Scott D. Pierce: New ‘Perry Mason’ is decidedly different and deeply disturbing
For more than 60 years, “Perry Mason” has been TV comfort food. The original series ran from 1957-66, and the 271 black-and-white episodes featuring Raymond Burr as the title character — a stalwart lawyer who, more often than not, got the real killers to confess on the witness stand — have been rerun endlessly ever since.For a number of years, KBYU-Ch. 11 aired old episodes at bedtime, and I know several people who used to watch them as they drifted off to sleep.WARNING:
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