Posted on 02/15/2006 11:08:38 AM PST by Chances Are
Anyone watch "Boston Legal" last night?
This (2/14/06) episode delved into liberal politics on several fronts (Catholic church/contraception, fear of abortion's sure demise due to a right-leaning court environment, "right-to-die" [it was a cat!], discrimination practiced by evil private organizations, who surely not only had a nefarious right-wing agenda, but manipulate the law to insure that they stay free of "mainstream" [read:liberal] thoughts on things like discrimination).
The central theme centered on a young girl who was violently and brutally raped, and who was denied anti-contraception medication at the Catholic hospital she was brought to (unconscious) after the event.
They portrayed the "bad guys" (the Catholic hospital and it's lawyer) quite skillfully, and you found yourself a little satisfied when the girl was awarded damages by the obviously sympathetic jury.
That moment, however, quickly dissipated when Candice Bergen informed fellow case litigator Julie Bowen that the girl had gone against previously highlighted "moral values" and opted for an abortion "while it is still legal".
The discrimination segment focused on a young girl, unable to smile after the effects of an auto accident and subsequent surgery, and a private school, quite popular and exclusive, who denied her admittance after an interview.
The head of the school, and several board members, were identified as lawyers, possessed of hubris every bit the equal of James Spanos' character. Spanos' character, however, was completely flummoxed, admitting that the law was all on the side of the school. He got around this by taking Denny Crane's advice of proclaiming victory even in defeat, and utilized the press to embarrass the school into doing his will.
The clear-cut message here was, obviously, private institutions must be brought to heel under full governmental regulation. They obviously cannot be trusted to be left to their own devices!
To cap it all off, the final segment featured Shatner calling Spanos a "DEMOCRAT!!!", and Spanos getting in the self-satified last word.
I can see this show following rather quickly the path of "Max Bickford". It started out well, but the lib writers, who obviously do not understand the concept of "learning curve", try yet again to utilize an otherwise good, entertaining show and attempt to cram the crap down our throats.
It didn't work for "Max Bickford", and it won't work for "Boston Legal".
Any show written by liberals with such talentless actors deserves never to be watched.
I gave up on this show last week, when they way out of their way to tell us that evil Boston D.A. on the show was a ...Republican.
A Republican? In Boston? Holding elected office? Sh'right...
hey, Shatner is the man, don't you be calling him a talentless actor...
Otherwise, I agree with your post completely.
It's James Spader. BTW, remember that Denny showed him a pic of a smiling Tom Delay...
David Kelley has not produced anything worth watching since the second season of "Picket Fences," back when he was playing it as a murder mystery. His unrelenting hatred of all things religious and patriotic make his shows the intellectual equivalent of a Muhammedan Cartoon riot.
It is a TELEVISION show.
Me, too! :-)
As James T Kirk, I agree. As anything else, he's toast.
Like picturing Gilligan doing Shakespeare.
And during the show about religion being taught in school, Shatner jumped up and yelled "That's Bush bashing!"
William Shatner was BORN to play Denny Crane.
Yeah, last night was jump-the-shark night for this show.
Pity. It used to take several more seasons for shows to deteriorate to this level.
We recently gave up CSI. This one looks like it's next.
Less time turning our brains to mush.
Or Denny Crane was created to be played by William Shatner.
Trust me, if you enjoy Free Republic you will hate any show or movie with the word "Boston" in the title. You would be much happier reading a book.
Exactly! That show can veer off into liberal cant at the drop of a hat, but Shatner and Spader's byplay is always enjoyable.
This could be true!
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