As a dweebie kid projected by his 1960s classmates to be the next Perry Mason, I loved the Raymond Burr reruns - on after school at 4 pm. So when in the early 70s there was to be a new Perry Mason in the form of Monte Markham (a regular player on TV back then), I was excited.
Until I watched. Even at 16 I could see it was abominably bad and barely even recognizable as Perry Mason.
I today just peaked back into the past and checked whether any New Perry Mason episodes were on YouTube. There was. I watched.
Abominably bad, still.
And that nice lady who played the new Della Street? Whoa. Just awful.
Bad. Just bad.
Until I watched. Even at 16 I could see it was abominably bad and barely even recognizable as Perry Mason.
I today just peaked back into the past and checked whether any New Perry Mason episodes were on YouTube. There was. I watched.
Abominably bad, still.
And that nice lady who played the new Della Street? Whoa. Just awful.
Bad. Just bad.