Boston Legal

I'm a lawyer, and I normally avoid law shows. I like science fiction. But this has . . . Denny Crane. Or rather, this has Captain Kirk, William Shatner, as an old, demented, republican, gun totting, ego-maniacal unenlightened, philandering, unethical, sexist,... Full review

I don't know, for a guy in his early 70's who has been royally and unfairly panned for his entire career, William Shatner as Denny Crane may be the absolute highlight of his long career! What a role and what a... Full review

A delightful cast of characters supported both he and James Spader and it's sad to see them close up shop.....The quirky characters get one more go round with the law before the door shuts on Crane, Poole, and Schmidt.....It's been a fun trip with the characters and Boston Legal has been the most entertaining show on television..... ... Full Review

It was one of those grand speeches, on which the series had been built, full of bluster and outrage and meaty issues and hilarious asides (in this case, poking fun at the ever-silent Clarence Thomas), so well delivered by Spader, he's won an Emmy or two doing them. ... Full Review

But Kelley did it the way he always has, by blending real-life headlines and issues into fictional drama that was simultaneous complex, troubling, reflective, absurd and amusing. Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 1:54 AM Given the years of wacky story lines on ABC's satiric lawyer drama "Boston Legal," it was hard to imagine how creator David E. Kelley could come up with something that took its characters any further over the top for Monday night's show finale. ... Full Review

But Kelley did it the way he always has, by blending real-life headlines and issues into fictional drama that was simultaneous complex, troubling, reflective, absurd and amusing. Wednesday, December 10th 2008, 1:54 AM Given the years of wacky story lines on ABC's satiric lawyer drama "Boston Legal," it was hard to imagine how creator David E. Kelley could come up with something that took its characters any further over the top for Monday night's show finale. ... Full Review

Boston Legal may not go down as the greatest courtroom drama in TV history, but when the jury's finally in, the verdict is likely to be more favourable than most. As easy to ridicule as Boston Legal was at times -- the endless parade of social misfits, the ghoul train of wacky judges, Spader's over-the-top courtroom summations and Shatner's over-the-top everything -- TV will be a less colourful place without it. ... Full Review

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