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NBC Greenlights A New
David E. Kelley Lawyer Drama!!

Some of his stuff is good by bigbadbua	Oct 15th, 2008 01:59:26 PM
But Ally McBeal was garbage.
YES! Cuz I just can't get enough of those... by Banzai Rootskibango	Oct 15th, 2008 02:08:06 PM
...all 73 of them from the past ten years. Fucking stupid shows. And still, people complain about Heroes.
Unless the father/daughter is Denny & Danni Crane, I ain't watch by SpyGuy	Oct 15th, 2008 02:19:50 PM
Hell, bring back Freddy Prinze, Jr. as Donny Crane for good measure! Otherwise, what's the point of another lawyer show?
I'll miss Denny Crane. by V'Shael	Oct 15th, 2008 02:22:27 PM
William Shatner really did great in that role.
Lame. Lawyers are boring unless on spaceships. by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Oct 15th, 2008 02:22:45 PM

Boston Legal was funny for about a year by drewlicious	Oct 15th, 2008 02:28:36 PM
I liked it when it when they took on the absolutely bizarre stuff or whenver Denny Krane shot somebody but began to despise the show when it became a lazy framework for Kelly's preachy bullshit. My favorite moment: When James Spader paid a random guy in a bar to punch his assailant in the face. An extra $100 if he goes down.
I hope the two exclamation marks are sarcastic. by FlickaPoo	Oct 15th, 2008 02:30:44 PM

just what we need by surfsup22	Oct 15th, 2008 02:32:10 PM
another show about....gulp....lawyers.
David E. Kelley Shows: Apologists for Assholedom by :-o	Oct 15th, 2008 02:45:02 PM
Or rather the prevalent theme "Don't hate me despite the fact that I am a self absorbed, toxic, sad sack who makes a lot of money." CUT TO: Cheesy Motown Musical Number that only appeals to boomer idiots and the gen-exers who love them.
Matlock 2? by Mindtrip	Oct 15th, 2008 03:07:45 PM
I thought the reason Boston Legal returned this tear was because Kelley was behind/had rights to "Life on Mars" and it was a take both or neither situation? Interesting that he's gone back to NBC.
You can't rip on one of the most successful writers by snowpuff	Oct 15th, 2008 03:30:52 PM
in American television. He makes AICN stalwarts such as Joss Whedon and Bryan Fuller seem like nobodies. He has more successful hours of television than almost anyone. He's up there with Steven Bochco, Stephen J. Cannell, Aaron Spelling and Dick Wolf. David Kelley walks into the room and every show runner working in TV is in fucking awe. You better believe it. Maybe he's hasn't been on fire lately, but he could retire right now with his wife MICHELLE PFEIFFER, never write another thing and remain considered as one of the most successful TV writers ever. 'Nuff said!
Procedural crime dramas and lawyer dramas should be banned by Pongo	Oct 15th, 2008 03:35:16 PM
Am I right?
ANOTHER ONE???? by mbeemer	Oct 15th, 2008 03:47:49 PM
Pass. Unless the daughter is really hot, of course.
All his shows outstay their welcome by TroutMaskReplicant	Oct 15th, 2008 03:49:19 PM
If all his shows had been one season long he might be seen as a genius. But every one of them becomes tiresome.
yawn..and yawn again by ls420	Oct 15th, 2008 03:56:17 PM
this guy is just stealin cash
Ah yes, the old Bank Balance defense. by :-o	Oct 15th, 2008 04:00:17 PM
Snowpuff, Really? After the last two weeks someone's tax bracket and/or 'awe' inspiring esteem in Hollywood means exactly nothing in today's desperate times. Over the next five years all the big shots will dissolve and (god willing) replaced by cheaper, younger and original talent. I'm for legends as much as the next guy--but if Bochco is some kind of William Faulkner then Kelley is pure Elizabeth Wurtzel.
Yes, it will be all quirky and funny in the first season by newc0253	Oct 15th, 2008 04:29:11 PM
then a key cast member will leave sometime in the second season, which will begin to disguise the lack of new ideas by a succession of ever more whacky storylines and guest stars. then, pretty soon, it will be obvious to everyone how hard it has begun to suck. everyone, that is, except the Emmy folk who will cluelessly continue to award it 'best drama' for the next three seasons...
THAT'S SOME GROUNDBREAKING SHIT RIGHT THERE!!!!!! by Mr Spork	Oct 15th, 2008 04:31:46 PM
Actually, no....no, it's not.
re: Ah yes, the old Bank Balance defense. by snowpuff	Oct 15th, 2008 05:24:06 PM
um, what?
re: Real steal your money do nothing show please. by snowpuff	Oct 15th, 2008 07:11:24 PM
There was a show like that... about a lawyer that never went to trial, took really small cases... can't remember the name. Didn't last long.
in the pilot by ciroslive	Oct 15th, 2008 09:18:45 PM
The daughter lawyer learns she's been litigating for the very firm she thought she suing, and that her father works for BOTH FIRMS
God, not another one End it now!!! by jbs0209	Oct 16th, 2008 01:51:02 AM
I wouldn't mind his lawyer dramas if they made one once of F'ing sense. Danny Crane was the only point to watching Boston Legal What got me was the total lack of reality in the show. Oh, stretch reality here or there, but when 3rd parties (police) get involved, I expect to see some acknowledgment (just a line or two) that the characters have danced all over and across "the line". F'ing horrible shows with so much promise.
I've liked Kelley up to a point--- by Bob Cryptonight	Oct 16th, 2008 02:45:20 AM
--but by now the guy just repeats himself, and his sense of humor is so stale. He needs to make a western or something totally different than his usual stuff.
Or else: how about a law office that works for the porn biz!? by Bob Cryptonight	Oct 16th, 2008 02:46:26 AM
On Showtime! Now that might be different!
And by the way, the "E." stands for entropy. by Bob Cryptonight	Oct 16th, 2008 02:47:38 AM

Boston Legal was the, "water of my life." by Pixelsmack	Oct 16th, 2008 03:57:50 AM
How will I live without it? And soon no more "The Shield" as well!! BAHHHH!!!!
SPADER AND SHATNER WERE BOSTON LEGAL. by Pixelsmack	Oct 16th, 2008 03:59:03 AM
They both rocked it. It takes both of them.
Fuck this shit.......... by Cisco Dyke	Oct 16th, 2008 04:52:24 AM
Why don't they remake LA Law a la 90210? I would actually watch it.
He needs to take a sabbatical. by The McPoyle Clan	Oct 16th, 2008 05:16:03 AM
Bochco as well. But with their track records, they have built-in audiences so it's easy for the TV exec to say yes to whatever stale crap they turn out nowadays.
Only watched for Shatner by Dazzler69	Oct 16th, 2008 06:52:11 AM
Just like most people do for Boston Legal. This is the only lawyer show for me, when that is gone I am done.
SWEET, ANOTHER LAWYER SHOW!! by CrazyJoeDavola	Oct 16th, 2008 07:58:55 AM
Now if we can just get a few more cop and doctor shows we'll be set.
There should always be a Kelley show on the air. by Napoleon Park	Oct 16th, 2008 10:57:08 AM
and a Bochco show. and an Abrams show. And a Bruckheimer and a Wolfdick. And where's Norman Lear now that we really need him? That's about all I got - i don't really pay that much attention to television producers.
Girl's Club... by Pancho Straight	Oct 16th, 2008 10:58:20 AM
was Kelley's Cop Rock. Philly was Bochco's McBeal. Discuss.
Godammit by scrivener	Oct 16th, 2008 11:26:55 AM
Because we REALLY needed another show about fucking lawyers. Is he creating a new medical drama, too? If it weren't for Pushing Daisies I'd have lost all hope in television by now.
Screw Lawyer, Doctor and Cop shows.... by SubliminalJones	Oct 16th, 2008 12:59:19 PM
I want to see a weekly series based on the life of that fascinating Joe The Plumber everyone keeps talking about.
His characters always become annoying... by TheLastCleric	Oct 16th, 2008 03:27:49 PM
as his shows progress. I liked The Practice and Ally McBeal in their first years but eventually, I wanted to beat the cast of both shows to death with a blunt object. Personally, my favorite thing of his was Mystery Alaska. And Northern Exposure got really, really annoying those last three years.
They're ready to greenlight the NEXT by kabong	Oct 16th, 2008 09:22:22 PM
Kelley lawyer show. And the next one after that. Ad fuggin nauseam. They don't really greenlight shows anymore. They just give their favored producers more money to re-do the same old same-old.
re:His characters always become annoying... by snowpuff	Oct 16th, 2008 09:52:44 PM
Northern Exposure was not a Kelley show. I think you're thinking of Picket Fences...

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