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Anyone a fan of Boston legal?

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Old 21-06-2005, 5:48 PM   #1
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Anyone a fan of Boston legal?

I have been watching this on Living Tv for the past few weeks. Very light hearted legal drama with james spader and william shatner. Not normally my kind of thing But I have to say Bill shatner truly is a comic legend .

Any one else like this show?


Oh and why was it not on monday night?
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Old 21-06-2005, 6:09 PM   #2
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Loved it, shame the first season got cut short thanks to the success of Grays Anatomy but at least those "missing" episodes will be shown as the start of the second season.

BL really does improve as it gets into it's stride and it was damn good from the start
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Old 21-06-2005, 9:51 PM   #3
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Agree - great series. Liked Shatner in Star Trek 'cos of the humour & he's excellent in this. Wasn't on Monday 'cos Living did a Most Haunted Live special for the Summer Solstice
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Old 21-06-2005, 10:46 PM   #4
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Yeap, have to agree, v good And no idea why wasn`t on yesterday, but appears we have not missed anything as next mondays appears to follow on from last week....
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Old 22-06-2005, 7:16 AM   #5
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Arh,
it's not just me who missed it then, bonus.
James Spader is excellent in it & it get better by the episode, a real unexpected bonus ( WAS VERY SCEPTICAL AS FROM THE WRITER OF ALI MCBEAL)
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Old 23-08-2005, 6:28 PM   #6
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What did everyone think of last nights final episode. Bit dramatic at the end wouldnt you say? and they are plotting against Denny
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Old 23-08-2005, 6:31 PM   #7
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Also, any idears of a dvd box set release soon?
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Old 24-08-2005, 7:20 AM   #8
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Dave you do know its got no spaceships in it - dont you? i know it has Kirk and that my have confused you but no matter how many episodes you watch he wont say "khhhhaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!"

I've been hoping for a DVD set as well because i've heard lots of good things about it.


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Old 24-08-2005, 8:11 AM   #9
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its got no spaceships in it dont you?

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No spaceships???? Not even 1????

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Old 24-08-2005, 8:18 AM   #10
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Denny Crane!

I used to watch The Practice but haven't seen the final season, which Boston Legal stems from.

I found The Practice often took itself a bit too seriously (when Dylan McDermott would start hamming it up), and so have really enjoyed the far more humorous Boston Legal.

And yes...the Denny Crane character is a work of genius!!!
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Old 24-08-2005, 9:03 AM   #11
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And yes...the Denny Crane character is a work of genius!!!

Glad someone else thinks so, I think Big bill is even up for an emmy award for his performance



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Dave you do know its got no spaceships in it - dont you? i know it has Kirk and that my have confused you but no matter how many episodes you watch he wont say "khhhhaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!"


Trust me dude, he is about as far away from kirk in this series as he could get.
talking to a news paper reporter,
"Denny Craine, Still kookoo for coco puffs"
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Old 24-08-2005, 9:09 AM   #12
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Check out IMDB; there are some great quotes from the series such as...

Alan Shore: Shirley? What about senior partners? There would be nothing wrong with me, lusting, say, after... you? Would there?

Shirley Schmidt: Go subscribe to National Geographic. Make a list of the places you'll never get to visit. Add to that list, Schmidt.
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Old 24-08-2005, 6:26 PM   #13
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I did miss a few episodes, but Denny Crane drew me back in! Great character and the show offers a fun hour of entertainment each week. However, the dark end of season was a suprise!
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Old 24-08-2005, 7:31 PM   #14
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actually its not really the end of the season. It was cut short because of another show that was put in its place. Hopefully after greys anatomy ends its run on living they will show the second season of Boston legal (this has the last few eps of the first season tacked on to the start )
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