Boston Legal: Season 5

This is the fifth season of a great television series and great performances and acting of reward involved. The director does a great job. It has every episode full of laughs and I look forward to seeing if it will reboot. I’m sad to see it in after five season but realize TV series do have an point.

The genius that is David E Kelly and Boston Legal. There have been a handful of shows that I consider to be the very best of what television has to offer and Boston Legal is at the very top of the list.At the centre of the show is the relationship between Alan Shore and Denny Crane. These charachers have so richly been brought to life by the remarkable talents of James Spader and William Shatner.Who would have thought William Shatner of all people would go on to play one of the truly wonderful and eccentric characters on TV. You never know where the character is going to go, but you know you're in for one unbelieveable ride!He is equally matched and more so in my eyes by that of James Spader. He continues to amaze me as to how he delivers superlative performances episode after episode. It's just staggering to watch his talent at work and it has been an absolute pleasure to have watched him in all his Alan Shore glory. During the 5 year run, he was at the very best of his game and not many could truly match him in this regard.The relationship between the two is what makes the show truly great. Having watched the characters develop over the years, starting with "The Practice" has been pure joy and something that doesn't come along often.I have also enjoyed watching the other characters througout it's run. It's great to see Candice Bergen display her wonderful talents yet again on the small screen. She gets better as she gets older! Her first episode on the show, "Schmidt Happens" is still one of my favourites and the banter between Bergen and Spader is one to behold.Christian Clemenson and Tara Summers both deserve a special mention for both drawing out and making the characters of Jerry and Katie all their own. I could so easily watch both of them in their own spin-off!And finally, the show would not be what it is without the glorious writing talents of David E Kelly. I just marvel at the writing and without it, there would be no Boston Legal.As much as I hate to see the show disappear from the small screen so soon, it is better to get out on top and that is where it will always be!

Re-watched seasons 1 through 4 and then Amazon decided to charge a fee for watching it. One of the best shows of all time. Great acting, great writing, and funny!

All I have to say is if you remember the show Boston Legal then you will immediately love this series of DVD's. If you have no exposure then you should purchase one season after another. Season Five is no exception. Perhaps one of the best things about Boston Legal is that the writer has mixed comedy and lots of sexual inuendo with the legal problems of various clients. And to add to the fun, the clients and their legal problems are off beat also. One of the best things is that this show has no laugh tract when it was made or added to the DVD's. When my funny bone is tickled, I laugh. I don't like being told when to laugh via a laugh track. Nobody's profession is immune from attack from David E. Kelly (productions). You find qwirky people in the clients, lawyers, and the judges! There of course is an undercurrent of seriousness to every case depicted which rounds out the show. And the show does not play down to your intelligence. Buy it you will love it!

This is the premature end of a really great series. It was probably the best on TV since The West Wing. Like the WW it had a great cast, strong writers and great directing. The only real problem with Boston Legal globally was besides the 3 main characters, the continuous change in the secondary characters between all seasons. This led to the loss of mainly some great female characters that were indispensable. This was in line with Ally McBeal where characters disappeared between seasons without much explanation. This has been the main problem with the series since it has not permitted continuity. Otherwise the series has been perfect. The acting from Shatner, spade and Bergen is simply wonderful. The series does end in a slightly weird manner but weird episodes was a recurrent phenomenon in thie series as well as in Ally McBeal. All I can say is may they all live happey together but we will miss them.

The quality of the Boston Legal series was consistently great throughout its run. That included acting, directing, and story lines. Almost every episode contained at least one concept that appeared to be preposterous or just plain silly at first -- and then the writers found ways to make it appear to be plausible and sensible. One of the best concepts perhaps was saved for the very last part of the last episode . . . but I don't want to give it away so I'll say no more about that. In summary, Boston Legal found ways to make major social issues fun to consider and examine-- and Season Five may have been its very best one. In that sense it was like the MASH series, but much more skillfully done in every respect. Almost every episode was an artistic gem.

A must-have for all Boston Legal fans. Season five continues the madness at Crane, Poole, and Shmidt, while wrapping-up the Boston Legal franchise with fun surprise endings that go even more over-the-top than usual (if you can believe that). More provocative cases, more grand humor, more satisfying plot twists, and more delightfully shameless breaking-down of the "fourth wall" between cast and audience. Best show I've seen in a great many years. Great writing, perfect acting, creative directing and photography - it's all in there. The only bad thing about finishing season five is that now we're in BL withdrawal. Come on Mr. Kelley - bring on the next classic! ;-)