BOSTON LEGAL SEASON 3(2004)
The great James Spader(Stargate[movie], The Blacklist)
and William Shatner! I avoided this series when it was
first airing until my lovely wife kept saying she thought
I would like it, and to appease her, I watched! And I
watched more! This became my second favorite TV drama of
time, right behind The West Wing!!
And the rest of the main cast were excellent: Rene
Auberjoinois, Mark Valley and Candace Bergman were
all great! And there's a superurb plethera of support
from guest stars!
An absolute must watch TV series!!
EPISODE # 1: CAN'T WE ALL GET A LUNG(Sept. 19, 2006):
The guy with cancer is back and asks Denise to marry him;
Alan is helping Jerry to get more compfotable with women
which leads both him and the thorpist to get arrested!
Guest starring: Michael J. Fox, Parker Posey & Henry Gibson
return, Jane Lynch, Armin Shimerman! B+
EPISODE # 2: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK(Sept. 26, 2006):
A "woman" is suing his previous employer for wrongful
termination and being represented by Alan; Denny has a
blind date through a website and she turns out to be a
"midget"; and the new guy is defending a man for murder
most foul!!! B+
Guest starring: Armin Shimerman returns! B+
EPISODE # 3: DESPERATELY SEEKING SHIRLEY(Oct. 03, 2006):
Denny is talked into helping Bethany with her case; much
shenanigans with Ivan and Missy's case; the murder case
continues!
Guest starring: Ethan Philips, a returning Tom Sellack, Armin
Shierman & Ron Canada! A-
EPISODE # 4: FINE YOUNG CANNIBAL(Oct. 10, 2006):
Shirley and Alan defend a homeless man accused of(and guilty of)
eating his best friend; Denny's little friend is trying to win
a case with his help; Alan's trying to get into Shirley's pants;
and Coho is still trying to win his murder case!
Guest starring: a returning Betty White, Armin Shermerman! A
EPISODE # 5: WHOSE GOD IS IT ANYWAY?(Oct. 17, 2006):
Alan represents Jerry who fired an employee for talking
too much about religion; the murder trial continues! B+
EPISODE # 6: THE VERDICT(Oct. 24, 2006):
After 4 or 5 episodes of this trial, it finally comes to
a conclusion, even if it's unsatisfactory; Alan's relationship
with Sally has him feeling unsatisfied!!
Guest starring: a returning Ethan & Armin! B
EPISODE # 7: TRICK OR TREAT(Oct. 31, 2006):
Demose learns that Daniel has passed away and she wants to>br?
pay her last respects, but they don't know where his body
parts ended up!; Jerry's in trouble again for lying to get
on a jury and asks Alan to help him - again!!
The great song "Sentimental Journey by the Lennon Sisters
is played here! B+
EPISODE # 8: LINCOLN(Nov. 26, 2006):
Lincoln, the man who lived nest door to the woman who was
killed is now asking the team to defend him; Denny's in a
quandry, trying to choose between Bethany and her mother! A
EPISODE # 9: ON THE LEDGE(Nov. 28, 2006):
Lincoln kidnaps Shirley; the battle between Brad and
Jeffrey heats up; Jerry's case of suicide/murder takes
a big turn! B+
EPISODE # 10: THE NUTCRACKERS(Dec. 05, 2006):
Two REALLY unlikable girls sing such pretty - ugly songs
and their aunt is trying to get custody of them; Denise,
Brad & Jeffrey take on an un-winnable case against God;
Alan and Shirley make a bet on Alan's case about the girls! B+
EPISODE # 11: ANGEL OF DEATH(Jan. 09, 2007):
After the Katrina disater, Alan & Denny helps a lawyer
with a case about a nurse who killed 5 hospital patients;
Clarance sues a women's only gym for kicking him out after
"discovering": he wasn't a woman; Denise is making deals
with both of the men!
Guest starring: Michael J. Fox! B+
EPISODE # 12: NUTS(Jan. 16, 2007):
An extremely serious topic here about a boy who dies
in a schoolroom after ingesting some peanuts and the
parents sue the teacher; Denny finds out he's on the
no fly list and he and Alan take on Homeland Insucurity!! B+
EPISODE # 13: DUMPING BELLA(Jan. 30, 2007)
Denny is breaking up with Bella so he can concentrate on
Bethany; meanwhile Bella is attacked by some animal rights
people with purple paint protesting her company's practice
of using animals for testing; there's a constume party at
the office! B+
EPISODE # 14: SELLING SICKNESS(Feb. 06, 2007):
Judge Clark Brown comes to the firm to sue a group that says
they can cure his "ssad"(Same Sex Attraction Disorder); a young
lady(16) gets raped by a Rabbi and there's a pill that she could
take to forget about it, but her mother doesn't want her to
take it; oh, and Denise is pregnant and doesn't know who the
father is(either Brad or Jeffrey)! B+
EPISODE # 15: FAT BURNER(Feb. 13, 2007):
Clarence decides to try a case and gets appointed to a murder
case; Brad finds out the kid is his; Denny gets sued for shipping
human fat to be used to making fuel!
Guest starring: Ron Canada and Howard Hessman return! B+
EPISODE # 16: THE GOOD LAWYER(Feb. 20, 2007):
Bethany drags Denny to Temple and he gets into a shoot-out
with a couple of kids - which doesn't end well; a woman steals
her dead father from a museum; Brad and Denise are arguing how
the child should be raised! A-
EPISODE # 17: THE BRIDE WORE BLOOD(Mar. 20, 2007):
A woman runs out of a room just before her wedding with
blood all over her and asks Alan to represent her; Claire
defends a man accused of stealing a cell phone!
Guest starring: Megan Mullally!! A-
EPISODE # 18: SON OF THE DEFENDER(Apr. 03, 2006):
Alan is caught between a rock and a hard case when he tries
to defend a prostitute; BUT the big story is about a man who
comes into the office and takes hostages to do a trial re-do
that involved his father and mother and Denny and his father!!
This is the best episode of the series so far and one worthy
of an Emmy!!
This makes excellent use of secenes from the TV series Studio
1 from 1957 starring Ralph Belemy and William Shatner!!
Guest starring: Ralph Belemy(in flashback scenes), Stephen Lee! A+
EPISODE # 19: BROTHERLY LOVE(Apr. 10, 2007):
A man comes to Alan and asks him to defend him for helping
his brother cover up a murder; Brad is beoynd himself with
indignity for having to sign a "love contract" concerning
him and Denise!
The wonderful "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" by
Dino is played here!!!
Guest starring: Phyllis Diller!!! A-
EPISODE # 20: GUISE 'N DOLLS(Apr. 24, 2007):
No one in the office can believe that Brad and Denise are
actually getting married; Jerry and Alan go up against each
other on an indecent doll trial; Denny makes a huge phopa
when interviewing a new lawyer for a postition when he says
that he doesn't sound black!!!!
I absolutely cannot stand what they've done to the character
of Jerry!!!
Guest starring: Jaleel White!! A
EPISODE # 21: TEA AND SYMPATHY(May 01, 2007):
The judge that handled some of Alan's recent trials is in
trouble and asks Alan for his help; Jerry and Clarence are
up against each other in a discrimination case; Shirley
represents a man who had AIDS and beat it without drugs &
wants to keep his blood his! A
EPISODE # 22: GUANTANAMO BY THE BAY(May 08, 2007):
Jerry asks to be re-hired at the firm; a man who had been
held in Guantanamo is asking Alan to represent him in a
case against the USA; !
Guest starring: Bernedette Peters!! A
SPECIALS:
OUT OF ORDER? FEATRUETTE
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
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 show. My ultimate
benchmark as to how good a show is how fast I am back to
that show during the commercial breaks. Didn't miss one
second of Boston Legal so I guess that tells you that I
liked it a lot. Of course the "Shat Man" drew me in but
the overall show got me hooked. Well worth the late hour
on Sundays. Rene Auberjonois ( of DS 9 fame) was an added
surprise. - JJC-3