ccssheila
Finally a great new show. The premise is a producer of a news show is friends with a lawyer. This shows behind the scenes of producing a news show utilizing contacts. Also shows how things change on the fly. Actors and actresses are terrific. The lineup is great with some relatively new faces who portray their characters very well. There is mystery, romance, subterfuge all rolled into this show. I do believe that you have to watch several episodes in order to understand all the dynamics involved between the characters. This season focuses on a long time love affair between Jake ( the lawyer) and his clients wife. The client was arrested for murder only to be released and Jake arrested for the murder when in actuality the client may have had a hand in the murder along with the victims brother. Give this show a chance. You will be happy that you did.
Dr_Sagan
...I really can't understand the networks, the producers and the writers this season...Notorious is a new TV drama about...well...I'm not so sure.It is about the (unexplained) close "business" relationship between a (male) criminal defense attorney and a (female) news producer. Supposedly based on actual persons, attorney Mark Geragos and Larry King Live producer Wendy Walker.The main idea is (also supposedly) to show to the viewers how easily can be manipulated by cheap tricks played by the media. Like whoever gets to say ...first if someone is guilty or innocent, will play a major role to the ...actual verdict of a jury!There are a lot of things going wrong with Notorious even from its first scene which shows (you might have guessed it) ...Sex! And not just Sex, but Sex in the office. And the scene that follows that, is another one that implies Sex between the cougar anchorwoman and an exotic boy-toy, also in the office at the same time, a few meters away from the previous couple.And the usual "you are the best", "she is the greatest", "the top news producer", blah-blah, blah-blah, from the writers who are too lazy to make a solid introduction and build properly their characters.Then, the lamest and most uninteresting twists, appearing one after the other, trying to match the fast, abrupt editing and direction.And all of these, are mixed into a chaos of a script, that tries to combine mystery, legal drama, romance, deceit and a soap opera version of "the Newsroom".Overall: Another disappointment for this season. Not worth the time. Maybe some hardcore feminists will find it a tad enjoyable..
bjarias
...most of 2.5K reviewers liked this show, and that's well better than a majority of similar productions. It's one of those shows that maybe takes awhile getting used to, but it definitely got better as the season progressed. It now shows as being canceled.. but were I in the business, I'd be willing to give it new life. There's lots of good characters here, and the story-line has gotten much more solid over time. Many times network executives are too quick to pull the plug on what could morph into better works. All involved in this production deserve more of a chance.. maybe someone with wider vision will uncover an opportunity here. Only time will tell... anyway, it was good fun for the times of S1.
