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Bastet

Bastet

7 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

In a later interview (I think maybe on Colbert?) she walked back the wanting-to-retire-after-this-show remarks.

Yes, a bad experience on a film (she didn't say which one, and she had several out at the same time so you can't tell from her credits) completely soured her on the business and she was done.  Then this offer came along, and she decided to take it as her last role.  It has been such a good experience, she no longer wants to retire afterward.  So even if I quit watching somewhere along the way, I'll be thankful to this show for that.

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DanaK

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51 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Yes, a bad experience on a film (she didn't say which one, and she had several out at the same time so you can't tell from her credits) completely soured her on the business and she was done.  Then this offer came along, and she decided to take it as her last role.  It has been such a good experience, she no longer wants to retire afterward.  So even if I quit watching somewhere along the way, I'll be thankful to this show for that.

And this show seems a far better fit for her than “Harry’s Law”, the previous lawyer show she did for NBC 

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

3 hours ago, DanaK said:

And this show seems a far better fit for her than “Harry’s Law”, the previous lawyer show she did for NBC 

Yes, Harry’s Law didn't really have much to it. IIRC, the premise was opening a law office in a poor neighborhood where there were none. It was in a shoe store? I think there was something about the timing of the show that didn't help either. Maybe opposite too many popular shows and/or a strike? 

This show definitely has a unique premise for a procedural law series. 
But I get the impression that if Kathy Bates hadn't signed on it would never have gotten this far. It's just a little too far fetched (IMO) for such a mostly dramatic series. So Help Me Todd had the comedy holding up the unbelievable.

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andromeda331

andromeda331

7 hours ago, shapeshifter said:

Yes, Harry’s Law didn't really have much to it. IIRC, the premise was opening a law office in a poor neighborhood where there were none. It was in a shoe store? I think there was something about the timing of the show that didn't help either. Maybe opposite too many popular shows and/or a strike? 

Yeah, then they changed it into a regular lawyer firm in the second season with a bunch of new people. It was a terrible change.

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DanaK

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Give Me My Remote talked with the showrunner about Episode 3's closing argument scene by Matty. Some pretty good stuff and possible spoilers

https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2024/10/24/matlock-matty-closing-argument-jennie-snyder-urman/

On 10/24/2024 at 2:12 AM, andromeda331 said:

Yeah, then they changed it into a regular lawyer firm in the second season with a bunch of new people. It was a terrible change.

And I recall Kathy complaining about the show being canceled or striking out at the Cancel Bear for predicting it would be canceled and saying the large viewership should be valued (the 18-49 demo numbers weren't good). Fortunately she's at CBS now which does more or less value viewership over the 18-49 number

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Bastet

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29 minutes ago, Percysowner said:

Marshall also talks about the casting process for the show.

Very interesting information there.  It's no surprise that Kathy Bates would get to pick who, among the finalists, would play Olympia, but I am pleasantly surprised by the rest:

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Kathy Bates did chemistry read auditions with multiple Olympias when she chose me. And then I did chemistry read auditions with multiple Julians before I chose Jason Ritter, and David [Del Rio, who plays Billy] did the same for Sarahs before he chose Leah Lewis. It was very intentional, making sure that every actor felt a chemical bond to their costar that they would be spending the most scenes with, and that’s the magic that everyone has seen on the screen. It wasn’t just a bunch of decision-makers choosing who had “the most followers” or the biggest resumé or the biggest story, because nobody knew who Skye P. Marshall was; I had to sneak my name through.

 

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2024 in Review: The 20 Best TV Shows of the Year

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19 Matlock (CBS)

You gotta feel for showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, who had to quietly listen to “Pfft! Who needs a female Matlock reboot?!” scoffs for well over a year, ahead of the CBS series’ premiere. The last laugh would be hers, though, once the Kathy Bates-led not-a-reboot hit screens this fall and, with its closing minutes, let loose with a rug pull that instantly engaged audiences and fueled one of the fall’s most-watched shows. MWBSP!

 

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DanaK

DanaK

Per TVLine Q&A https://tvline.com/lists/star-wars-skeleton-crew-spoilers-clone-wars-pirate-hondo-ohnaka/911-lone-star-characters-join-new-spinoff/

 

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Will we ever get to see Matlock‘s daughter in flashbacks? –Shayne
Inside Line told you back in September who’d been cast as dearly departed Ellie; I am now hearing that that flashback-y episode (this season’s 12th) will air in mid- to late February.

 

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DanaK

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https://tvline.com/lists/ghosts-season-4-spoilers-hetty-power-revealed-ahsoka-renewed-season-2/

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Any scoop on the second half of Matlock‘s season? –David
Skye P. Marshall, who plays Olympia, told me that “the craziest episode” of the CBS hit’s 18-episode freshman run is No. 17 — though “when you see the last two episodes, you’re going to wonder, ‘What are they going to do with Season 2 now?’ And I’m really excited about that.”

 

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tv echo

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Episode 1.09 synopsis...

MATTY HELPS OLYMPIA TAKE ON ELIJAH’S COUSIN’S WRONGFUL TERMINATION CASE, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, JAN. 30
01/7/2025
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/matlock/releases/?view=110823-matty-helps-olympia-take-on-elijahs-cousins-wrongful-termination-case-on-matlock-thursday-jan-30 

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“Friends” – Matty helps Olympia take on Elijah’s cousin’s wrongful termination case. Also, Edwin worries that the longer Matty remains at Jacobson Moore, the more she puts herself in danger of being caught, on MATLOCK, Thursday, Jan. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

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tv echo

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CBS Cheat Sheet: NCIS: Origins and FBI: Most Wanted Are in Danger
Paul Dailly   January 15, 2025 
https://www.tvfanatic.com/cbs-cheat-sheet-ncis-origins-and-fbi-most-wanted-are-in-danger/ 

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Matlock – Renewed
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The Kathy Bates crime drama has been one of the season’s biggest success stories. Matlock currently pulls in around 6.5 million viewers and has a 0.37 rating in the demo. 

The show is experiencing significant gains post-air date, surging to 10 million viewers and a 0.59 rating, so it’s no surprise that it has already scored a pickup for next season. 

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ICG Announces 2025 Publicist Awards Nominations
By Emiliana Betancourt, Jazz Tangcay   Jan 22, 2025
https://variety.com/2025/awards/awards/icg-publicist-awards-nominations-1236223270/ 

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All winners will be recognized on Feb. 28 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. 
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Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign

Agatha All Along – Marvel Television / Walt Disney Studios / Disney+
Bridgerton S3 – Shondaland / Netflix
Elsbeth – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+
Fallout – Amazon MGM Studios / Amazon Prime Video
Family Guy – 20th Television Animation / FOX TV / Hulu
Matlock – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+

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tv echo

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Kathy Bates (Matlock )won an IPA Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Series, Drama or Genre...

IPA Reveals Winners for the 29th Satellite Awards
January 26, 2025  |  by IPA Admin
https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-winners-for-the-29th-satellite-awards/ 

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... The International Press Academy selects SATELLITE™ AWARDS nominees from domestic and international submissions for 35 categories: 23 Motion Picture and 12 Television. Nominations are derived from advance screenings at film festivals worldwide (i.e. BAFTA, Cannes, Sundance, Telluride, Venice, Berlin, Tribeca, TIFF), as well as consideration screeners sent to individual journalists and/or sanctioned links as available by the deadline. Due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, the 29th Satellite™ Awards presentation has been postponed. We will announce the new date shortly.
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ACTRESS IN A SERIES, DRAMA OR GENRE
Kathy Bates Matlock CBS

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PaleyFest 2025: Agatha All Along, Matlock, Hacks, Cobra Kai and More Join Lineup
By Claire Franken    January 27, 2025
https://tvline.com/news/paleyfest-2025-schedule-agatha-all-along-hacks-1235402666/ 

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PaleyFest 2025 will take place from March 21-29 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Tickets go on sale to Paley Members and Citi cardmembers starting Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 am PT, and to the general public on Friday, Jan. 31 at 9 am PT; visit paleyfest.org for more information.


From official PaleyFest LA 2025 schedule:

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CBS
Matlock
March 23, 2025  |  2:00 pm

The Stars & Producers of the Riveting New Drama Gather for This Special Screening & Conversation!

In Person:
Kathy Bates, “Madeline ‘Matty’ Matlock”
Skye P. Marshall, “Olympia”
Jason Ritter, “Julian”
David de Rio, “Billy”
Leah Lewis, “Sarah”
Jenny Snyder Urman, Showrunner & Executive Producer
Kat Coiro, Director & Executive Producer

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tv echo

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MATTY AND SARAH POSE AS GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDDAUGHTER IN ORDER TO GATHER INFORMATION AT A NURSING HOME FACING A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT, ON “MATLOCK,” THURSDAY, FEB. 6
01/30/2025
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/matlock/releases/?view=110920-matty-and-sarah-pose-as-grandmother-and-granddaughter-in-order-to-gather-information-at-a-nursing-home-facing-a-wrongful-death-suit-on-matlock-thursda

Preview pics:
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/matlock/photos?episode=25351

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tv echo

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Skye P. Marshall Cross-Examines Her Chemistry with Jason Ritter on ‘Matlock’: ‘Look at His Wife’
By Alison Foreman   January 31, 2025
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/olympia-julian-whats-next-matlock-skye-marshall-1235090888/ 

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“I had chemistry reads with five different actors for Julian,” Marshall told IndieWire. “And I was blown away by how Jason is such an incredible active listener. If I would change the tone or the pace, he just went with me like a perfect wave.”
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“Just as I was able to take parts of me and place them within Olympia, I see Jason in Julian as well,” she explained. “I saw it from the audition when I said [the line] to him, ‘Nepotism wasn’t a factor in my hiring.’ I mean, the way that hit him and the way he delivered that scene. He has had to face challenges with being the son of [late actor] John Ritter and people throwing the ‘nepo’ word at him before it was even a thing — when he just wanted to prove to himself that he was strong actor who can deliver on his own merit. And he absolutely can.”
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“Look at his wife [Melanie Lynskey] — a powerful, incredibly strong, focused, kind, sweet, amazing mother, but who will move the world with integrity and passion,” said Marshall. “I’m just obsessed with Melanie. Jason has that experience of being married to a powerful woman and I’ve seen him use that in a scene.” The actress once asked Ritter how he and Lynskey kept their relationship strong, and said he gave the advice to “always talk through it all.”

 

'Matlock’ Is Back! Skye P. Marshall Celebrates Her Breakout Role — and Teases ‘Twisty’ Season 1 Finale
By Alison Foreman   January 30, 2025
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/matlock-season-1-skye-p-marshall-interview-1235090135/ 

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Born in Chicago, Marshall remembers being “thrust into a tutu at the age of five” for dance recitals and community shows. The arts were always appreciated in her house, but acting was a “hobby” never presented as a real profession. Instead, she enlisted in the military and served as an active-duty member of the Air Force to afford college tuition. She attended Northeastern Illinois University (“with Uncle Sam as my sugar daddy,” she joked) and graduated with honors.
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After two years living in New York, the future TV star felt stuck in her business career. Then, the housing market crashed. At a time when others clung to the stability of their cubicles, Marshall felt more inspired to give hers up. She was already acting (at places in the city like the Broadway Dance Center and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting) as a kind of “therapy” — but began to experience increasingly “vivid dreams about LA.”  
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Marshall took the leap and finally came to Los Angeles in 2009. The struggle she endured out west is highly romanticized and, it’s worth noting, does not work for all people. But at least for the true-hearted actress, old Hollywood hustle turned Marshall’s dream into a reality — slowly but surely.
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Throughout her thirties, Marshall toiled away at a grueling double life. An undiscovered talent at central casting by day, and a cater waiter gleaning industry tips and connections by night, she treated every gig as a chance to learn. Having “begged” the second assistant director on “CSI: New York” to make her a permanent background actor, she took up residence there as a forensic lab technician for more than a year. The actress found another major opportunity for growth with her first recurring speaking role for “Shameless.”
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Before “Matlock,” Marshall became a series regular on the CBS medical drama “Good Sam.” She got herself the part of Dr. Lex Trulie by DM-ing creator Katie Wech on Instagram, and sprang into action when the showrunner asked her to come in for a spur-of-the-moment audition.

“If I had not sent her that DM that day to then answer that call to then be at CBS, all within a three hour window, I would’ve missed that opportunity,” Marshall recalled in awe. “And when I got to the network test, guess what? That’s where I met Edwin Hodge. He is now my husband.” 
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Neither Urman nor Klein told Bates they had worked with Marshall before the audition. Walking into the room, she recalled seeing major names up for the role on the call sheet and took particular note of the “designer purses on the couch.” Fearless, the fledgling actress asserted her chemistry with the Academy Award winner anyway — and asked for a hug upon entering. 

“It’s a cardinal rule that you don’t touch celebrities unless it’s in the scene, but she came right towards me,” Marshall said. “I just knew if she could feel my heart pounding out of my chest, I knew that Ms. Kathy Bates — the one who was the unknown for ‘Misery’ when everybody was pitching all the big names — I knew she would see me.” She did. Marshall learned after the audition that Bates turned to the room and said immediately, “Well, it’s her, right?” 
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“Not even my husband has any idea what’s coming,” Marshall said. “It’s really good. He has no idea. No one in my life, none of my best friends, only the people who had the script at that table, know who’s responsible for [Matty’s daughter]. I cannot wait for that rollercoaster and getting to that answer — because right when you think you figured it out, you didn’t. And I get to do all that with Kathy.”

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Kathy Bates Set For TV Showperson Of The Year Award At Publicists Awards
By Erik Pedersen   Feb 4, 2025
https://deadline.com/2025/02/kathy-bates-publicists-guild-honor-1236277478/ 

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EXCLUSIVE: Matlock is on the case this awards season. The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild said today that Kathy Bates will receive the 2025 Television Showperson of the Year Awards at the 62nd ICG Publicists Awards luncheon on February 28.

The annual award honors an individual whose accomplishments in TV best represent that special spirit traditionally defined as showmanship. Patrick Stewart received the honor at last year’s ceremony.

 

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