![]() ![]() But when you take stuff from what’s going on in the world and put it into fiction, it’s always mind blowing. I find it really despairing actually, so I try not to go there to keep a positive attitude. For somebody like me, I don’t actually watch the news much. When asked by Parade if she thinks it's important have "ripped from the headlines" stories, Heigl said: "Absolutely. However, one way the series could mix real life into its fiction is the case that Sadie's team handles. These characters are classic TV tropes created to generate juicy drama. Honestly, there's not much here that even could be recognized if it was based on a true story. ![]() The only way you'll know exactly what will happen between Sadie and Brian, if they'll get caught, or if they'll wind up together, is to watch the show. But it isn't an adaptation, and that's kind of refreshing. So yes, Doubt is honoring a lot of TV traditions, including casting Katherine Heigl as a tough professional who's not always likable. ![]() In many cases, this is their coworkers in Doubt, it's a client. Certainly, Doubt is relying on television's long history of having legal dramas about a different case every week, and legal dramas' long history of having its lead character make an exception to their usual professionalism in order to fall in love with someone they shouldn't. The show is based around a fictional legal team led by Sadie Ellis, an experienced defense attorney who begins falling for one of her clients. Unlike many of its companions debuting this winter, Doubt is not based on a true story, nor is it based on a movie from the last 15 years or a reboot of an old series. You might look at CBS' new drama Doubt and think it's just like everything else on TV, but you'd actually be missing out on one of this season's outliers. ![]()
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