{"id":10936,"date":"2020-06-19T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/"},"modified":"2020-06-19T00:56:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T21:56:00","slug":"how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/","title":{"rendered":"#How HBO gave a sexy modern update to \u2018Perry Mason\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b5666d0c45\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b5666d0c45\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/#Perrys_beginnings\" >Perry\u2019s beginnings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/#The_middle_years\" >The middle years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/#Perry_today\" >Perry today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How HBO gave a sexy modern update to \u2018Perry Mason\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-wrapper\" role=\"main\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>        June 18, 2020 <span>|<\/span> 5:56pm         <\/p>\n<div>\n                        Move over, James Bond \u2014 Perry Mason is one of pop culture\u2019s most ubiquitous characters to swagger in suits and dispense with bad guys.<\/p>\n<p>Although he\u2019s been sidelined since the \u201cPerry Mason\u201d TV films of the 1990s, he\u2019s back at last. His latest depiction is in an HBO show of the same name (premiering Sunday at 9 p.m.), where he\u2019s played by the \u201cAmericans\u201d star Matthew Rhys. In the updated version of the story, the criminal defense lawyer is rougher, edgier and sexier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe chose to have this be a fresh take,\u201d the show\u2019s costume designer Emma Potter tells The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a rundown of how the HBO <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> has given the classic lawyer some new heat.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perrys_beginnings\"><\/span>Perry\u2019s beginnings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15857616\"><img alt=\"Helen Trenholme, Warren William and Mary Astor in 1934's \"The Case of the Howling Dog.\"\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"662\"><\/img><figcaption><span>Helen Trenholme, Warren William and Mary Astor in 1934\u2019s \u201cThe Case of the Howling Dog.\u201d<\/span><span>Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry Mason is an LA-based criminal defense lawyer who originated in a series of detective novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, published from 1933 to 1973. Each installment of the best-selling series revolves around solving a different case. It was popular enough for Warner Bros. to release six movies throughout the 1930s, starting with \u201cThe Case of the Howling Dog\u201d in 1934, starring Warren William in the titular role. While Perry\u2019s suits never look sloppy, there are no steamy scenes.<\/p>\n<p>For the new series, Potter says she referred to historical photography of the era more than the original \u201cPerry Mason.\u201d The resulting feel is \u201cgritty\u201d and \u201cvery lived-in,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the photography of the Great Depression, there\u2019s this visceral quality to the clothing people are wearing and the facial expressions and the body types, and you can see the discomfort within the garments and the wear and tear of everything and the dust and the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_middle_years\"><\/span>The middle years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15857630\"><img alt=\"Raymond Burr\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"662\"><\/img><figcaption><span>Raymond Burr<\/span><span>Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry\u2019s character is most synonymous with the version played by actor Raymond Burr, who starred in the eponymous CBS series, which ran from 1957 to 1966. The mood of the show \u2014 shot in black and white \u2014 is serious and dour, and viewers knew nothing about Perry\u2019s personal life or past.<\/p>\n<p>All business, Perry wears a perfectly tailored suit and only occasionally a hat. In every episode, there\u2019s a murder, and Perry defends someone who was wrongly accused. He always believes in his client\u2019s innocence and elicits an on-the-stand confession from the \u201creal killer\u201d after hectoring them in his cross-examination. He never smiles \u2014 or loses a case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know the Perry Mason that we end with; this Perry that everyone is familiar with,\u201d Potter says of Burr\u2019s portrayal. When it came to the new HBO show, she says, \u201crather than work it backwards, we decided to start from scratch with the material that we had, to see what felt right and then transition with him throughout the story to get him to a place where you start to get a sense of this Perry Mason that people know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the CBS series, there was a second series called \u201cThe New Perry Mason\u201d starring Monte Markham in the title role (which aired from 1973 to 1974) and a whopping 30 made-for-TV films starring Burr that aired between 1985 and 1995. Like the original \u2014 both were more procedural than noir.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perry_today\"><\/span>Perry today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15857626\"><img alt=\"Matthew Rhys\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"662\"><\/img><figcaption><span>Matthew Rhys<\/span><span>HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This latest iteration of Perry sports a signature fedora and trendy five o\u2019clock shadow. Viewers know all about his personal life, from his broken marriage to his pilot lover, Lupe (Veronica Falc\u00f3n). His suits are also frequently disheveled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked about the state that he would be in and this question of where he gets his clothing. He\u2019s not someone that\u2019s going out and shopping for new clothing; he\u2019s probably someone that wears garments that are comfortable to him and practical,\u201d says Potter. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t have a lot; he\u2019s really using what he has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tone of the show is hardboiled noir and the fedora came about because most men in the 1930s wore hats. Plus, Potter and director Tim Van Patten liked the idea of \u201cthis hat where he could use the brim to hide behind, if he needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while they didn\u2019t set out to make the character \u201csexier,\u201d it fits the show\u2019s aims, Potter says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was more on our mind to create this iconic character \u2014 but you put someone in an interesting hat and a striking silhouette .\u2009.\u2009. and it is something that is still considered a desirable or stylish look now. That just kind of went hand in hand with the aesthetic of the show. It\u2019s trying to nod to the period but also stay a little present.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/06\/18\/how-hbo-gave-a-sexy-modern-update-to-perry-mason\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Entertainment <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#How HBO gave a sexy modern update to \u2018Perry Mason\u2019&#8221; June 18, 2020 | 5:56pm Move over, James Bond \u2014 Perry Mason is one of pop culture\u2019s most ubiquitous characters to swagger in suits and dispense with bad guys. 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