Perry Mason, HBO

[+ E.T.Bass]

Is anyone watching?

 

[+ Pensant]

I don’t have hbo

[thickornotatall]

Yes...Episode 2 has a real twist....Early Mason before he became an attorney....

[+ E.T.Bass]

I will keep watching. Stunning to look at and great cast.

[+ g56whiz]

It keeps getting better each week but only 2 more episodes to go. There’s depth to the characters from the original series. Perry is a detective to start with some dark memories of WWI. Della Street is a lesbian. Paul Drake is a cop. The plot thickens minute to minute. The casting and acting is superb. I’ve not gotten so involved in a series like this since True Detective’s first season. Confession: I’ve been a Matthew Rhys fan since the series Brothers and Sisters. FWIW NYTimes does an excellent recap of each episode although you have to search for it in the on-line edition.

[SirBillybob]

I am pretty sure I watched every TV episode for years as a child. Paul Drake was played by a dreamy actor, only son of columnist Hedda Hopper. Really enjoying the HBO version.

[Oscar Not Wilde]

I am about half way through the first season. It keeps me interested in the unfolding mystery. I like that the story is told over an entire season instead of each episode being self contained. As said before, this is in essence a prequel. Perry Mason is a private detective prior to being an attorney. It is set in LA in the early 1930s. The characters are more filled out than in the 50s television series.

Matthew Rhys is good as Mason. John Lithgow plays Mason's "mentor" who frequently hires him for legal cases. Lithgow always pleasantly surprises me in serious roles. 

I am hopeful for a second season, but I need to get through this one first.

[Oscar Not Wilde]

I should have added that it is out on DVD now.