TNT’s Raising the Bar Premiere Falls Short

I was horribly disappointed in last night’s TNT series premiere of Raising the bar.

When you hear a name like Steven Bochco immediately you remember shows like Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue. These were top notch television series Emmy nominated and award winning with phenomenal writers and talented actors. These series have created some of the most memorable characters in television history.

Steven Bochco is to television like Steven Spielberg is to movies. So when you hear that Stephen Bochco is producing another series on TNT it instantly grabs your attention.

To my dismay TNT’s Raising the Bar didn’t live up to any of its predecessors. The commercial previews of Raising the Bar were more interesting that the show in its entirety.

I have enjoyed Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s performance in the hit series NYPD Blue and the same goes for Gloria Reuben’s performance in E.R. But in TNT’s Raising the Bar the performances fell flat, with subpar writing, bad direction and a poor supporting cast.

I wanted to like the show. I love a good courtroom drama. TNT’s Raising the Bar just wasn’t it.
Jane Kaczmarek’s character was unbelievable. I know they wanted her to be the “Queen Bee” of Raising the Bar but her character just came off as rather cartoonish.

Apparently, the writers wanted last night’s episode to be heart wrenching but they didn’t introduce the characters long enough for you to care about them.

I have to admit that some series premieres have fallen short but have improved over time. However, time is extremely valuable and unfortunately I won’t be giving TNT’s Raising the bar any more of mine.

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