Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. The series stars James Spader, William Shatner and Candice Bergen. It is a direct spin-off and continuation of the TV series The Practice, with several characters from the eighth season of that series moving to Boston Legal. While never a Nielsen ratings smash hit, the show was critically acclaimed. It received 26 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, including for Outstanding Drama Series in 2007 and 2008 and a Peabody Award in 2005.
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 5
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| No. of episodes | 101 (list of episodes)
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| Running time | 42 minutes
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| Original release | October 3, 2004 –
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Denny Crane: Watch it, judge, we're a superpower. Don't make us add you to the axis.
- The list of actors that held 'lesser' roles on a production of the Star Trek franchise at one time or another includes Bill Blair, Tom Knickerbocker, Lorna Raver, Mark Moses, Kelly Connell, Gregory Itzin, and Dennis Cockrum.
- Brian Waller, Arne Starr and Jason Brooks went on from Boston Legal to star in 'Star Trek' (2009).
- In one episode Catherine Piper (Betty White) delivers cookies to a staff briefing and says to Paul Lewiston (Rene Auberjonois) "My what an interesting face." This is likely a nod to Auberjonois' role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) as Constable Odo; a shapeshifter who was never completely able to copy a human face and thus always had a unique flat-looking face.
- Nearly all episodes (except "Spring Fever" and several others in the first season) end with Denny and Alan sitting in the balcony, having a drink and smoking a cigar and discussing the events in the episode.
- The ringtone of Catherine Piper (Betty White) is the opening theme of David E. Kelly's other show "The Practice" which is a prequel of this show.
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