EPISODE
SEASON
Trial and Error - Season 1
A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer hired to defend him.
1958, Naperville, Illinois, USA
27 November 1976, Pasadena, California, USA
21 February 1957, Sweetwater, Tennessee, USA
1953, Québec, Canada
20 September 1953, Houston, Texas, USA
19 August 1980, Bath, Somerset, England, UK
21 April 1972, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
31 January 1951, Lynwood, California, USA
15 June 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
15 September 1962, Brisbane, Australia
9 December 1976, San Diego, California, USA
March 20, 2017
It's great to see Lithgow, who won a Golden Globe earlier this year for playing Winston Churchill in Netflix's series The Crown, but there's not much challenge here for him and too few laughs.
March 13, 2017
Trial and Error is blunter in its punchlines, but still frequently charming, mostly thanks to Lithgow's daffy appeal and D'Agosto's genial frustration as the straight man in a room full of kooks.
March 21, 2017
Clichéd courtroom comedy is funnier than it should be.
March 13, 2017
In 3rd Rock From the Sun, Lithgow was an alien trying to get by. In Trial & Error, he's a human trying to get by. His brilliance gives Trial & Error a good chance of succeeding.
March 14, 2017
It's Lithgow, as the hopelessly self-centered, sneakily endearing suspect, who steals every scene he's in.
March 16, 2017
Lithgow's performance coupled with the serialized murder mystery element both serve to add a little flavor to an enjoyable but otherwise formulaic comedy.
March 14, 2017
A featherweight entertainment with a good cast, some charm, and not nearly enough laughs.
April 19, 2017
Ah, look, it's okay. Not for now, but later. Perhaps for the flu season when you're lying on the couch, half-conscious, dosing up on Lemsip. Then it'll be suitably soothing and untaxing.
March 14, 2017
If you like your comedy dark and twisted, Trial & Error could be just your cup of cyanide-laced coffee.
