It is fitting that the top all time literary series about a lawyer became the top all time television series about a lawyer.
Perry Mason keeps it simple. No soap opera involving the lead characters, and every show stands on its own, with no particular sequence needed in viewing them. It is also one of the rare adaptations from books to film or TV that is absolutely faithful to the spirit, if not every detail, of the books and the characters thereof depicted.
Raymond Burr's Perry Mason is at the same time brilliant, hard bitten, tenacious, and mischievous. The out of court tricks famous in the books are present, although they don't nearly push the limit that the shenanigans in the books do.
Finally, the mysteries are all satisfying. The majority of the time, the clues are there for you to identify the real guilty party. In an occasional show they surprise the viewer with a new fact in the final cross examination, but that is the exception.
You'll also get early looks at a number of future major stars, including the likes of Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford.
Perry Mason keeps it simple. No soap opera involving the lead characters, and every show stands on its own, with no particular sequence needed in viewing them. It is also one of the rare adaptations from books to film or TV that is absolutely faithful to the spirit, if not every detail, of the books and the characters thereof depicted.
Raymond Burr's Perry Mason is at the same time brilliant, hard bitten, tenacious, and mischievous. The out of court tricks famous in the books are present, although they don't nearly push the limit that the shenanigans in the books do.
Finally, the mysteries are all satisfying. The majority of the time, the clues are there for you to identify the real guilty party. In an occasional show they surprise the viewer with a new fact in the final cross examination, but that is the exception.
You'll also get early looks at a number of future major stars, including the likes of Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford.