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DVD Boston Legal - Season 2
Impressive in quality and quantity, the 27 episodes of Boston Legal's second season (2005-06) are a dazzling showcase for one of TV's greatest ensembles. Everything that made season 1 so entertaining is refined here, often to the point of perfection: As the resident bad boys of the prestigious Boston legal firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt, senior partner Denny Crane (William Shatner) and maverick attorney Alan Shore (James Spader) continue their campaign of rampant indiscretion, combining unabashed sexism and political incorrectness with Denny's egotistical fat-cat sense of entitlement (and a touch of "Mad Cow") and Alan's passion for justice and courtroom theatrics. The departure of his girlfriend Tara (season 1's Rhona Mitra) has left Alan pensively lonely, so his male-bonding with Denny becomes the series' emotional core, even as it reaches new heights of hilarity in episodes like "Finding Nimmo," an instant classic in which Denny introduces Alan to the pleasures of fly-fishing. Back at the office, semi-regular cast member Betty White turns from murder to robbery, only to find herself redeemed as the new "sandwich lady" at C, P & S. And while senior partner Paul Lewiston (Rene Auberjonois) juggles the firm's ethical dilemmas and a rocky reunion with his drug-addicted daughter (superbly played by Jayne Brook), founding partner Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) dodges advances from her soon-to-be-remarried ex-husband (Tom Selleck) while suspecting Denny's soon-to-be-sixth-wife (Joanna Cassidy) of high-stakes gold-digging. In the midst of it all, Denise (Julie Bowen) faces threatening competition from a new attorney (Parker Posey) and elusive love with a dying billionaire (Michael J. Fox) while playing "friends with benefits" with colleague Brad (Mark Valley), who's only too willing to indulge their arrangement.
Expanded roles for Bowen and Valley are just two of this season's welcome improvements; along with Bergen and Auberjonois, they add engaging counterbalance to the Spader/Shatner juggernaut, while newcomers Justin Mentell and Ryan Michelle Bathe (as legal assistants) add youthful appeal in roles that necessarily remained marginal for most of the season. As always, series creator David E. Kelley (aided by a new writing staff) maintains a constant flow of outrageous behavior (most of it Denny's) and compelling courtroom trials based on hot-button issues including assisted suicide, the war in Iraq, private school discrimination, medical malpractice, tax evasion and a variety of other cases in which belligerent judges (played by Henry Gibson, Anthony Heald, Howard Hesseman, Shelley Berman, and others) play antagonistic foils to Alan Shore's impassioned defense. (It's here where Spader excels; Shore may be a lascivious lothario, but you offend his moral conscience at your peril.) A stellar array of guest stars, impeccable editing and cinematography, and glossy office production design make Boston Legal a constant feast for the eyes and ears, with breezy emphasis on the farcical goings-on at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. (The series' writing and production values are explored in brief but enjoyable bonus featurettes included on the final DVD in this seven-disc set.)
With Denny and Alan's season-ending visit to Los Angeles (where they defend a sexy celebrity played by Star Trek: Voyager's Jeri Ryan), it's delightfully obvious that Shatner and Spader are the heart and soul of Boston Legal, which is ultimately about the mutual affection of two men whose viewpoints are often as polarized as their friendship is compassionately co-dependent. Bolstered by clever allusions to Shatner's Star Trek legacy and throwaway references to their own status as characters in a TV show (as Kelley and his writers deliberately demolish the "fourth wall" of TV for comedic effect), Spader and Shatner quickly turned their episode-closing balcony scenes into an honorable tradition, where differences dissolve in the taste of fine scotch and slowly-savored cigars. They're bringing us the finest "dramedy" that primetime network television has to offer, and we'll gladly follow them as their crazy lives continue. --Jeff Shannon
I love this series. Have Season 1, too. When I got Season 2, I was in heaven. Watched all of the episodes in sequence. Got to Disc 7 and it was badly pixelated. So I requested a replacement. I got excellent service from amazon. Unfortunately, the replacement set has a defective Disc 2 which stutters through the last two episodes, blurring speech. (Disc 7 is okay, since I viewed this first to be sure. Haven't viewed Discs 3-6 of the replacement set.) So I requested another replacement, but amazon is not fulfilling reorders because of the defective product. I wish I had held on to my first shipment because I could have put together a complete working product from the two original and the replacement sets. Now I'm not sure what to do. I can get a refund for the replacement set, but there's no clear indication of when this problem will be fixed.
BEWARE - Disc 7 is DEFECTIVE!!!
The final disc in this boxset (disc 7) is FAULTY! The image is pixelated then freezes! Apparently it is said to be a manufacturing defect so getting it replaced is pointless! I've already submitted a request to Amazon for a full refund. My advice is to wait for the manufacturer to correct the problem before purchasing the set. Its a shame though, I REALLY wanted this set! Without a doubt, one of the most rivetting shows on television today - Thank Goodness for David E. Kelley!
Very witty series
I have just finished watching the second season of Boston Legal and I have very much enjoyed it. The relationship between Alan Shore and Denny Crane is the backbone of this series and both James Spader and William Shatner do a fantastic job, acting wise, with these two carachters. The dialogue is superb and there are many very clever and amusing moments almost in every episode. Very amusing also the quirky judges appearing in the various courtrooms: this show does definitely not take itself very seriously, something that is in itself refreshing. And interestingly enough, by keeping it light, it draws us quite powerfully into the serious issues regardless. The only complaint I have is the dissapearing of some of the female carachters from last season. I missed the sassy Tara and the two other female actresses from last year. They added some interesting dynamics and depth to the show, making the show a bit more than just about Denny and Alan. I did however enjoy the show very much despite this, in fact, I am looking forward to the new season. I am sure it will be, as usual, a blast.
The classic combination of James Spader and William Shatner is just one of many reasons to savor the inaugural 17-episode season of Boston Legal. Making its highly rated ABC debut on October 3, 2004, this darkly comedic spinoff from The Practice looked like a formulaic reworking of creator David E. Kelley's previously successful series Ally McBeal, with similar plots and quirky characters enmeshed in personal and professional affairs of the heart at the prestigious Boston law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. It quickly became apparent that Kelley, co-executive producer Bill D'Elia, and the show's magnificent ensemble cast were onto something equally fresh, funny, and infectiously entertaining.
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Get out your hankies for the moving final season of The West Wing. It's not just because it's the last season, and the last time we know we'll hear that thrilling theme music. It's not just because it's the end of the line for the administration of President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet (Martin Sheen), an inspiring, beloved fictional leader of the free world in a time of great cynicism about real-life politicians. It's also because of the sudden, untimely death of costar John Spencer, who played chief of staff Leo McGarry, who, like his character, was a recovering alcoholic and died of a heart attack in December 2005. Spencer's death was worked into the season's story line, and it's both exhilarating to see some of Spencer's finest work in the early episodes here, and heartbreaking to see... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jason Ensler DVD Release Date: Released the 07 November 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The overall strength of the second season of House, M.D. proves that its first-year success wasn't a fluke. This season starts with Dr. House (Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie) pursuing his ex-wife Stacy (Sela Ward) and ending with a tragedy that could potentially be deadly for himself and two colleagues. The premise of each show follows a set routine--a patient is brought in with unusual symptoms; House challenges his trio of underlings to diagnose the problem; they treat the patient, usually incorrectly the first few tries; and then at the very last minute--through a revelation that often has little to do with the patient--House figures out what's wrong and saves the day. It would be easy for this set up to grow old fast. But because of the smart writing, nuanced acting, and... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 22 August 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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"Alias" is one of my favorite shows - even in its weakest it was excellent compared to nearly every other show on broadcast television. The fifth season, while reinventing the show again, is highly entertaining, exciting, and thrilling, and I recommend that anyone watch it.
However, I have serious, serious problems with this DVD release. I do not actually own it, because I bought the far superior Rambaldi box complete collection (all five Alias seasons in one). But I have seen the season five release and it's terrible. Out of all five DVD releases, it is the ugliest box. The promo picture is horrible, the green cover doesn't go well at all with the other seasons, and the big words "FINAL SEASON" is simply tacky. The box is nowehere in size to the other releases either, it's... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 21 November 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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