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Julie Urman reposting the CP bday post saying “ready for more of these celebrations in 2024”. Im happy owners are confident she’ll be back too 😁

hell yes

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i love saying contrarian now because of diorama like hi... not to be a contrarian (diorama)(urman)(contrarian, charlatan, conformist, conspiractor, confidant) all of a sudden, but...

[ncisladaily]

NEW CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DRAMA “MATLOCK,” STARRING KATHY BATES, RECEIVES SECOND SEASON ORDER ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

CBS announced today a second season order for MATLOCK, the new critically acclaimed drama starring Kathy Bates, for the 2025-26 broadcast season. The show, a reimagined version of the classic television series of the same name, has been “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% average Tomatometer score.

“This reconceived MATLOCK was devised by Jennie Snyder Urman with a brilliant surprise plot twist, and we knew we had something very special the moment we saw the first episode brought to life by the incredibly talented Kathy Bates,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment. “The audience reception and critical acclaim for it has been overwhelming. We can’t wait to get started on a second season.”

MATLOCK stars Emmy and Academy Award winner Kathy Bates as Madeline “Matty” Matlock, a brilliant septuagenarian who achieved success in her younger years and decides to rejoin the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases all while investigating a deeply personal secret of her own. Skye P. Marshall, Jason Ritter, David Del Rio and Leah Lewis also star.

MATLOCK airs on Thursdays, (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and is available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. 

Executive produced by Jennie Snyder Urman, Joanna Klein, Eric Christian Olsen, Kat Coiro and Bates. The series is produced by CBS Studios for the CBS Television Network and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

[frazzledsoul]

So there was a lot of talk the past two days on my feed over Rory being right to turn down Logan's marriage proposal in S7....which is completely the rational take as both of them were under 25, they'd never discussed it before, Logan is going to crash and burn by trying to rush right into marriage, home ownership, and financial independence at the same time at the ripe old age of 24 (slow down, my man, there's a recession coming in two years), Logan said he'd factor her plans into his and then does the exact opposite and she didn't want to break up with him over the issue....and oh yeah, she didn't want to and it's not like the disaster of her parents failed reconciliation a few months prior to that event could cause her to be wary of the institution in general. Sure, her career devolves on its own years later and Logan becomes unavailable as a legitimate prospect to her years later because he decides to become a character in an eighteenth century novel with the whole "I have to marry this heiress to please my dad even though my heart is stuck on another, whatever shall I do? Oh, nothing, apparently, the narrative says I'm doomed no matter what"...but hey, maybe all of those things would have happened anyway, and it's still not a reason to force yourself to get married when you don't want to.

However, can we talk about how weird this episode is? Why is Rory leaning on her mother for advice at this point, who has gone through a failed engagement and a divorce (to two different men!) in less than a year and Rory was upfront with thinking the marriage was a bad idea? Why is Christopher whining about Logan not asking him first, given it seems that he hasn't contacted Rory on her own since the divorce because he STILL is unwilling to do much of anything parental unless Lorelai is involved? Why is there no discussion of Luke attending this graduation, even as a suggestion that's dismissed? What is even up with Logan's "my way or the highway" attitude? That isn't how he's acted all season and he and Rory have had disagreements and been able to deal rationally with them. And finally, what is up with Luke and Lorelai taking so many steps backwards? Lorelai is frustrated that Luke isn't making a move when she's going around telling everyone that serenading him isn't a big deal, what did she think was going to happen? Luke very logically tells her that Rory marrying her college boyfriend seems like something she should carefully consider (gee, it's not like he and Lorelai both have ill-fated spontaneous marriages in their recent past or anything that could inform his thoughts on this matter) and Lorelai decides to make that entire conversation a metaphorical moratorium on their relationship and conclude that Luke isn't willing to consider marriage again? (Uh, maybe this issue isn't going to be resolved in one conversation, hon). And finally, Lorelai tells Rory that if she doesn't immediately want to marry someone the first time the issue comes up, she should just accept that she's never meant to marry that person and the discussion is forever closed! I'm sorry, Lorelai, that is TERRIBLE ADVICE and maybe ease up on the projecting here.

This episode was written by Jennie Snyder Urman, who would later go on to run Jane the Virgin. She also wrote the Luke/Lorelai car shopping episode, Lorelai and Christopher's breakup episode, and the episode where Lorelai tells Rory she's gotten married and Rory and Logan fight over the magazine article she writes. I think she has good takes on both couples in the past, so it's bizarre to keep why they're so off kilter here. I get it that they wanted Rory to be single by the end of the season and not get Luke and Lorelai back together quite yet but it's just...a really sour way of making the narrative orient around rom com miscommunication and kind of taints the back half of the last season, which was otherwise pretty stellar.

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the person who deserves the biggest apology:

[eleanoroliphant]

remember when jennie urman was so pissed that her whole cast was vocally team michael and so insecure with the endgame she had in mind that she had to bring michael back from the dead only to stomp her feet all over villadero? ‘cause i do. and i’m still mad. 

[dankusner]

How Kathy Bates’ ‘Matlock’ relates to original drama

Kathy Bates knows what it’s like to feel overlooked and underestimated, especially in youth-obsessed Hollywood.

Politely warning, 'Excuse my language,' beforehand, Bates, 76, tells a favorite story attributed to two-time Oscar-winner Shelley Winters, who was instructed to bring a photograph and a resume to an audition late in her career.

'So (Winters) pulled out one of her Oscars from a bag, slammed it on the desk and said, ‘Here’s my (expletive) picture.’ 

Then she slammed the next Oscar down and said, ‘Here’s my (expletive) resume,’' Bates said. 

'As actors, we can relate to getting older, becoming invisible. It’s like our heyday has passed.'

Bates’ unfounded concerns about her career heyday being in her past emerged before she took the role of lawyer Madeline 'Matty' Matlock in CBS’ 'Matlock' reboot, which this week settles into its Thursday time slot (9 EDT/PDT) after a critically celebrated Sept. 22 'sneak peek' debut seen by more than 11 million viewers.

Right now, the only career questions around the Oscar winner ('Misery') center around how long Bates will stay with 'Matlock.'

Executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman, who created and executive produced CW’s 'Jane the Virgin,' leaned into Bates’ clout when pitching 'Matlock' to CBS executives. 

Adding Bates to the conversation made it clear the show would have the gravitas and humor enabled by one of this generation’s consistently great actors.

'When I was explaining to CBS what the show would be, I absolutely said to them, ‘Imagine Kathy Bates in the role,’' said Urman. 'And then to end up with Kathy is really extraordinary.'

Even after five seasons of FX’s 'American Horror Story' and a 2020 Academy Award nomination for playing the crusading mother in Clint Eastwood’s 'Richard Jewell,' she was not in a great place professionally. 

A canceled movie project had left the actress discussing 'semi-retirement' with her agent.

But Bates was surprised by her immediate liking while reading the script for the procedural 'Matlock,' focusing on an underestimated septuagenarian lawyer talking her way back into the legal workforce. 

As Matty says in the premiere episode, 'There’s this funny thing that happens when women age. We become damn near invisible. It’s useful because nobody sees us coming.'

What is the relationship between Matty Matlock and Ben Matlock?

But Matty Matlock has no nepo-baby relationship with the disarming TV icon, defense attorney Ben Matlock, played by Andy Griffith.

Matty proclaims her cursed luck sharing the same last name as the memorable character in NBC’s original series, which aired on NBC from 1986-’92 and ABC for three final low-rated seasons from 1992-’95.

But it’s a ruse: the first episode reveals that Matty is not the proud Costco-shopping, ketchup-packet-collecting widow she pretends to be. 

Instead, Matlock is an invented name – an elaborate disguise for wealthy vigilante lawyer Madeline Kingston. 

Kingston is secretly gathering information to find the prestigious law firm partner who hid documents that could have taken opioids off the market 10 years earlier.

That means Madeline Kingston is secretly trying to imprison one of the law partners Matty Matlock seeks to impress – including crusading partner Olympia Lawrence (Skye Marshall), Olympia’s estranged husband Julian (Jason Ritter), and, the biggest cut of all, Julian’s father, law firm chief Senior (Beau Bridges).

The Episode 1 shocker reveals that even the deadbeat and dead husband money-desperate Matty laments about is another Matlock creation. 

Kingston’s loving husband Edwin (Sam Anderson) works from the couple’s lavish home on the plot to avenge the opioid death of their daughter.

'When the twist came at the end, suddenly I thought, ‘Now, this is interesting to me,’' said Bates. 'It had depth.'

Bates came on board. The Matlock-inspired high jinks – including a stress-dream sequence in which Matty wears one of Ben Matlock’s seersucker suits – amid the high stakes has bridged the gap between 'Matlock' fans and legal-drama-loving newbies. 

'Matlock' is such an emerging TV force that Bates caused a cosmic disturbance by talking about retirement, telling The New York Times in September that the emotion-stirring drama was her 'last dance.'

Bates reacts to the outcry over retirement discussion

'I was so shocked,' Bates said, laughing, about fans’ dismay at the retirement talk that led to an official clarification.

Bates is not planning to step down anytime soon.

'At the time, I was feeling the difficulties of doing the show and living up to people’s expectations,' she said. 

'It was a truthful look into how I was feeling that night. But I wouldn’t want to retire from this. This show has been such an unexpected gift, especially at my age.'

Bates reveled in reintroducing herself to TV viewers during a villain segment at last month’s Primetime Emmy Awards. 

The segment extolled her Oscar-winning breakthrough as Annie Wilkes in 1990’s 'Misery' and showed off Bates, who has lost as much as 100 pounds over the past seven years.

'It was a return and a debut for me since I’ve lost weight. I looked really great, and I had a beautiful gown,' Bates said. 'I look at the photos of me on the red carpet, and they’re different from the years before. I just feel so much more relaxed, and I feel like I belong.'

Matlock discusses her sex life often: ‘We’re not used to hearing it’

Urman promises that the first 'Matlock' season will solve the mystery of the opioid-document-destroying villain. 

But there will be new legal adventures for Matty, who often hilariously details her sex life to knock her listeners off balance.

'An older woman talking about sex just throws people off because we’re not used to hearing it,' Urman said. 'But you know what? Older women have sex; they know what condoms are. She’s had sex for many years.'

Bates has gone from showbiz weary to riding home from the last day of filming the series’ first season earlier this month, feeling exhausted but elated.

'I was napping and dozing and suddenly it just felt like I had imagined all of this,' Bates said. 'It all just seemed like a dream.

[recentlyheardcom]

Kathy Bates Is Having a Pinch-Me Moment With 'Matlock'

Don’t call it a reboot, because, as many viewers have discovered, the new CBS drama Matlock starring Oscar winner Kathy Bates is everything but. By now, it’s an open secret that Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman has done it again. With Matlock, Urman hasn’t simply taken an established IP and swapped in Bates for Andy Griffith’s original Ben Matlock. Instead, she’s turned the show on…

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: URMAN COCO mini Purple Skirt size Large.

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Deadline: ‘Matlock’ Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman Addresses That Hardcore Twist In Premiere On CBS

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Ali’s story with syd and a microphone gives me hope the social media team stepped it up this year and will be giving us more content. No more Fish vlogs, Cedars talks and Julie Urman advertising, I want players content 😫

This made me lol. Julie uhrman advertising💀

[ncisladaily]

Consider CBS Matlock‘d and loaded.

Leading out of 60 Minutes‘ Season 57 premiere, Sunday night’s sneak preview of the Kathy Bates-led, not-a-reboot legal drama delivered 7.73 million total viewers, making it CBS’ most-watched series launch not airing after a Super Bowl since Luke Mitchell’s The Code drew north of 8 million on April 9, 2019 (following an episode of NCIS).

TVLine readers gave the Matlock premiere an average grade of “A,” with 95% of respondents planning to stay tuned for Episode 2. (Do not miss our post mortem Q&A with showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman.)

The first episode of Matlock, whose closing twist got everyone talking, is currently streaming on Paramount+, and CBS encores are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 8 and Thursday, Oct. 10 (both nights at 9/8c).

Matlock will then settled into its regular time slot, Thursdays at 9 pm, beginning Oct. 17 with Episode 2.

[frazzledsoul]

So I know I said I was going to stop being an apologist for Introducing Lorelai Planetarium, but that's a lie, because I'm remembering how when Lorelai argues to Christopher that they should keep Rory's room the way that it is because she might have to come home after she graduates because "journalists get paid crap" that this is one of two instances (IIRC) in the OS that we're reminded that Rory 's profession is inherently unstable. The other mention of it in the hay bale maze episode where Rory is writing out her pro/con list about whether to take the Providence job and one of her cons is if print journalism is dying. Both episodes were written by Jennie Snyder Urman who would go on to write Jane the Virgin, which more people should go back and watch, even if love did die when Michael Cordero did.

And I do wonder for the gazillionth time if people did overvalue what ASP had to say about class in general, because this observation seems to have mostly bypassed ASP, even in AYITL when Rory's career is dying. Could she sustain herself in this profession without family money? It's an open question, and one that ASP never sees fit to ask,even when it's staring her in the face.