Boston Legal: Season Four |  | Actors: James Spader, William Shatner, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 888 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: FOXD2253331D
UPC: 024543533313
EAN: 0024543533313
ASIN: B001B18716
Release Date: September 23, 2008
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Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 09/23/08
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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
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 The Fun Continues July 29, 2010
William G. Pratt (Connecticut, USA)
Boston Legal Season Four continues the antics and drama of the crew at Crane, Poole & Schmidt. I like the addition of the new female staff members, particularly Katie (Tara Summers). There is a serious disconnect from the third season however, as the notable absence of Claire (Constance Zimmer) in my opinion detracted from the show. Overall, entertaining as usual.
Excellent, insightful and funny show June 29, 2010
hunsf
Many viewers seem to have missed Boston Legal on TV, partly because it was usually on quite late at night. It's one of my favorite shows, very on-topic dealing with current issues of our decade - apart from being very entertaining it makes me think every time I see an episode.
Boston Legal season 4 May 18, 2010
willow60 (usa)
I have ordered all my dvds from amazon and have been extremely satistified. As for the series of Boston Legal I previously have ordered 1 thru 3 of the series and plan to order season 5. I truly believe everyone would enjoy this series. Has a wonderful talented cast and some terrific writers. I have also previously ordered the House series from amazon. Another series filled with hours of great entertainment.
Excellent comedy-drama, a synthesis of silliness and brilliance April 7, 2010
game lover (Miami, FL USA)
Okay, I take back everything I said about the previous season -- this one rocks! The main characters are brought into sharper relief with some better stories that revolve around better things than plastic love dolls and the like. The interplay between the new female staff (Katie, Lorraine, Whitney) is most intriguing. Denny Crane gets trapped in one ridiculous situation after another and Jerry Espenson shows us ever deeper dimensions of his neurotic brilliance, but most assuredly we are laughing with them and not at them. Yes, you don't have to be young and/or body beautiful to have a good time on this show, and get as much action as your heart desires (although sometimes it doesn't hurt, heh heh).
All the unmitigated pomposity that permeates our most revered cultural institutions is mercilessly skewered here, and even the United States Supreme Court cannot escape! Perhaps my one criticism is that we don't always get the most satisfactory explanation as to how Denny and Alan manage to win some of the more preposterous cases (I mean, sometimes it seems just a bit too easy) and, in the event that they were to actually lose, would they be moping rather than celebrating at the closing scene? Hold on-- come to think of it, in one case, the judge became so annoyed by an apparently frivolous lawsuit that he had them both locked up in a jail cell!
I think this show really begins to hit its stride here in terms of good stories and character development, and feel most regretful that it was eventually cancelled!
Excellent prodoct at excellent price. February 12, 2010
Orlando Torres Rosa (Puerto Rico)
Recommend this product to everyone that want to laugh....in addition to the interesting stories they treat...
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