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- 2011
- NBC
- 2011
- NBC
Summary Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm are three people from completely different walks of life. They are brought together through fate and decide to start a law practice together based out of a rundown shoe store.
Created By: David E. Kelley
- 2011
- NBC
- 2011
- NBC
Harry's Law
Season 1 Premiere: Jan 17, 2011
48
7.2
Summary Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm are three people from completely different walks of life. They are brought together through fate and decide to start a law practice together based out of a rundown shoe store.
Created By: David E. Kelley
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
48
29% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
43% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
48
29% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
43% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
An improbably entertaining outing that initially finds Kathy Bates' character reclining at her office desk while smoking pot and bemoaning her fate.
What the show lacks in originality it makes up for in crisp, politically tinged dialogue.
Since we like scrappy underdogs, and Bates has the skill to slide from exasperation to amusement to determination, she just might coax this hybrid into the race.
The pilot's accumulation of cute - oh, for the straightforward simplicity of bowling alley lawyer "Ed" - feels overbearing long before Kelley's courtroom summation turns societal sermon.
Fans who've stuck with Kelley ("L.A. Law," "Ally McBeal") as his series became more outlandish (and yet repetitive) might enjoy seeing Bates in those inevitable scenes where she sways the court with the power of the writer's convictions. But there's a disconnect between Kelley's whimsy and his rhetoric here that too often leaves the cranky Harriet looking merely foolish.
The show's pea-brain sociology is eclipsed only by its Dadaesque conception of courtroom drama.
David E. Kelley hits rock bottom in the derivative courtroom cartoon Harry's Law, which makes last fall's defunct and equally ridiculous Outlaw look as noble as The West Wing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
7.2
67% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
25% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
9% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 User Ratings
7.2
67% Positive
38 Ratings
38 Ratings
25% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
9% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
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Production Company:
- David E. Kelley Productions
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Jan 17, 2011
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Gracie Allen Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
