I LOVE THIS SHOW ONE OF THE VERY BEST ON TV, SHATNER AND SPADER PLAY OFF OF EACH OTHER SO WELL, THEY ARE PERFECT TOGETHER, LIKE CROCKETT AND TUBBS FROM MIAMI VICE. I HOPE THIS SHOW HAS A LONG RUN. FOR THOSE OF U WHO DONT LIKE DONT WATCH IT. THATS WHAT CHANNEL CHANGERS WERE MADE FOR.

Hi

My first post here.

I got hooked on "The Practice" during its last season because of James Spader.

"Boston Legal" is still good for me, but the problem has always been finding additional characters that live up to
Spader and Shatner's chemistry.

As far as plots go, I think the story lines are just there to provide fodder for satire. It is in the final analysis a comical parody of a legal show, sort of
"What if Perry Mason were a lecherous womanizer with a variety of fetishes that tortured his private life and yet still was able to win virtually every case?"

Who cares if they have to fire half the cast next season. (Hopefully there will be one!)
They've done it before.

The "Hot Blond Chick" has only been there for a season and a half.

Hope your kinds are well soon.

Love the show. The plot lines seem to be getting thinner and thinner. I was a lawyer for thirty years and I keep wondering how it is that they never lose a case. Too much sex, not enough substance.
Thank you for reviewing the show (I missed it too because I had a meeting). I have nothing to pay you with but my great thanks.

Thanks to TedSez for the summary, thanks to Richard for many good posts, and BOO to all you heartless folks for dumping on Richard. We come here for free to read what he says, and get rude? Very Ugly, very sad.

The transvestite has to go.It's really bringing the show down,rapidly.The case(Denny being on the no-fly list) was pretty interesting.I think the only way to save the season is to have Denny shoot the transvestite between the legs with his 38-special.

If I am counting correctly this is David E. Kelley trainreck number 3 (1 was Picket Fences, 2 was Ally McBeal) - I didn't think Season 3 would the one that stunk up the place, but its happening.

They've added 3 people to cast so far this year and they're not really working, Craig Bierko has had around 5 lines over the past 3 episodes - his story is trying to date/sleep with Denise.
Clair Simms (Constance Zimmer) is now relegated to handling the transvestite who joined the cast (Gary Anthony Williams), and while I do like the story line and the humor of Gary Anthony Williams - I don't see it going far, so he'll be dropped by the end of the season no doubt probably with Zimmer and Bierko.

Then we have the current cast members being misused, Denise is just some sexual nexus in the office, Rene Auberjonois hasn't had many lines in a long time and Brad Chase is just trying to sleep with Denise.

They've got guest star who will probably join the cast soon enough but I doubt will last long.

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Where is Betty White? Come on! Five people have joined the cast over the last 2 years and she can't be one of them? She actually has a character with places to go - not these "suits" where lines could come from either one of them and it wouldn't matter at all.

I'm not going to speculate on anything here, but I'm going to go ahead and assume that writing for TV Squad isn't quite the same as writing for the New York Times, and that Richard is not making a hefty salary for posting his recaps/reviews on this site. I think people who frequent the internet don't understand that it's not the same as "conventional media" and it probably never will be.

Man, there are some seriously cold--and clearly childless--people who watch Boston Legal. Jesus.

Sorry about the Vomit Express, Richard, and I hope the surgery goes all right.

I'm sorry your kids are sick, but WTF?

You can't sit down at your home computer and but a few paragraphs together?

I hope no one else at your home gets sick, or you get your carpet cleaned, or you forgot to take out the trash, or whatever. I'd like to see a review mext week.

The final scene has Bethany confronting Denny in front of the elevators. She asks him to dinner and he tells her he's catching a plane. She realizes he's meeting up with her Mom. Sadly, she walks away. Only to return a few moments later with a tackle that would make Brian Urlacher proud. She tells Denny that Bella better watch her back.

It was a great scene!

I hope your kids get better soon.