With Season Five....It will complete my collection of Boston Legal....I found it to be a quirky interpretation of our legal system....One of the most surprising facets was that it confronted current as well as very serious subjects that we face on a daily basis....Everything from Same Sex marriage to the right of an individual to bear arms. and to have access to non-approved experimental medication....Like homemade ice cream, It has been done in a fashion that will always leave you wanting more....I will miss this series and Alan Shores eloquent closing remarks....

Season one of Boston Legal was dazzling. The writing was clever, witty, and intelligent. And Alan Shore as the maverick lawyer was as memorable a character as I have ever seen on a TV show. Then, something happened. The insightful social and political commentaries became heavy handed, and by season five they were nearly incomprehensible. (In "Roe" Shirley Schmidt accuses China of a "Holocaust" against women. Last time I checked, women, even Chinese women, were in no danger of extinction.) But the worst decision the producers made was to give "Hands" Espenson center stage. He was a character who should have been discreetly dropped after third season, but instead they allowed his bizarre behavior, not to mention Denny Crane's, to dominate the show. By the end of the fifth season, they were all clowns--even the brilliant Alan Shore. Dancing with a cheerleader's outfit? Shooting an entire delegation of Chinese businessmen? To quote Monty Python's skit-stopping colonel: "Too silly! Too silly!"

Here's my recommendation to those who prefer to avoid disappointment: Watch the last season of The Practice, the show that preceded Boston Legal (and was superior in many respects). Then watch the first two, or perhaps three, seasons of Boston Legal. Then quit while you're ahead.

The last season of Boston Legal certainly did the whole series justice. It was evident the writers took some time coming up with the wrap-up for the series run and they did a fantastic job. The changing over of the firm to Chinese ownership was bittersweet and one can only wish they would create a follow-up show highlighting Denny's name change on the firm wall. A must for BL fans!

The final season for Boston Legal left a lot to be desired. I mean, Denny Crane supporting Obama? Give me a break!

If this show does not make you laugh you need medical help!
James Spader as Alan Shore the straight man with a sexy look. William Shatner
"the price line guy" as Denny Crane is a great actor and funny. if it would
have been anyone else i don't think the show would have been as funny.
Candice Bergen finaly found a role she was made for. I wish they would make
a come back.