SnoopyStyle This follows the events of the John Grisham's novel "The Firm" 10 years later. Mitchell McDeere (Josh Lucas) had brought down the Chicago mob's Memphis law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke. The McDeeres had stayed in the Federal Witness Protection Program and left. Now they are reemerging to start a new law firm.Callum Keith Rennie plays his brother Ray. Molly Parker plays his wife Abby. Juliette Lewis plays his brash secretary Tammy. They are all great actors doing a good job. Juliette Lewis is able to add a bit of flashiness. If there is a problem, it's probably the lower budget Toronto production. It's just not up to snuff. I do appreciate the less flashy production values, but I doubt the general public liked it. The low ratings would indicate they didn't.

Tink1956 Best show I have seen on TV in a very long time. Great acting, great actors, and cannot wait for the next episodes. Terrific! It was so exciting with excellent story lines. Always left you anticipating the next episode. It's truly a joy to know that TV is coming back with the true television shows that you look forward to watching. So much garbage out there now, it's a refreshing change. The last time I enjoy watching TV was when Dallas was on and now that is coming back too. I'm so happy to see the networks noticing how people are so tired of the stupid reality shows. It's nice to have true entertainment coming back to the networks. Can't wait to see if the networks will bring back other shows.

cabluedevil25 Have watched THE FIRM since it started. The "wet-behind-the-ears" Tom Cruise has returned 10 years later as the mature Josh Lucas in the Mitch McDeere role -- and that's a huge improvement. Lucas carries the show, and is a terrific (albeit hugely idealistic) lead. The brother Ray has caught fire as his best ally in the past 2-3 shows, after a modest start.I suppose the two biggest reasons I like this show are (1) it's a combination of Perry Mason & The Fugitive, and (2) Tricia Helfer is the most venomous female lead since Jane Badler in "V". She snarls when talking about people behind their backs (all of whom are beneath her), then turns on the charm when they drop into her penthouse office.There are instances in several episodes where the story lags, but then there's an action scene just around the corner to perk you up. Also, each episode includes a weekly case that must be started and decided within about 38-40 minutes of airtime -- not easy to pull off. The rest of the hour is spent on advancing the overall plot line. But despite this observation, it's still a damn good show -- so I'm in for the duration.UPDATE -- so now it's nearly three months later in the saga ... NBC has jacked us around by switching it to Saturday nites, then pre-empting it in a heartbeat. But I'm still t'round, and a loyal fan. I have caught the headlines about the upcoming "cancellation" -- but that's something I'm not buying since we're now only 4-5 shows short of the 22 episodes that were originally shot. I suspect with episode 22 will come the resolution of the whole yarn, and I'm good with that. Josh Lucas is still firmly in control as the lead, and does a damn good job. The characters of Ray, Tammy, and Abby have defined themselves as the weeks have gone by. Two weeks ago, after a surprise suicide, I was trying to figure out where they would head next to keep me riveted, but the storywriters have now brought the long smoldering MOB out of the bullpen, and back into the picture, as well as this surprisingly strange behavioral twist in Mrs. McDeere. I think both of these plots will play out nicely in the next month, and THE FIRM will run its course. Again, I think it is entertaining, dynamic, and just feverish enough in its pacing to outrun our chance to say "now wait a minute" when something doesn't ring 100& true. It is a lot like the vastly underrated film "The Parallax View", where Director Alan Pakula gave us a roller-coaster of (somewhat) plausible plot twists, and never let us catch our breath to protest. So the critique here is unwavering -- I've been in the flow for 18+ weeks, I'm good to go for the final 4. I happen to like this show ... and Josh Lucas is THE MAN... !

willieb-3 I'm not sure what the fascination with starting a show with a climax, then flashing back to a scene anywhere from 2 hours to (in this case) 6 weeks earlier - to show us how we got to the scene in the first place. Just about ever TV show and movie does this - as if no one understands that a device stops being clever the 3rd time its used. But to compound this - in the opening episode we jump back 6 weeks - then 10 years, then back to the six week time frame - so its a flash back within a flash back? At least it seems as though they were able to locate a tripod to rest the camera on - maybe we've finally gotten past the Hill Street Blues school of camera work. I'm just tired of getting dizzy watching the on the shoulder camera work.