"Raising the Bar" (2008) TV series 2008-????

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Creators:

Steven Bochco
David Feige

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Former law school classmates reunite in court when they take on rival clients.

Plot Keywords:

District Attorney | Courtroom | Public Defender

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 13	10:00 PM	TNT
Tue. July 14	12:00 AM	TNT

Cast

Gloria Reuben	...	Rosalind Whitman (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Melissa Sagemiller	...	Michelle Ernhardt / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
J. August Richards	...	Marcus McGrath (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Teddy Sears	...	Richard Patrick Woolsley / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Jerry Kellerman (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Currie Graham	...	Nick Balco (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jonathan Scarfe	...	Charlie Sagansky / ... (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Judge Trudy Kessler (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Natalia Cigliuti	...	Roberta Gilardi / ... (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stacy Hall	...	Vince / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Paul Joyner	...	Assistant District Attorney (10 episodes, 2008)
Wayne Lopez	...	Clerk / ... (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Heath Freeman	...	Gavin Dillon / ... (7 episodes, 2008-2009)

Also Known As:

"Untitled Steven Bochco/TNT Project" (USA) (working title)

Company:

Steven Bochco Productions

Trivia:

Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Natalia Cigliuti got their start from two different Saved By the Bell series.

L.A. Law meets Hill Street Blues

L.A. Law & Hill Street Blues springs to mind when watching Raising The Bar, it has the same sort of feeling of colleagues working together and using each other in a supportive way. Each of the main characters has it's own idiosyncratic ways which endear you to them. What drew me to this series was tracking the career of 'Malcolm In The Middle' actress Jane Kaczmarek, I was curious as to what she was doing and to my delight she has taken a part the suits her down to the ground. I wouldn't say the role is challenging but rather something which fits naturally with her previous role as the domineering mother and not forgetting the the same role she voiced in 'The Simpsons'. Unfortunately there is a familiarity with Raising The Bar which could stop it from being anything other than a series that gets shelved after a few seasons.... A series that will get a a thumbs up from the T.V. Execs is that of Kaczmarek's acting partner in 'Malcolm In The Middle' Bryan Cranston, that series is really breaking the mold, simply awesome!