It was an early S2 episode. The first time Denny takes Alan fishing. They go to Nimmo Bay in Canada. Alan and Denny show up in Canadian court in black robes
and barrister wigs. Catherine Piper confesses to murdering Bernard!
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Boston Legal - Gone Fishin
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Posts: 2578 (12/03/08 9:32 PM) Registered user |
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Posts: 461 (12/03/08 9:51 PM) |
I definitely don't like the idea of Katie and Jerry dating, but I can see Katie thinking that she'll at least give it a chance with it not working out
very quickly. As for the finale, I would actually prefer Denny died from a heart attack or something. They've really been reinforcing that idea that
something else will kill him before the mad cow gets him for awhile now, and I hope they actually give us closure on Denny. I'd hate to think he might end
up completely mentally incapacitated.
As for favorite moments, a few come to mind: Denny chastising Shirley for leaving him for a secretary. Her response: "He was the secretary of defense!" Also, Lorraine coming clean to Shirley and Carl about her secret past "in the spirit of no surprises." The death penalty finale of season one was incredibly compelling, and Sally Heep's (Lake Bell) exit was brilliantly layered. Of course, favorite moment on Boston Legal--and quite possibly my favorite television moment ever--was Denny and Alan's "best friend" dialogue. |
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Posts: 15866 (12/04/08 2:51 PM) Kiss me, I'm Adminish |
Of course, favorite moment on Boston Legal--and quite possibly my favorite television moment ever--was Denny and Alan's "best friend" dialogue. Ding, ding, ding! While there have been SO many funny moments and witty remarks and sly subtle dialogue, THAT SCENE! Denny: Don't talk to me. Alan: It's not like I went fishing with him. Denny: And don't make fun of me. I don't know whether you know this - not many men take the time every day to have a cigar, a glass of scotch, to talk to their best friend. That's not something most men have. Alan: No, it isn't. Denny: What I give to you, what - what I share, I do with no one else. I like to think what you give to me, you do with nobody else. Now that - that may sound silly to you. But here's what I think is silly - the idea that jealousy or fidelity is reserved for romance. I always suspected that there was a connection between you and THAT man. That you got something you didn't get from me. Alan: I probably do. But gosh, what I get from you, Denny ... People walk around today calling everyone their "best friend". The term doesn't have any real meaning anymore. Mere acquaintances are lavished with hugs and kisses upon a second or, at most, third meeting. Birthday cards get passed around offices, so everybody can scribble a snippet of sentimentality for a colleague they've barely met. And everyone just "loves" everyone. As a result, when you tell somebody you love them today, it isn't much heard. I love you, Denny. YOU are my best friend. I can't imagine going through life without you as my best friend. Not gonna kiss you, however. Denny: I don't want you on my balcon... on ANY balcony, alone - with THAT man. Alan: Okay. |
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Posts: 2702 (12/04/08 4:50 PM) Registered user |
Absolutely the defining moment. No one will ever forget it.
Another "moment" episode for me is "Live Big" When Alan has won the case for the man that "helped" his wife to die, he catches the glance between the husband and the nurse and he knows then that they murdered her. The look on Alan's face is one for the ages. And this triggers the conversation on the balcony about Denny and death and life. LIVE BIG! I can't keep a dry eye... |
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Posts: 2599 (12/04/08 10:57 PM) Registered user |
From a Shatner interview:
IGN: As this show is beginning, another show of yours is coming to an end. Boston Legal. Shatner: I shot the last of Boston Legal last Friday. And now I'm Boston Legal-less. IGN: How does it feel to say goodbye to the character of Denny Crane? Shatner: Terrible. And not just terrible to say goodbye to Denny Crane, but to say goodbye to the friends that I'd made after five years. That daily social interaction. I woke up yesterday, at five o'clock, and thought to myself "this is usually the time I get up and get on the freeway." And I wondered if I got up now and drove down there and used my security card to open the gate, and parked in my parking spot and then went to the dressing room and entered my code, unless they had changed it. But I wondered if I opened the dressing room door and sat down, I wondered if someone would bring me coffee and give me a script and then we could shoot. I had this crazy idea that I could get things started by just going down there. 
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Posts: 2600 (12/05/08 5:41 PM) Registered user |
Boston Legal' likely won't go gently in its finale
Monday
No other current scripted TV series is as political, topical or self-referential as ABC's "Boston Legal." After Monday night, the show will disappear, ending its five-year run. Created and largely written by David E. Kelley, "Boston Legal," which began as a spin-off of Kelley's "The Practice," probably won't go gently in its two-hour finale Monday (9 p.m. EST). Already this fall, the series has addressed legal cases involving the tobacco industry, the USDA, pharmaceutical advertising, the presidential campaign and the election of Barack Obama. "We can give thanks for a lot of things today, but the defeat of racism is not one of them, especially at white-collar law firms like Crane, Poole & Schmidt," said liberal lawyer Alan Shore (James Spader) in the recent Thanksgiving episode. "Just look around the table." Crane, Poole & Schmidt is the law firm at the center of the series, filled with eccentric lawyers, most of them Caucasian. Through the years, the firm's attorneys have included a former madam, a cross-dresser and a man with Asperger's syndrome. "Our show is about ideas and it became very organic to make politics part of this show," Kelley said in a phone interview last week. "Our best shows were the ones we'd sit down to write three or four weeks before they'd air. ... One of our writers was an ex-journalist and he used to get calls from his colleagues in the news business and at newsmagazine shows saying they were envious. We got to tell stories they wanted to do but were not allowed to because it was not hot enough copy for the news." "Boston Legal" offered another showcase role for 77-year-old William Shatner --after Capt. Kirk on "Star Trek" and his lead in "T.J. Hooker" -- who stars as Republican Denny Crane, who suffers from the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, which he frequently refers to as "mad cow." "This is a country that regulates everything," Crane said in a recent episode, "except Wall Street and the rich, who we let run amok, but everything else." Although never a ratings hit, "Boston Legal" has consistently ranked a competitive second in its time period as it did this past Monday against CBS's "CSI: Miami" and NBC's already-canceled "My Own Worst Enemy." Last week it built audience from lead-in "Samantha Who?" in both demographic and household ratings. Although there may be a perception that because of its older cast, which also includes 62-year-old Candice Bergen and 61-year-old John Larroquette, "Boston Legal" skews older, the series ranks No. 37 (out of 295 broadcast series) both in the 18-49 demo and in household ratings this season. The series addressed the issue of network ageism last week when recurring character Catherine Piper (Betty White) sought to sue television networks for discrimination against older viewers. "It seems they don't program to anyone over 50," Catherine said. "Is it any wonder I'm off knocking over convenience stores?" Carl Sack (Larroquette) took her case and argued that by ignoring older viewers, broadcast networks -- and, by implication, ABC -- are forsaking their role as a public trust. "What they're doing is discriminating against a class of society. That's bigotry," Sack said before enumerating TV's obsession with youthful characters and young-skewing reality shows. "Old people, the ones with intelligence, don't want to watch that crap. We're fed up. The networks may think we're dead, but we're very much alive with working brains. Give us something to watch, dammit!" Sack stopped short of referring to "Boston Legal" itself. "The only show not afraid to have its stars over 50 is 'Bos-.' Gee, I can't say it. It would break the wall." As if breaking the fourth wall ever stopped Kelley. In recent episodes, a cell phone's ring tone was the theme from "The Practice" and dialogue referenced Shatner's Priceline commercials. Last week's episode even included talk of Monday's "finale" as Denny and Alan go to the Supreme Court to argue a case relating to Denny's access to a trial Alzheimer's drug. "Now there's a finale," Denny said. "They should put it on TV," Alan added. "It'd get ratings," Denny chimed in. "If they promoted us," Alan snarked. "But I think there's a law against promoting us." "Seems to be," Denny concluded. That dialogue echoed what Kelley had to say about ABC's reasons for ending the series. "ABC didn't want us back," he said. "It's as simple as that. They didn't even want us back for this year at all. We had to fight to get back on with 13. It's not a product they care to market." The producer said he never received much feedback from the upper echelons of ABC management. "Five years into the show, if anyone has ever seen the show at ABC, they've yet to bring it to my attention," he said, noting that lack of network interest can be both a blessing and a curse. He was able to make the series as he saw fit, but ABC's lack of interest resulted in limited promotion. He attributes the disinterest to business practices: 20th Century Fox Television produces "Boston Legal" for ABC; ABC doesn't own the series as it does "Lost," "Desperate Housewives" and other programs on its schedule. "That's the stuff they're looking to champion," he said. "Even though our numbers are solid, not huge, I think the conventional wisdom at ABC, and I don't know this, but I'm guessing they continue to believe they can develop their own product and get that (rating) number and then also share in the profits." Kelley said he thinks "Boston Legal" could have continued for one more season beyond this year, but he doesn't feel robbed. "I feel satisfied we had run a good course." Link |
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Posts: 8130 (12/05/08 7:15 PM) Registered User |
Fuck ABC!
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Posts: 2386 (12/05/08 8:55 PM) Registered User |
I have found a great little device for d/l'ing episodes. I won't post a link because I don't want to get in trouble. This place has most of the
episodes from all seasons. I'm rewatching Live Big right now and in a bit I'm going to watch Finding Nimmo. IIRC, Live Big has my all time favorite
line at the end. I'll let you know if I indeed do recall correctly.
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Posts: 2703 (12/05/08 8:56 PM) Registered user |
and he didn't even metion the "try and guess what night and time the show is on now!" tactic
ABC is a tool. We have 101 episodes to savor! Denny Crane! |
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PunkinHeadToo |
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Posts: 2704 (12/06/08 1:14 PM) Registered user |
Don't forget 9:00 PM Monday
Denny Crane! |
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Posts: 665 (12/06/08 3:41 PM) |
I alredy miss this show. Its a classy intelligent show, no wonder it got canceled. ABC are dimwits.
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Posts: 2513 (12/06/08 8:21 PM) Registered User |
No, Denny, don't go!
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Posts: 1862 (12/07/08 7:51 AM) Registered user |
Denny Crane!
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Posts: 2595 (12/07/08 10:53 AM) Registered user |
PunkinHeadToo wrote:That is the coolest picture. Sad, but cool! |
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Posts: 6234 (12/07/08 12:27 PM) Registered User |
Hi everyone! I've been MIA because I went out and bought the first four seasons and have been spending every possible moment watching this show. Thanks for the response to my earlier post!! I totally adore this 'bromance'. Does anyone know what the reference to flamingos is all about? I know that they dressed as flamingos, but not WHY they call themselves flamingos in the first place. did I miss something, or is it some well known cliche about gays(I ask because I just saw the eppy where Denny was arrested for soliciting in the men's room, and the cutie pie DA dude said "they call themselves flamingos" as proof that Denny and Alan are gay). whew, that was a long sentence. Some fave moments that come to mind: Lorraine showing Jerry how to kiss, using Alan as her prop. (OMG, I nearly fainted too) Alan and Jerry-- EVERY single interaction between these two is GOLD. Not surprising, given their real life long time friendship, I guess. Jerry singing the theme song. that was HILARIOUS and adorable. (I love Jerry) Alan and Denny. too many to choose just one, but I think their dance was exquisite. I'm terrible at remembering which eppy had which scenes, but it was in an earlier season. It was too adorable, and James Spader should do Dancing with the Stars. :D Alan and Denny's "first threesome" with Shirley. "that was me you tasted" LOL Another good one--- Alan's droll, "is it casual Monday?" after eyeballing Poole's naked butt. The night terrors. OMG I loved those scenes! Alan out on the ledge- my heart nearly stopped! Then, Michelle talking him back into bed. wow. those scenes were intense. Alan confronting Megan Mullaly's character with the truth that she had killed two people and he wasn't going to let her get away with it. that was great too. THIS SHOW CAN'T BE LEAVING!!! I love it so much. AND, I'm in the 18-49 demographic! so there, ABC.
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CatNamedRudy wrote: It's so simple, yet so awesome |
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Posts: 2705 (12/07/08 6:03 PM) Registered user |
I think so too.
I have a picture with Denny & Alan in the chairs, but I thought this one was a perfect visual for the show. It's like a moment caught - just always waiting for the friends to sit down and talk. About the law, about their lives, about life and death. It got me, and I'm glad you all like it. See you all tomorrow. |
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Posts: 2603 (12/07/08 8:10 PM) Registered user |
The producers, Candice Bergen, and William Shatner give their favorite memories. It's a good read.
I like this part: 'Boston Legal' was guilty of … Kelley: "Probably of offending everybody. … We're certainly guilty of being imbalanced in a lot of our arguments. In The Practice or other legal shows I've been associated with, we would often pick stories where there were two sides of equal strength. On Boston Legal, we picked a lot of one-sided cases and started pounding the pulpit with them." Shatner: "Being on the wrong network. … I don't think NBC or CBS would have canceled us." Bergen: "Being overly intelligent, too much range, of taking on everyone. I think the network would say we were guilty of being too smart, having too much content - more than people could even digest." D'Elia: "Either being the most serious comedy or the funniest drama." Memories |
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Posts: 2605 (12/07/08 11:04 PM) Registered user |
I like this picture, too.
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