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In a dramatic atmosphere, this drama series, follows the efforts of a smart lawyer, Theodore Hoffman, who struggles against taking on a dangerous murder, as he defends a young actor of alcoholism addicted that involves in a murder.
Murder One sets the stage skillfully for what promises to be the television equivalent of an absorbing excursion into a good Mary Higgins Clark mystery.
The plot is novelistically complex, with numerous subplots and a roster of characters, each with his or her own slew of quirks and secrets, that you might need a cheat sheet to keep up with.
[Murder One] was all just procedure really, but it was compelling. So compelling, in fact, that what was worst about Murder One -- its solemn, unashamed addiction to melodrama -- hardly mattered.
Murder One would have played much better as a four-hour or eight-hour miniseries than as a regular series. Many of its middle episodes barely inched the plot along.
Murder One is quintessential [Steven] Bochco, a well-acted, smartly written, meticulously presented hour that turns the law inside out while telling a good story that makes you feel like you're spying on these people through a peephole.
Adult, hard-hitting and tough-talking, Murder One represents the apex of TV series production. Everything is first-rate, from the writing and acting to the photography and music.