I was really looking forward to this series because I love
John Lithgow, and he usually does some great work.
This show, however, is very disappointing. I don't find it
funny at all. I watched the first episode on NBC's press
site. They let me watch multiple episodes, but I could
barely get through one. Lithgow does a great job, as does
the rest of the cast, especially Gotham's Nicholas D’Agosto
as the young, naive lawyer Josh. Lithgow is a kooky
professor named Larry that's accused of murdering his wife.
It's a spoof of all of those murder mystery/legal shows
that have been popping up the last few years, like "American
Crime," "American Gothic," "Secrets and Lies," and
"Gracepoint." Someone is arrested for murder in a high
profile case, and then some lawyer and his team work all
season to prove their case (and the audience wonders if the
client is innocent or guilty).Sometimes it works and
sometimes it doesn't. The recent series "Doubt" seemed
to be one of these, but it only lasted two episodes before
they yanked it off the schedule. I don't think this
one will fare much better.
You may find it funnier
than I did. I'm pretty picky when it comes to comedy. If it
doesn't make me laugh, I don't like it. I think that's what
any good comedy should do. Check it out for yourself.
MORE INFORMATION:
about
In the spirit of
true-crime documentaries,
this outrageous
fish-out-of-water comedy
centers on bright-eyed New
York lawyer Josh Segal
(Nicholas D’Agosto), who
heads to a tiny Southern
town for his first big case.
His mission? To defend an
eccentric “rollercizing”
poetry professor (John
Lithgow) accused of the
bizarre murder of his
beloved wife. Settling into
his makeshift office behind
a taxidermy shop and meeting
his quirky team of local
misfits, Josh suspects that
winning his first big case
will not be easy, especially
when his client is always
making himself look guilty.
The cast also includes
Jayma Mays, Sherri Shepherd,
Steven Boyer and Krysta
Rodriguez.
Jeff
Astrof and Matt Miller serve
as writers and executive
producers. Jeffrey Blitz
directs and also serves as
an executive producer.
“Trial & Error” is produced
by Barge Productions and
Good Session Productions in
association with Warner
Bros. Television.
When the
new
suspect
turns up
in a
coma,
Josh
(Nicholas
D'Agosto)
becomes
sidetracked
trying
to solve
this
crime,
eventually
becoming
a
suspect
himself.
Meanwhile,
prosecutor
Carol
Anne
Keane
(Jayma
Mays)
presents
Margaret
Henderson's
autopsy
report
that
reveals
Larry's
(John
Lithgow)
wife was
struck
by a
blunt
object,
leading
to a
frantic
search
for the
murder
weapon.
Sherri
Shepherd,
Steven
Boyer
and
Krysta
Rodriguez
also
star.
THE OTHER
MAN (TV-PG)
After
coming
up bust
on a
match to
the DNA
found in
Larry's
(John
Lithgow)
bedroom,
Josh
(Nicholas
D'Agosto)
and his
team
discover
a "sex
print"
on the
wall
that
leads to
a
shocking
new
suspect.
Meanwhile,
Josh
gets
sloppy
and
inadvertently
gives a
piece of
damning
evidence
to the
Prosecution.
Jayma
Mays,
Sherri
Shepherd,
Steven
Boyer
and
Krysta
Rodriguez
also
star.
PILOT
(TV-PG)
When
rollercizing
poetry
professor
Larry
Henderson
(John
Lithgow)
is
arrested
for the
brutal
murder
of his
wife,
bright-eyed
lawyer
Josh
Segal
(Nicholas
D'Agosto)
comes
down
from New
York to
the
quirky
town of
East
Peck,
South
Carolina
to
defend
his
first
big
case.
After
meeting
his
eccentric
client
and
odd-ball
team,
Josh
quickly
realizes
he's in
over his
head.
Jayma
Mays,
Sherri
Shepherd,
Steven
Boyer
and
Krysta
Rodriguez
also
star.
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