James Spader
Alan Shore
Search results
- Juxtaposing progressive ideas with an old-world style that included plenty of cigars and whiskey, Boston Legal breathed new life into one of television's most well-worn tropes: the legal thriller. But for all its courtroom trappings, Boston Legal wasn't really about upholding the law — it was about pushing the law past its limits.
theweek.com › articles › 443282The outrageous, surprising, and prescient legacy of Boston Legal
Cast
Episode Guide
- 1. Head Cases Oct 3, 2004
- Shore represents a black girl who is denied the lead role in "Annie.".
- 2. Still Crazy After All These Years Oct 10, 2004
- Alan Shore represents an ex-lover who once attempted to murder him.
- 3. Catch and Release Oct 17, 2004
- Denny Crane's long-lost son opposes a development planned by one of the firm's biggest clients.
Boston Legal was a legal dramedy series than ran on ABC from 2004 to 2008. It was to the Bunny-Ears Lawyer trope what House is to Dr. Jerk. The series starts as a senior partner at the firm goes completely insane and has to be hauled off to a sanitarium — and the rest of the staff aren't models of mental wellness, either.
- Characters
People in the world you are looking to for entertainment.....
- Trivia
A page for describing Trivia: Boston Legal. Actor Allusion:...
- WMG
Denny Crane is a Pokémon.He has learned to say words other...
- Characters
A page for describing Characters: Boston Legal. Alan Shore (James Spader) Amoral Attorney: Inverted. He's more than happy, eager even, to bend or break …
A page for describing YMMV: Boston Legal. Creator's Pet: Jerry arguably weasels his way into virtually every episode by season three. Crosses the Line Twice …
- Season One
- Season Two
- Season Three
- Season Four
- Season Five
1. Head Cases2. Still Crazy After All These Years3. Catch and Release4. Change of Course1. The Black Widow2. Schadenfreude3. Finding Nimmo4. A Whiff and a Prayer1. Can't We All Get a Lung?2. New Kids on the Block3. Desperately Seeking Shirley4. Fine Young Cannibal1. Beauty and the Beast2. The Innocent Man3. The Chicken and the Leg4. Do Tell1. Smoke Signals2. Guardians and Gatekeepers3. Dances with Wolves4. True LoveBoston Legal follows the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore, and his passionate co-workers, at the fictional offices of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. The high-end litigation firm, based in Boston, handles both civil and criminal law cases. The series plays on the chemistry between smarmy Shore and loose cannon Denny Crane.
- 5
- 101 (list of episodes)
- October 3, 2004 –, December 8, 2008
- ABC
Funny/Live-Action TV (A to J) Boston Public. A page for describing Funny: Boston Legal. Claire in her first episode to Alan: Alan's word salad. Especially funny because the inflection is spot-on— ….
Heartwarming. Recap. Series. Trivia. WMG. YMMV. Create New. Denny notices Alan's become closer friends with Jerry and gets jealous (read: acts like a jilted lover). Alan reassures him: I love you, Denny. You are my best friend. Denny singing "You Are My Sunshine" to an emotionally distraught Shirley.
