NBC has always been the home of some of my all-time favorite shows. From "SNL" to "30 Rock,"' they never disappoint and their newest crime comedy, "Trial and Error," is no different. It stars the ever-huggable John Lithgow (for those who don't know, he voiced the infamous Lord Farquaad in Shrek) as a poet who is accused of killing his wife in the backward town of East Peck. A New York lawyer with little experience is sent to start on the case and meets his team of two oddballs who work out of a taxidermy office. Since episode one, I was hooked. Here are the seven reasons to stop everything and start bingeing "Trial and Error" now!
1. It's produced by the same people who brought you "Parks and Recreation"
...and features a city with all of the small-town quirks of Pawnee that you've grown to love.
2. Jayma Hayes plays a sex-deprived and cutthroat lawyer
The innocent doe-eyed virgin of Glee is now a foul-mouthed DA with a thick Southern accent. She wants justice, but she may want the cute prosecution lawyer more.
3. No one can resist a quirky murder story
I'm the kind of girl who enjoys piecing crimes together with the geniuses of 'Criminal Minds' as much as laughing until I cry with the workers of the Scranton Dunder Mifflin. 'Trial and Error' combines these loves for a mystery full of amazing one-liners.
4. Secretary Ann has a laundry list of diseases that only exist in the dark depths of WebMD
The lovable research assistant is the optimistic light that keeps the legal team going. She suffers from multiple odd illnesses that cause her to faint at beautiful things, talk in accents and laugh in serious times. And out of that adorable smile comes some of the greatest quotes of the show, like this gem: "I don't recognize faces, but I can recognize penises."
5. Krysta Rodriguez takes her sass from stage to screen
If you don't know about Krysta Rodriguez already then hit up your local Google because she is amazing! As Larry Henderson's daughter in 'Trial and Error,' she draws from her sarcastic roots playing Wednesday Addams on Broadway.
6. It's crazy quotable
The show is filled with clever lines, 'brinking on awful' puns and witty word play. Each character has their moment in the sun, and none of them are the least bit unlikable. Even the accused murder brings on the jokes: "I did not kill my wife, although back in the day I was known as a lady-killer."
7. Finally, the Murder Board
This crack team is up against a mountain of evidence from the prosecution, and an entire town that has already accepted Larry's guilt. But the little bit of evidence they do get goes straight to the Murder Board. (M.ini-spoiler: there's a severed arm on the MB)
