Previewing Raising the Bar 2.x

The main reason for watching the first season of Raising the Bar was because of Zach Morris’s hair. It was memorizing in how a lawyer would walk into a courtroom with a caveman mane. So it came to much of a shock when the promotional photos for the second season were released and Zach Morris was back to his Zach Morris locks (albeit a little darker). Did they not learn anything from the story of Samson? Will the second season be as watchable with having to stare at the long hair?

Luckily as the season premiere starts up tomorrow at 10:00 on TNT, we still get to see Zach in all his hairy glory before he finally goes under the scissors (while defending a barber at that). Aside from the haircut, not much has changed, Lindsay Warner is going through with her divorce while still hoping for a Bayside reunion with Zach and an inevitable love triangle is finally looking to solidify its side with the district attorney he was shacking up with in the pilot.

And to answer the question, will the show still be watchable after Zach lopped of his hair: yes. Mostly thanks to John Michael Higgins (Best in Show) who shows up as an anal retentive judge who butts heads with Zach over the rules of his court to plenty of laughs. We even learn what happens when a lawyer doesn’t wave the readings, something I have wondered about since first hearing it. Also this season, the lawyers go at each other on cases ranging from drug dealing, child pornography, and hate crimes. Check out the clip below for a preview:



And for one last time, Zach Morris in olden times (cue up It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday):



Raising the Bar airs at 10:00 on TNT and is preceded by a new season of The Closer at 9:00. You can stream episodes after they air over at TNT.tv. You can also download episodes of Raising the Bar on iTunes.