starkey-11000
I loved this series and can't figure out why one earth they would have canceled it. This was one of the best shows I had seen in a very long time.David E. Kelley created this series about fate and the people it brings together. It was different, much different than any of the shows on now. I love Kathy Bates and her character on this show. Her "tell it like it is" attitude was great.The wide range of diversity in the office and characters made for a wonderful and exciting show to look forward to each week.Any news of a return? I sure wish they would reconsider.Jen
SinisterCinephile
Harry's Law I believe was truly an underrated show. While it of course suffered from the fact that it is a legal drama so a lot of material / events are recycled or expected - it didn't make much of a difference. Harry's Law kept me interested and entertained because of the close connection that I felt I had to the characters (Credit to the brilliant cast of Underrated actors - besides Kathy Bates). The show did a very good job at keeping its characters relate-able and moral. It was only in its second season so it did have a few things that need to be fixed of course but the show didn't deserve to be cancelled. I definitely recommend that anyone reading this review watch Harry's Law.
Don Cole
So what happened to this show. Suddenly we're a big law firm and the tone of the show has changed entirely. Harry is now just a cranky old bitch and what did you do to Jean Smart. Designing Women seems like it was on another planet. She is totally unbelievable as a character. I feel sorry for her having to deliver those lines with a straight face. Any charm and humanity the show had seems to be gone. If you're trying to be the Good Wife, forget it, you're not in the same league. And where did Mark Valley come from? I appreciate that he is nice eye candy but what has he got to do with anything. The former supporting cast seems to have been pushed aside as stars with higher profiles take the spotlight. Alfred Molina is wonderful but give him something to work with please.
puppyaddict
I wasn't going to watch the second season, abs in fact, idthought the first season so bad that I didn't expect it to get renewed, but since I hadn't removed the series from my dvr, the season 2 premier popped up and I decided to see if it was as lackluster and childish an effort as season 1. So glad I did! With the changes he's made, Kelley has thankfully redeemed himself from something I just couldn't comprehend he'd put together after his past works. Even amidst all his goofiness, at least his prior shows' premises were interesting and seemed rooted in cases that you could believe might actually progress in such ways. Not so with Harry's Law, just one ridiculous premise after another lacking more than an ounce of reality here and there, without the extreme kookiness that allowed us to excuse such cases with Ally McBeal. In season 1 the gang members came across as something out of a 1980s after-school special. They weren't scary or threatening; they were pretty much comical in a show that was trying to be a drama first and foremost. Bates seemed to be trying too hard to be crotchety just for the sake of giving the world the finger, and she was just too contrary and frankly, unlikable to make the humorous moments seem to fit well in the same show with her. This season, something has changed, and it's not just the cast. Bates shows her fatigue over last season's ordeal; at first I thought the actress was ill, but now I think it's an intentional acting choice for the character. The characters aside from her, both her secondaries and the clients, are more interesting and believable. Suddenly there is depth in a show that couldn't seem to decide if it was a comedy with occasional serious moments, or a drama with comic elements. Thankfully, Kelley seems to have decided it is a drama with "real" people, each with their own personalities and not one-note caricatures but multiple-faceted, fairly realistic human beings. Molina as a starting guest star is a good move as well. I will actually watch this season, and changing my mind so strongly about a show is rare for me. Give it a shot; I will be watching at least a couple more episodes to see how it goes, but at this point I think it has ten times the promise of last season.