Kathy Bates

18. January 2011 | 04:29

Bates does justice to ‘Harry’s Law’

Kathy Bates makes an oddball legal series by David E. Kelley worth watching. But the NBC show about a lawyer starting her own firm is sentimental and grandstands a bit much. The wonderful Kathy Bates, lately seen around NBC in a recurring role on “The Office,” settles into an office of her own Monday as the star of “Harry’s Law,” a legal dramedy from David E. Kelley. Once thought a man who could … (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 20:06:24)

‘Harry’s Law’ star Kathy Bates: Harry was written for a male actor

Oscar-winner Kathy Bates is launching a new series on NBC called “Harry’s Law,” where she plays a no-nonsense criminal defense attorney named Harry Korn. Bates tells “Today” why she finally decided to play a lead role on TV.”I had to wait for the right part,” says Bates. “When I first read the script, she just jumped off the page and I realized this was it.”Ann Curry points out that Bates said … (News Source: Zap2It - 15:50:49)

Kathy Bates: ‘I’m Naturally a Grumpy Person’

SEX kitten Kathy Bates admits she’s “naturally grumpy person”. The actress says she can relate to her role in new TV show Harry’s Law - in which she plays a cynical, world-weary patent lawyer - because she has similar characteristics. “I identify with where she is in life,” Kathy said. “That’s one of the big reasons I […] (News Source: Showbiz Spy - 02:02:23)

Bates happy to be playing a more ‘normal’ character

PASADENA, Calif. — Kathy Bates always will be known for inflicting a particular brand of Misery.[…] (News Source: Woodstock Sentinel-Review - 11:15:13)

On Tonight: New ‘Harry’s Law,’ ‘Skins’ and Morgan

The new “Harry’s Law” (NBC, 10 p.m.) stars Kathy Bates as a fired attorney who decides late in her career to set up her own defenders’ office in the worst part of town. That it doubles as a shoe store is one of the quirks provided by David E. Kelley, whose dramas once populated network schedules but hasn’t had a show on until “Boston Legal” bid farewell. Fans of that show may be cheered by the … (News Source: Hartford Courant - 07:20:58)

Laying down the ‘Harry’s Law’

“Harry’s Law,” starring Oscar winner Kathy Bates, is set in a crime-infested city. TV writer David E. Kelley chose Cincinnati to be that city, but don’t take it personally, says the Emmy winner. (News Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - 11:18:30)

Bates makes case for ‘Harry’s Law’

There’s something different about the woman Kathy Bates plays in the new NBC series “Harry’s Law.” “She’s… (News Source: Boston Herald - 05:16:20)

‘Harry’s Law’: Kathy Bates, On Television, With a Gun

It’s not clear whether the new NBC show is a hit or a miss, but it’s worth watching for Bates’ broad performance (News Source: The Atlantic - 14:47:09)

Kathy Bates seems stiff, distant in ‘Harry’s Law’

If you’re going to make a show about a lawyer, you’d better have a gimmick.That’s because there already have been shows about lusty L.A. lawyers (”L.A. Law”), flamboyant Vegas defense lawyers (”The Defenders”), mentally unstable Boston lawyers (” Boston Legal “), a Chicago lawyer married to a corrupt politician (”The Good Wife”), a reincarnated lawyer (”Drop Dead Diva”), military lawyers (” JAG … (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 03:15:22)

Monday’s Talk Show

Today Kathy Bates; James Blunt performs. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Piers Morgan. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Regis & Kelly David Duchovny; Kathy Bates. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand; Piers Morgan; Nichelle Nichols; the… (News Source: Los Angeles Times - 04:03:06)

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