Boston Legal - Why we like David E. Kelley

Here at the Rominger Legal offices we don't have have a television set. Which is good, because it means we have to leave the office at some point before 10 O'clock in the evening if we want to see Boston Legal or any other television show for that matter.

Boston Legal is David E. Kelley's latest creation in a successful string of lawyer shows for prime time. Starring James Spader and William Shatner, we believe it is the best lawyer show on television today. Sure we watch at least three different incarnations of Law & Order, as well, but no other legal show, in our opinion, is as much fun.

Now we realize you can't sue the Federal government in an hour, nor can a lawyer shoot his client (though he can think about it) and then appear on Larry King Live to talk about it. Nor do most lawyers have a balcony, wet bar, and humidor available for the evening assuagement.

And, of course as TV Lawyers they can skip the mundane. But, do we really want to watch them review answers to interrogatories? Maybe we can watch Denny Crane could call out a deed? Most legal professionals don't need television to find that variety of entertainment.

Hollywood polish aside, the genius in the show is how it allows a viewer to see, on a very human level, a group of lawyers, with very different approaches to the practice of law, full of personal quirks and foibles, working their way through ethical dilemmas, eccentric clients, and a parade of bizarre cases.

Legal professionals can enjoy the improbable and the impossible, while those who work outside of the profession can enjoy a sassy, funny situational comedy, heavy in drama.

So we highly commend you check it out. Just remember to allow time for driving when you leave the office, or set your PVR.

P.S. - If you are David E. Kelley, the bill for this plug is in the mail.