# "Harry's Law": is it supposed to be like a female version of "Perry Mason"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830 "2012-03-26T10:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bmasters1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/1 "2012-03-26T10:13:19Z")
NBC’s “Harry’s Law”-- if you’ve seen it, do you think that it’s somewhat like a female version of “Perry Mason,” at least where the title character is concerned? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/2 "2012-03-26T12:54:56Z")
If you mean that both are lawyers? Then yes. Other than that no. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/3 "2012-03-26T14:04:44Z")
If anything, it’s yet another version of the David E Kelley ‘wacky Lawer ensemble’ show except the hook is that the main character is a grouchy female ex-patent lawyer who sets up her own “criminal/family law/whatever else” practice in an old shoe store in a bad neighborhood. Or so I gather from the few episodes that I’ve seen. Perry Mason was a clever sleuth with a plucky secretary and a good PI on his team - very little similarity between that and any of the DEK shows. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/4 "2012-03-26T14:25:28Z")
Yep typical David Kelly fare. Not that well done this time IMHO. Or maybe I’m just tired of his schtick now. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/5 "2012-03-26T14:41:27Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Yep typical David Kelly fare. Not that well done this time IMHO. Or maybe I’m just tired of his schtick now. The first season was much better - this second season has moments, but has gotten unwieldy. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/6 "2012-03-26T15:24:32Z")
> [@simster](#): > > The first season was much better - this second season has moments, but has gotten unwieldy. They lost me in the first season. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrys-law-is-it-supposed-to-be-like-a-female-version-of-perry-mason/616830/7 "2012-03-26T15:32:45Z")
Perry Mason’s clients were always innocent of the act they were accused of. Not so Harry’s clients.