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List Price: $29.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 763
Released: September 23, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The quirky characters at Crane, Poole and Schmidt are at it again, bringing the most outrageous and often times improbable cases to court.
Description of Boston Legal: Season Four:
As in Munchkinland, people seem to come and go so quickly at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Out the door as Season Four begins are cast members Mark Valley, Julie Bowen, Rene Auberjonois, and Constance Zimmer (a tough loss). But the more things change the more they stay the same. Introduced to sweet, pretty and capable new lawyer Katie Lloyd (Tara Summers), it takes Alan Shore (James Spader) all of one second to come on to her. It takes Denny Crane (William Shatner) five. The most stellar addition to the firm is Night Court Emmy-winner John Larroquette as Carl Sack from the New York office. He has come not to shake things up so much as to tone them down, and "wring out some of the madness." "We are in the business of law," he pronounces. "A law firm has to be discreet, conservative." Good luck with that, Carl, especially when one of the lawyers keeps popping up on YouTube dressed as his female alter-ego, and the senior partner is one minute arrested for soliciting a prostitute, and the next caught in his own Larry Craig bathroom incident, and the next courting a discrimination suit after firing a female associate for being overweight. That, of course, would be addled loose cannon Denny Crane, who seems to be more of a distraction this season, but who rises to the occasion in an excellent episode in which he and Alan find themselves on opposite sides in the case of a Massachusetts town that wants to secede from the United States. "Every time someone counts me out of the game, I surprise them," he tells Carl. Boston Legal is nothing if not surprising, as witness the story arc involving a woman (former Saturday Night Live ensemble member Mary Gross) with Aspergers whose budding romance with Jerry Espenson (Christian Clemenson) is threatened by her romantic love for inanimate objects (the condition exists; look it up). Another new addition to the firm, Lorraine (Saffron Burrows), herself an object of Alan's obsession, reveals explosive secrets from her past. But more compelling is the dramatic case of a woman (guest star Mare Winningham) who efficiently plots the murder of her daughter's killer, but wants Alan to plead temporary insanity. Spader, a three-time Emmy-winner as Alan, is at his best when he is on his (and series creator David Kelley's) "soapbox" ("Don't you get tired going on and on like that?" Denny affectionately chides him). His verbal smackdown of the United States Supreme Court justices in the episode, "The Court Supreme," is one of the season's most memorable moments. Carl Sack may not succeed in making Crane, Pool & Schmidt "a normal law firm," but as one is heard to remark, "It's not everyday you encounter compelling characters, is it?" --Donald Liebenson
Beyond Boston Legal – Season 4 on DVD
Boston Legal – Season One on DVD | 
Boston Legal – Season Two on DVD | 
Boston Legal – Season Three on DVD |
Stills from Boston Legal – Season Four (Click for larger image) Boston Legal: Season Four Reviews:
Crashing dissapointment 
2009-11-28 - I loved the first three seasons of BL. Could not wait for each new episode to play. I was thrilled to open season 4 expecting more of the same. What an unpleasant surprise. The characters are stunted and uninteresting. It was as if the writing staff completely "mailed it in". Allan went from one of the great tv characters to a neutered version of his former self. There are a few good moments in the courtroom for Allan, but his character is a shadow of the brilliant presence he created during the prior three seasons. Don't even get me started on what they did to Jerry! Shatner, Spader and Bergen are still great, but the writing is dull and stupid. Avoid this season! I'm hoping they rebound in season 5, but I just may skip it after enduring this trash!
What in the world happened!?
2009-11-05 - Bost Legal used to be my favorite TV series with it's perfect blend of wit, drama, and humor. Over the first three seasons the show just gets better and better with each episode. What the hell happened!? If you have watched and loved the first three seasons then please heed my advice...STOP. The new cast is un-intersting and does not gel. Jerry Epenson pretty much takes over the show this season; nearly half of almost every episode is dedicated to his trials and new, compulsive "conditions" that seem to come from nowhere. The show still tries to focus on Alan and Denny but even they grow tiresome in this season. Alan has become one long political rant and although I agree with most of the "politics" in this show; that is NOT why I watch a TV series. And Denny...how many times can he be arrested for solicitation and shooting somebody before it's not funny anymore. And now, they don't even have an interesting supporting cast to keep things entertaining around the office. The most important thing that this season loses is the humor; it begins to take itself too serious but completely fails as a drama. This season was so bad that I did not bother to watch the final season.
So I say again...if you loved the first three seasons as much as I did you should spare yourself before this season taints your memories of what Boston Legal was and should have continued to be.
How did we miss these? 
2009-10-26 - "Boston Legal' came and went from its original broadcasts without our knowing about it. We just happened to catch a few re-runs and have become addicted. This is a great series, and though I wish it was still being produced, it may have run just long enough that it didn't become boring, predictable and missable. James Spader and William Shatner are fantastic...other actors are cropping up in other programs now and continue to seem like old friends.
A-Plus
2009-10-04 - There are those who are studying theater -- whether the live variety or that which takes place on the flat screen.
"Boston Legal" is a fine example of the dreaming up and the using of theatrical and story-telling skills. From the stories themselves to the character development to the acting to the staging and camera angles, "Boston Legal" is at the top of the list.
Best Show Ever
2009-09-12 - This show by far was one of the best on TV. I really miss it, which is why I had to buy the whole series. It was in great condition, shipped out really fast with excellent packaging. Thank you and God Bless...
