I’m reviving this blog to very briefly talk about Outlaw. The premise of this show is that a bad boy Supreme Court Justice decides that his position as a judge doesn’t allow him to do true justice. So he becomes a trial attourney. You see, judges are only allowed to enforce already existing laws. They can’t make exceptions even when they know it would be right. So… he becomes an attourney. Because lawyers are in a better position to manipulate the law than Supreme Court Justices. He doesn’t become a politician. Or a vigilante. He becomes a lawyer.
But the highlight of this pilot was the extensive sequence they lifted directly from the Iron Man screenplay.
Judge is gambling. He leaves and talks to his assistant/paralegal on the way to his luxurious ride. They are approached by a young woman questioning the protagonist’s integrity. He asks his assistant how hot this humanitarian is. He confronts her accusations and insists that he sleeps well at night, although he’d be willing to give up a few hours of sleep for her.
It must be some kind of tribute, but it’s a strange way to launch a TV series. Like they’re pitching “Okay, what if we did Iron Man but instead of inventing a suit that lets him fight crime like a super hero… he relinquishes a position of extreme power to become a lowly trial attourney. “
I just don’t know what to say.
I like Jimmy Smits. And Conan O’Brien.
This show makes no sense.
I can’t stop watching.
