The Firm on NBC

The Firm starts off fast and dangerous with Mitch on the run from men in suits, because bad guys always dress sharp in Hollywood. Josh Lucas (Mitch McDeere) is a great actor and holds down the lead role with a slew of talent on the roster: Natasha Calis, Tricia Helfer, Juliet Lewis, Shaun Majumder, Molly Parker, Callum Keith Rennie. All talented actors that you should recognize from a score of TV and Film.

The Firm jumps around a bit to give you some good back story or filler from in between present time and to explain a little about what the McDeere family has been through since the movie. Mitch is a lawyer working with his brother Ray McDeere (Callum) and Tammy (Juliet Lewis) defending those who can't defend themselves. This is not another Law and Order. Mitch and his family have a past and will it catch up with them or will new troubles find them first?

I'm a big fan of John Grisham's books and have really enjoyed the movies based on those books, but this has a different feel to it and John Grisham is directly involved in this television production of The Firm. So if you are a fan of his I recommend you give this new drama a chance and you will like it.

For everyone else I suggest you watch the first few episodes and them go read the book, but this has been signed on for 22 episodes so far and promises to bring you lots of different story lines. The debut show surprisingly had a small turnout for viewers, and I think that has a lot to do with NFL Playoffs on Sunday. However, NBC is giving you another opportunity to catch The Firm tonight. Watch it now and don't get left behind in water cooler talk at the office tomorrow. I have a feeling The Firm on NBC will get better with every passing episode. That's my hope.

GRADE: B-