Talk:Matlock (TV series)
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[edit] page states he never loses a case
actually he lost one --Howmee 20:21, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
He lost quite a few. Most of those mentioned had the loss set before the start of the series. Will (Talk - contribs) 09:39, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Office changes?
- Sometime after the first season ended, the set for Matlock's office got reversed. Any ideas why?
- By Season 4, the office was deleted. I assume the producers were attemptting to save money. Am I correct?
--Will 03:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Would anyone be interested in a section listing how some actors have had multiple roles in the series?
It looks really odd when one actor or actress plays two many roles in one series.
- Dick Van Dyke played a murderous Judge in the first official episode. However, he also played Dr. Mark Sloane of Diagnosis: Murder. Since Andy Griffith also played Matlock in that series for the episode Murder Two, the two universes are linked.
- Brynn Thayer played Matlock's daughter, Leanne MacIntrye, in seasons 6-8. However, she also played a client of Ben's in The Suspect.
- David Ogden Stiers played a murderer in Blind Justice and a crook in The Ambassador.
- Daniel Roebuck, in addition to playing Cliff Lewis seasons 7-9, also played a resident docter in The Doctors and a family friend in The Ambassador.
--Will 23:20, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, good idea, good job. It would also be good to put why the characters left the series as it went on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.40.4.67 (talk • contribs)
Nancy Stafford had another role before Michelle, also. Can't think of the ep title off the top of my head, but she, like Brynn Thayer (in her pre-Leanne role), flirted like mad with Matlock. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.165.137.194 (talk) 17:40, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Episode notes
The Hallmark Channel always airs two part episodes as a single two-hour movie. While they show one-part episodes in order, they skip the two-parters and show those in a seperate timeslot that is also used to show Perry Mason and other shows.
On the other hand, WGN-TV shows two-part episodes as they originally aired.--Will 23:25, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible POV comment
In the part on Brian Cranston (last entry) in Matlock (TV series)#Notable guest stars, the entry ends with "You go, Brian Cranston!" Should that comment be removed? Will 06:26, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Does anyone know something about the "P.I." episode?
Since Matlock was only in the first couple of minutes, I think P.I. might have been an attempt to spin off a new series. What does everyone think? Will (Talk - contribs) 09:43, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia section
It seems to me that the second sentence of the trivia section is so vague as to be worthless--how many is "a lot of episodes?" 208.59.164.233 17:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
I thought the same. It should either be deleted or a number should be put in there. --Markdashark1212 22:49, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] personal phone conversations are original research
There's a reference claiming a personal phone conversation with an actor of the show as a citation. The article doesn't say whose personal conversation it is, and it sounds like if anything's original research, this is it. I'm going to remove this bit. Martijn Faassen 23:09, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Accuracy of Article
I want to challenge the accuracy of the cast element of the article as follows:
- Daniel Roebuck appeared on the show at the same time as Nancy Huston as evidenced by this opening theme from the final season of the show: [1]
- I wasn't a huge fan during the last few seasons, but I don't remember Kene Holliday ever returning to the show in the final seasons. As I remember it, Daniel Roebuck was Matlock's private investigater after Clarence Gilyard Jr. but after Brynn Thayer left, became Matlock's assistant and Nancy Huston was added to the show.
- I also recall that Daniel Roebuck was on the show for at least a season with Clarence Gilyard Jr..
Any comments? -- Redfarmer (talk) 19:57, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
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