In the face of COVID pandemic, I come to sense that 'time waits for no man'. So I'm penning down my thoughts on this show which I'd watched twenty odd years ago when I was in my late teens.
It literally blew my mind away as to how captivating one whole series of TV shows can be, and how 'GROUND-BREAKING' it was, when compared with ALL other shows then. I liked 'Airwolf', I was fond of 'Hunter', and I definitely admired. 'Homicide: Life on the street'; but this show, this most memorable show that branded a deep impression in my conscious mind, just took my soul to a whole new level that no other shows could reach or achieve.
The first 'ground-breaking' feel I got directly from the show was how 'one' story actually lasted one whole series. Viewers were taken through the supremely-minute details of law-firm's backend discussions, as well as the super-crafted execution of courtroom's upfront debates and exchanges. No other shows come close to it then, and even with ALL the 'real-life'/ 'reality' shows popped up in the early 2000s, this show is ONE HUGE MEGA MILESTONE for the American TV history.
Secondly, the whole production crew just came into my mind and blew it with one question forever circling in my head: WHERE THE HELL DO THEY FIND ALL THE DETAILS AND FINEST PRINTS OF A COURTROOM SHOW??? Every casting, every suit, every presentation, every line, WAS JUST PERFECT. You can almost say that no matter how many times you play it back you just can't find any fault or flaw comes glaring in your face. Not only you get to watch a really 'reel-life TV show', you got transformed from being a 'viewer' to a 'courtroom attendee', or even a 'juror'. That was how powerful this show was: it simply drew you in the moment you rested your eyes on it!
Third and final, I just thought that this show is something that is so special and unique, that it is almost like a 'divine-treat' that humanity just wasn't ready for it. People then were watching 'Beverly Hills 90210', 'Friends', 'X=Files' and 'NYPD Blues', and all were nonetheless good. HOWEVER, this show is altogether something else; it is almost like telling us "hey humanity, maybe you all wanna take a look at 'TV shows' from another perspective? Perhaps you guys wanna see the 'TV world' from another angle? How about we give you ONE STORY that lasts 23 episodes? The storyline will be rich and the acting will be spot-on richer. Ready for it?" Sad to say, from then till now, the world isn't ready yet, and hasn't changed much. We are in fact declining, and don't get me started on 'Netflix'.
So adios and goodbye, my beloved teenage years, and my forever-gone memory lanes. Thank you for all the good times of.23 episodes. The world will never quite see another TV show quite close to what this program has had given us.
It literally blew my mind away as to how captivating one whole series of TV shows can be, and how 'GROUND-BREAKING' it was, when compared with ALL other shows then. I liked 'Airwolf', I was fond of 'Hunter', and I definitely admired. 'Homicide: Life on the street'; but this show, this most memorable show that branded a deep impression in my conscious mind, just took my soul to a whole new level that no other shows could reach or achieve.
The first 'ground-breaking' feel I got directly from the show was how 'one' story actually lasted one whole series. Viewers were taken through the supremely-minute details of law-firm's backend discussions, as well as the super-crafted execution of courtroom's upfront debates and exchanges. No other shows come close to it then, and even with ALL the 'real-life'/ 'reality' shows popped up in the early 2000s, this show is ONE HUGE MEGA MILESTONE for the American TV history.
Secondly, the whole production crew just came into my mind and blew it with one question forever circling in my head: WHERE THE HELL DO THEY FIND ALL THE DETAILS AND FINEST PRINTS OF A COURTROOM SHOW??? Every casting, every suit, every presentation, every line, WAS JUST PERFECT. You can almost say that no matter how many times you play it back you just can't find any fault or flaw comes glaring in your face. Not only you get to watch a really 'reel-life TV show', you got transformed from being a 'viewer' to a 'courtroom attendee', or even a 'juror'. That was how powerful this show was: it simply drew you in the moment you rested your eyes on it!
Third and final, I just thought that this show is something that is so special and unique, that it is almost like a 'divine-treat' that humanity just wasn't ready for it. People then were watching 'Beverly Hills 90210', 'Friends', 'X=Files' and 'NYPD Blues', and all were nonetheless good. HOWEVER, this show is altogether something else; it is almost like telling us "hey humanity, maybe you all wanna take a look at 'TV shows' from another perspective? Perhaps you guys wanna see the 'TV world' from another angle? How about we give you ONE STORY that lasts 23 episodes? The storyline will be rich and the acting will be spot-on richer. Ready for it?" Sad to say, from then till now, the world isn't ready yet, and hasn't changed much. We are in fact declining, and don't get me started on 'Netflix'.
So adios and goodbye, my beloved teenage years, and my forever-gone memory lanes. Thank you for all the good times of.23 episodes. The world will never quite see another TV show quite close to what this program has had given us.