Made In Jersey
Premise (CBS) MADE
IN JERSEY is a drama about a young working-class woman who uses her street
smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New
York law firm. Martina Garretti finds her firm's cutthroat landscape
challenging, but what she lacks in an Ivy League education she more than makes
up for with tenacity and blue-collar insight. After just a few weeks, firm
founder Donovan Stark takes note of Martina's ingenuity and resourcefulness, as
does third-year chair Nolan Adams, who is part of Manhattan's royal literati;
Riley Prescott, a second-year at Stark & Rowan and the daughter of the
former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden; her sassy secretary, Cyndi Vega; and River, a
former LAPD detective turned firm investigator. With the support of her big Italian
family, including her sexy older sister Bonnie and her encouraging mother
Darlene, Martina is able to stay true to her roots as a bold, passionate lawyer
on the rise in a new intimidating environment.
First
impression: Made In Jersey is
like Legally Blonde but smarter and less fluffy. Martina is a pretty lawyer from the wrong
side of the tracks who would like to be taken seriously. She is smart with working
class knowledge that helps her to look at the cases in a different light than
her upper crust colleagues.
Cast: Made in
Jersey has a
couple of recognisable faces, the most so for me is Kyle MacLachlan best known
on TV for his recent work on Desperate Housewives.
Overall
Feel: Made in
Jersey is a courtroom/crime solving drama which we have
seen too many times in shows such as LA Law, The Practice, Ally McBeal, and Boston Legal (to
name a few) all of which have been quite successful. I liked it, but didn’t love
it. Because the acting is quite strong, I think if the writer throws in some
compelling character story lines I could see a season 2.
Prediction:
Made in
Jersey – 2 seasons…maybe more
Rating (1=low, 10=high): I give this 7 out of 10
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