include: \u201cThe Blind Side\u201d with Sandra Bullock; Stephen Frears\u2019 period drama \u201cCheri,\u201d in which she starred with Michelle Pfeiffer; Sam Mendes\u2019 drama \u201cRevolutionary Road,\u201d which reunited her with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet; Adam Sandler\u2019s \u201cThe Waterboy\u201d; Robert Altman\u2019s \u201cCome Back to the Five &amp; Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean\u201d; \u201cStraight Time\u201d with Dustin Hoffman; and Milos Forman\u2019s \u201cTaking Off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">On television, Bates has received 14 Emmy\u00ae nominations, winning her first award in 2003 playing the ghost of Charlie Harper in Chuck Lorre\u2019s TWO AND A HALF MEN. Bates won rave reviews and her second Emmy as the deliciously evil Madame LaLaurie in Ryan Murphy\u2019s \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Coven\u201d on FX. She received two more Emmy nods for her respective performances in \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show\u201d and \u201cAmerican Horror Story: Hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For the 1996 HBO film \u201cThe Late Shift,\u201d Bates won a Golden Globe and a SAG Award and earned an Emmy nomination. Her television honors also include Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her performance as Miss Hannigan in The Wonderful World of Disney musical \u201cAnnie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Bates has also been honored for her work behind the camera as a director. She helmed the A&amp;E telefilm \u201cDash and Lily,\u201d starring Sam Shepard and Judy Davis, which earned nine Emmy nominations, including one for Bates as Best Director. She also directed five episodes of the acclaimed HBO series \u201cSix Feet Under,\u201d earning a Directors Guild of America Award\u00ae nomination for the episode \u201cTwilight.\u201d Her directing credits also include episodes of \u201cOz,\u201d \u201cHomicide: Life on the Street\u201d and PBS\u2019 \u201cGreat Performances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Bates first gained the attention of critics and audiences on the New York stage starring as Joanne in Jack Heifner\u2019s \u201cVanities\u201d \u2013 one of the longest-running plays in Off-Broadway history. She was nominated for a Tony Award\u00ae for her portrayal of the suicidal daughter in the original Broadway production of Marsha Norman\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning play \u201c\u2018night, Mother.\u201d She has been honored with an Obie Award\u00ae for her performance as Frankie in the original Off-Broadway production of Terrence McNally\u2019s \u201cFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.\u201d She portrayed Elsa Barlow in Athol Fugard\u2019s \u201cThe Road to Mecca\u201d alongside Fugard and Yvonne Bryceland.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">For the past several years, Bates has served as the national spokesperson for the Lymphatic Education and Research Network (LE&amp;RN). LE&amp;RN is an internationally recognized non-profit organization founded in 1998 to fight lymphatic diseases and lymphedema through education, research and advocacy. With chapters throughout the world, LE&amp;RN seeks to accelerate the prevention, treatment and cure of these diseases while bringing patients and medical professionals together to address the unmet needs surrounding lymphatic diseases, which include lymphedema and lipedema.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Bates currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif.<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-59732\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlock2.png\" alt=\"Jason Ritter, Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall star in &quot;Matlock&quot; on CBS.\" width=\"351\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlock2.png 413w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/matlock2-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/reviews\/\">Back to the Main Reviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The TV MegaSite or its other volunteers.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Review! &nbsp; &#8220;Matlock&#8221; on CBS Review by Suzanne 10\/5\/24 I wasn&#8217;t sure whether I would like this show or not because I didn&#8217;t really care for the original series, starring Andy Griffith. It was just another show, similar to &#8220;Diagnosis: Murder&#8221; or &#8220;Murder She Wrote,&#8221; where an older person helps solve crimes in their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,7],"tags":[2011,433,2122,86,2119,2118,2124,2121,2117,2123,2120],"class_list":["post-59728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-primetime","tag-beau-bridges","tag-cbs","tag-david-del-rio","tag-drama","tag-jason-ritter","tag-kathy-bates","tag-lawyers","tag-leah-lewis","tag-matlock","tag-nicole-de-boer","tag-skye-p-marshall"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59728"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59735,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59728\/revisions\/59735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}