tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post8371333893799264536..comments2024-03-05T02:57:43.309+01:00Comments on cinematic corner.: Saturday TV Special: Ally McBeals.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-19659203721155915482012-03-26T02:34:26.571+02:002012-03-26T02:34:26.571+02:00You're welcome. You may have trouble finding ...You're welcome. You may have trouble finding more than the first season. That's all that I have ever seen released on DVD. It's the best of the seasons, IMO, so that's the good news. Kelley wrote every script that season. There were a total of four seasons, each one had less and less Kelley input. The fourth season was run by someone else, wasn't that good, and the show was cancelled.<br /><br />What I meant by it combining all the others is that it did cop/murder mystery stories (the lead character is a sheriff), doctor stories (his wife is a doctor), lawyer stories (a local defense lawyer and judge were regular characters and season 2 on had a prosecutor), family stories (the sheriff and doctor have three kids - a teenage daughter from his first marriage and two younger sons together), sexual/romantic tension (the two main deputies are a man and a woman), and small town weirdness (any number of supporting characters). Oh, and being the mayor is a bit like being a Spinal Tap drummer.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-30612400212707078502012-03-25T23:56:36.346+02:002012-03-25T23:56:36.346+02:00Wow, I never heard of that show! I'm gonan hav...Wow, I never heard of that show! I'm gonan have to track it down, thanks for recommendation!s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-13278956471633399322012-03-25T23:41:52.563+02:002012-03-25T23:41:52.563+02:00Actually, that's really him, he even recorded ...Actually, that's really him, he even recorded an album few years back.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-76085238024108131482012-03-25T23:41:11.770+02:002012-03-25T23:41:11.770+02:00Yeah, they were all likeable, which isn't some...Yeah, they were all likeable, which isn't something common in TV series.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-7290629263444765292012-03-25T22:02:34.185+02:002012-03-25T22:02:34.185+02:00I highly recommend you watch Kelley's first se...I highly recommend you watch Kelley's first series - Picket Fences - if you can find it. All subsequent shows by him (Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal, The Practice, etc.) have been subsets of the brilliance of his first show. Everything that was great about all these different shows were combined into one show.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-34419485930979434392012-03-25T12:24:08.924+02:002012-03-25T12:24:08.924+02:00Just saw the Robert Downey singing clip on Youtube...Just saw the Robert Downey singing clip on Youtube. Didn't know he was on the show. Doubt that's really him singing, but who cares? In terms of charisma, I can think of many actors who has more of it than him...asrap virtuosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06619196693619042618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093895270912854670.post-61842898237019223042012-03-24T23:49:34.318+01:002012-03-24T23:49:34.318+01:00Great review of this series. Ling and Elaine were ...Great review of this series. Ling and Elaine were probably my favorite characters, but I liked all of them. I agree that it kind of lost its way at the end, but what a welcome surprise it was every episode for the first several seasons!NeverTooEarlyMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971628452385566511noreply@blogger.com