"Boston Legal" (2004)TV-Serie 2004-????

Schöpfer:

David E. Kelley

Staffeln:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Premierendatum:

3. Oktober 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi | Drama

Werbezeile:

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the courtroom.

Plot:

This Spinoff of The Practice will focus on Civil Law.

Plot Keywords:

Legal | City Name In Title | Legal Drama | Weird Lawsuit | Alzheimer's Disease

Filmpreise:

Won Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 33 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Pure genius

Besetzung

James Spader	...	Alan Shore (88 Folgen, 2004-2008)
William Shatner	...	Denny Crane (88 Folgen, 2004-2008)
Candice Bergen	...	Shirley Schmidt / ... (78 Folgen, 2005-2008)
Mark Valley	...	Brad Chase / ... (70 Folgen, 2004-2007)
Rene Auberjonois	...	Paul Lewiston / ... (69 Folgen, 2004-2007)
Julie Bowen	...	Denise Bauer (51 Folgen, 2005-2007)
Christian Clemenson	...	Jerry Espenson / ... (37 Folgen, 2005-2008)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Clarence / ... (36 Folgen, 2006-2008)

Alternativ:

Fleet Street (USA) (working title)
The Practice: Fleet Street (USA) (working title)
Untitled 'The Practice' Spinoff (USA) (working title)
Boston Legal (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

60 Min (including commercials)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 2) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 (season 3)

Drehorte:

Raleigh Studios - 1600 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Firma:

20th Century Fox Television

Dies und das:

The show often contains dialog that "breaks the fourth wall" or lets the audience believe they know it's a TV show. At the end of episode "Squid Pro Quo", Denny ends the episode by saying, "I can't wait until next week." Alan Shore also notes that the show used to be on Mondays, and one time mentioned to Denny that "I've hardly seen you this episode." Melissa, Alan's assistant, once warns him against falling for a woman, citing, "She's only a guest-star".

Dialogzitate:

Brian Stevens: Motion for continuance is denied.
Denny Crane: You know what I'm going to do, Brian, just to show you there are no hard feelings? I'm going to sleep with your wife.

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Ausschnittsweise enthalten in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)

Pure genius

Putting James Spader and William Shatner in their own show together was a stroke of genius. Both are fine actors and they play off each other perfectly. I generally don't enjoy legal dramas, but BOSTON LEGAL is unique in its presentation. Rather than getting preachy, sleazy, or melodramatic, it delights in the moral ambiguity of its main characters and hides a little bon mot around every corner of dialog.

Shatner and Spader deliver every time, but never seem like they're trying too hard. Spader has been brilliant in almost everything he's appeared in, so we shouldn't expect any less from him here. I'm a little surprised, however, that so many people are caught off guard by Shatner's great performance. If you've followed him over the years, you'd know his sense of humor is wonderfully suited to this role. Honestly, I can't imagine a better fit for William Shatner than Denny Crane. Captain Kirk, indeed.

Any show that can put so many (hilarious) layers of meaning into the spoken name "Denny Crane" deserves all the accolades it gets.