‘Suits LA’ Is 3,000 Miles and Light-Years Away From the Original

Remember the Summer ofSuits?

And this show and its 134 episodes over nine seasons fit the bill.

Suddenly,Suitswent from a half-forgotten series from the before times into a brand.

Stephen Amell as Ted Black in ‘Suits LA.‘David Astorga/NBC

There is typecasting, and then there is this extremely specific thing Amell keeps being hired to do.

Its just a hollow, meaningless move in a show full of them.

Im a badass in real life.

At times, the Summer ofSuitsseemed to be less aboutSuitsitself than the audiences desire for the kind of showSuitswas.