The Best Show on TV Right Now

 

I told you that before.   Way back in October when the show first appeared and featured a mouth-dropping and surprising last two minutes of the pilot which had me hooked.

Little did I realize that it would be the best show on TV right now.   "Matlock" just finished its first season last week with a two-hour finale that again featured many jaws dropping...including mine.

After watching the 19 episodes of Season 1, I was struck most notably by the craftiness and cleverness of the scripts.  This staff really did their homework.   In the finale, you would see how something back in Episode 9 had an impact on the plot ten shows later.   Sheer brilliance as not a single word on the page went to waste.

Meanwhile, Kathy Bates and the cast are impeccable and all worthy of numerous accolades.  Indeed, it's remarkable to me that the best show on TV right now comes from the good ole conventional network CBS.  The hell with the likes of Apple and Max and Peacock and other streams.  "Matlock" reminds me of the old days of TV.  

I think back to Thursday nights thirty-five plus years ago when CBS dragged in eager viewers to "Knots Landing."   A water cooler show that was not to be missed.   The summer indeed was too long then.  

And, in the case of "Matlock's" upcoming season two, it's still too long.

Dinner last night:  SPO from my freezer.