Do you think that it has potential to improve over the next few episodes or has the tone already been set?

I think the problem is that reboots never really pan out the way we want them to. Sometimes, when you're away from something for too long, doing other projects and working with other people, trying to come back together to make things work is harder than it might originally seem. Add on top of that a lot of excitement, and it's inevitable there's going to be disappointment. 

I'll never say no to Sam Waterson on my screen, though. 

You cannot reboot Law and Order without Jerry Orbach. 

I know the feeling of Reboot Disappointment all too well. I felt similarly about And Just Like That. Like, it was great to see the gang back together, but boy, did it miss the old mark. 

To say that I was excited about this is an understatement. The minute the opening credits started, I was overjoyed….but, I have to say that the first show was a bit underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, it was great seeing Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterson again, but I thought the supporting cast was trying a bit too hard to entertain. Maybe it was the script, or the direction, but Jeffrey Donovan seemed to be heading toward Jerry Orbach territory, without the character-defining humor and worldliness, and Camryn Manheim and Hugh Dancy were overeager. I did enjoy Odelya Halevi though, and bringing back Carey Lowell for a guest shot was interesting. Also was a surprise to see Norm Lewis as the victim/villain (saw him in a Broadway revival of Les Mis and he was terrific). What did you all think???

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