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A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

***MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS OF ENTIRE FIRST SEASON***I love John Lithgow, and just about anything he's acted in. He's one of my favorite comedic actors for being able to normalize the outlandish. He is the reason I decided to watch this sitcom, but not the only reason I stayed through to the end.Though I'm from a very rural part of PA (which describes 90% of PA), I lived in Upstate South Carolina for 4 years while earning my Masters degree there. In between my BA and MA degrees, I worked in the high- powered law firms of Washington DC, and continued that career into SC as a side job to my academic career, so I've worked in small, single- attorney, South Carolina law firms.So imagine my reaction to many of the characteristics of this show, as it hit upon personal experiences, personal knowledge, subjects with which I am intimately familiar.I loved it. Of course, there are - because it's a sitcom, not real life - inconsistencies with reality, but I enjoyed it's portrayal of small- town South Carolina, because I met many of those characters. It may rub actual Southerners the wrong way, but as an outsider who observed my surroundings, those characters exist. They exist in PA, too, for the record, just without the charming Southern accent. The way law is practiced in some parts of South Carolina, believe it or not, is fairly accurately depicted. Some of their laws are head-scratchers, just not the ones depicted in the show. Who you know tends to be more important than what you know, and can influence, not just the outcome of your case, but even how it proceeds. I saw this in action. It was not the outrageous example of My Cousin Vinny, where he was told what to wear to Court, and stonewalled on submitting his qualifications - I found that to be ridiculous in the sense they weren't going for. But a judge and prosecutor making plans in open court for after the hearing? That's true Southern justice.My late younger sister, and her daughter, both inherited dyslexia, and though we also found the humor in it, it wasn't accurately portrayed. Dyslexia *can* work in one's favor in strange ways, but again, just not as depicted. But kudos to them for using it as a device for the climax of their plot! My sister could've corrected their depiction of it better than I can. But still funny.I didn't find anything in Lithgow's character, Larry Henderson, that reminded me of prior TV characters in similar situations. I love how Lithgow made Larry lovable, considering his affair, his lies, and other outrageous behaviors. Henderson had such a happy, cheerful, almost childlike approach to life, he often lifted the spirits of his legal team, of his daughter, instead of the other way around. It seems to me that the writers should have put a little more effort into this, and instead of using the ubiquitous mockumentory style that's so overused today, they could have perhaps had Larry narrate his story (as an epic poem, of course, since Henderson was a poet), or had an omniscient narrator, or even - if you want to take the genre of the Investigation Discovery true crime shows further, had Larry's late wife herself narrate the story from a different omniscient perspective. However, I do understand what spoof they were going for, being a true crime aficionado. It certainly was not to copy what's been done in other *sitcoms*, but what's done in Forensic Files, 48 Hours, etc.All in all, despite my review sounding so picky, I thoroughly enjoyed this show, and am looking forward to Season 2. I wonder if there will be another big-name celebrity cast as the alleged criminal in the next season? I wonder what new and strange medical conditions Sherry Shepherd's character will present with? Only time will tell.

Unnecessary quick pans, jerky camera action, lame writing, predictable gag lines that you see coming from a mile away. There is nothing here that hasn't been done many times before and much better. I haven't seen this level of mediocrity since Parks & Recreation. Apparently the director must have been saying "you're not overacting and making each joke obvious enough, try harder...Lithgow you've never been more over the top, keep mugging."

I have been watching all 3 of these new comedies and I will say that this is in-between the two not sure if it's as funny as imaginary Mary but it is sure funnier than making history i love the entire staff and Lithgow is incredibly hard not to like as he is hilarious and heartwarming all on his own but I don't think I can think of a bad thing to say about this show i highly recommend that you watch it

Trial and Error has an entertaining premise and great acting. The cast is uniformly wonderful though some (Cristine Rose, Bob Gunton) are under utilized. It's got clever writing, but unfortunately it generates snickers and smiles rather than belly laughs.I like comedies like "Big Bang", "Mom", "Fresh off the Boat", and "Life in Pieces" and each of these comedies delivers the big laughs. "Trail and Error" doesn't but it is entertaining and it's always good to see John Lithgow