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Well I've been eagerly awaiting the new Perry Mason, expecting it to be more faithful to the Mason of the books than the rather sanitized Raymond Burr series. My library came through with the DVD so I finally got to watch it. As far as I can tell, it has nothing to do with the books, and if not for the familiar names of Mason, Drake and Street I would never recognize it as derived from PM. It's not a bad show nonetheless, but it looks like I'll have to wait another 85 years or so for a real PM TV series. (Nero Wolfe originated in the same time period, and A&E did a fantastic job of bringing those stories and characters to TV. Someday I hope someone will give PM the same treatment.)
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