Product Description Led by an Emmy Award-winning cast (James Spader, Denny Crane and Candice Bergen), "Boston Legal" tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law. .com In year 3, Boston Legal continues to toggle with ease between comedy and pathos. The season begins on a bittersweet note as Denise (Julie Bowen) gets engaged to the terminally ill Daniel (Michael J. Fox), who disappears to try an experimental treatment. Enter two new litigators, smart-talking associate Claire Sims (Constance Zimmer) and cocky partner Jeffrey Coho (Craig Bierko). Once Daniel exits the picture, Jeffrey and Brad (Mark Valley) compete for Denise's affections. The firm soon welcomes a third new face: legal secretary Clarence (Gary Anthony Williams)--also known as Clarice, Clavant, and Oprah.As before, cases vary from minor to major. Story arcs include the murder of a judge's wife (with Ashton Holmes as the suspect and Katey Sagal as his mother) and an outrageous peeping tom (David Dean Bottrell) with a jones for Shirley (Candice Bergen). Denny Crane (William Shatner), meanwhile, finds love with diminutive attorney Bethany (Meredith Eaton-Gilden)--and her mother, Bella (Delta Burke). And Alan (James Spader, who scored a second Emmy to add to the one he received for The Practice) helps former co-worker Jerry "Hands" Espenson (Christian Clemenson) out of a few jams. By the end of the season, Jeffrey is gone, while Jerry returns to Crane, Poole & Schmidt.Throughout the year, the firm tackles a variety of timely issues, ranging from religious freedom to immigration law. Reporter Gracie Jane (Jill Brennan), a Nancy Grace doppelgänger, also comes in for some ribbing. Aside from recurring characters, like Jane Lynch (as a sexual surrogate), the third season counts a few actors behind the camera, such as Eric Stoltz ("Dumping Bella") and Adam Arkin ("Nuts"), from David E. Kelley's Chicago Hope. The featurette Character Witness looks at the year's most colorful characters--turns out Spader and Clemenson are old friends--and Out of Order looks at the judges, notably Gail O'Grady, Howard Hesseman, and Shelley Berman. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Stills from Boston Legal: Season Three
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awsome
Item arrived on time and exactly as described.
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Don't miss the best tv series to hit our screens!
Boston Legal is without doubt the best television writing I have ever seen. It is the story of every day shenanigans in a law firm in Boston and is absolutely hilarious.It makes you laugh, it makes you think, it is enlightening on a wide variety of issues and backs them all up with hard facts. All the characters, even the minor ones are well developed and highly entertaining. Their strengths and weaknesses are dealt with incredible warmth and humour without becoming in any way melodramatic. It is also surreal and quirky at the same time, and all of that in 40 short minutes! Each episode is perfectly spaced and complete. It has the best one-liners I have ever come across. The closing arguments are clear, concise and so very eloquently delivered; you can discuss each one for days. The acting is of a very high standard and brings that wonderful writing to life and does it total justice.I was hooked after 2-3 episodes and ended up watching all of them. Season 3 certainly doesn't disappoint, but I also highly recommend seasons 1 and 2. It is now in its 4th season and I find it incredible that with each new episode they still manage to hold our interest as if it was the first. It is like watching a never-ending comedy feature film, and you just don't want it to ever end! You can watch it over and over again and still laugh out loud. Nothing I can say can recommend it highly enough.
P**B
Arrived in good condition!
Oops!! I wrote a review about some men‘s pants but attached it to this DVD in error!!! Sorry!!
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Brand new in rapper
I was pleased to see that it was brand new in the original rapper. Works perfectly
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"The very Best Law Show on TV of all times."
I just truly LOVE this TV Show, I never ever miss it and if I am ever not home to see it live both my VCR and my DVR are programed to record it. I currently have Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD and I just cannot wait to receive Season 3 on DVD which is currently on back order with Amazon.com.I agree with a previous Reviewer; Why do we have to wait so long for it to be released on DVD? Not good. Truly one of the very best shows on regular TV. I thought "LA Law" was good but this is much, much, much better by far.To the entire cast especially to Candice Bergen whom I have always loved, to William Shatner whom I have always admired and followed from the days of Star Trek, and to James Spader whose "Closings" in court I have found to be the very best in any Law Show to date, to the directors, producers, writers, remaining cast and to the entire crew keep up the very excellent work. I am looking forward to Seasons 4, 5, 6, 7...........may it never end.
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Magnificent combination of mystery, entertainment, wisdom, and thought-provoking look at current important issues
We have bought all three seasons and are waiting for Season #4. This has everything: Sex, comedy, poignant moments where they bare their souls and more. It is a fabulous example of a place where everyone there has some degree of differentness that probably wouldn't be acceptable in the "regular world." It is a small world of "misfits" who are straight with each other - confront each other - demonstrate their talents to the best of their ability - deal with current world issues in a thought-provoking way - entertain with great humor - have classy offices and clothing - skirt on the edge at times about getting fixated on a life-size doll as a substitute lover...and more. It has everything including the sadness that is felt by one who gets older and isn't what he or she once was and does everything possible to cover that up and still be a contributing member of the work world. It has the most diversity of any program I've ever seen.
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A show that could have lasted at least 10 seasons EASILY
You either like this show or you don't. I loved it when it first came on tv. I haven't seen the shows in many many years and began bought the individual dvd's over time. I have to say I think I love the show even more now.It is really so bad that Boston Legal was only on for 5 seasons It could have gone 5 more EASILY but heard something about it being "controversial" Which really means it was a show that brought up topics relevant to what was happening in the world.
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Too Many Changes...
One of the most popular spin-off television series ever. This brillant production reached it's nadar in series three, the first nine episodes were just magnificant and then it seemed to "jump the shark" as they say.David E Kelly's writing is still great but I feel he is trying to place to much comedy into situations and this has IMO dumbed down Boston Legal from witty intellegence to just plain pointlessness.Main Characters are being subject to sillyness and as a BL fan I can say some boundries should never have been crossed, i.e. Allen's behaviour towards Denice. Further more, the Allen and Denny banter is becoming tired, Shirley has become one-dimentional, while the likes of Paul, Brad and Geoffrey were made to become side characters as the predictable cleanout as season four approached. Naturally Denice slowed down as actor Julie Bowden entered motherhood.Newbees Clarance, Claire and now regular Jerry, pick up some airtime but Claire pretty much dissapears from view untill the end.David E Kelly's policy of revolving doors for his actors have and will see major changes...Season Four attests to this already.I would have really like to see Edwin Poole return for the Deep End Of The Poole "Little Jimmys" addiction case that showed so much promise with Shirley getting some action. Also a visit from Donny Crane would have kept the continuation of the surrogate son relationship with Denny alive.A couple of small special features included (on disc 5 & six)but basic viewing is what a series box set is all about.Not as good as Season Two but still worth viewing. As season four is now viewing I feel this could be the last.
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