About
“Raising the Bars” is the new series on TNT, by the Emmy winning producer Steven Bochco. The legal drama series premiered on September 1, 2008. The storyline is entirely based on courtroom battles between district attorney and public defender. It also follows the lives of young competing lawyers. It also throws light on relationships among the people on different sides of the same profession. The primary characters are a group of young lawyers, including public prosecutors and defenders, who oppose each other professionally throughout the day. But at night they hang out together like a normal group of friends. They argue and negotiate with each other about the deteriorating criminal justice system. Nonetheless, they are dedicated players of field of law and can do everything to get justice for their clients. The show also exposes how illicit relationships are used to attain successful careers and other malpractices used to transform truth into lie to add another star on one’s belt.
The main character can be said as Jerry Kellerman, who is keen to get justice for helpless, even if for this he has to confront the ruthless Judge Trudy. Characters around him play the supportive roles, like his girl friend, also an attorney Michelle, her boss Nick Balco, a cunning boss of attorneys. Other than these, there is Jerry’s boss Rosalind and the Judge Kessler having sexual relationship with the law clerk Charlie. The story is so well woven that characters seem bonded with each other. Thus viewers can have an eye on, in the court and out of the court proceedings. The show has yet seen its first season consisting of ten episodes, which ended on November 3, 2008. The second season carrying fifteen episodes has been announced on September 16, 2008. It will arrive in 2009.