Boston Legal: Season Four

starring: Boston Legal See Larger Image List Price: $59.98 You Pay Only: $41.99 You Save: $17.99 (30%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543533313 Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 5 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 23, 2008 Running Time: 888 minutes Sales Rank: 122 Studio: 20th Century Fox Related Items: House, M.D. - Season Four Boston Legal - Season 3 Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season Brothers and Sisters - The Complete Second Season Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season see more Editorial Review: Description: The quirky characters at Crane, Poole and Schmidt are at it again, bringing the most outrageous and often times improbable cases to court. Amazon.com: 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) Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Very Disappointing, unless you are left wing This season was a marked departure from the first two seasons and even last season. The first two seasons were hilariously funny at times. Alan Shore's eloguent humor in his lecherous pursuits was reason enough to enjoy the series. The extremely clever dry wit of Shirley Schmidt added further to the show. Denny Crane's comic relief and yet being crazy like a fox rounded out a superb cast. Season four had none of these fine characterisations. Instead this show was little more than a showpiece for David Kelley's liberal left wing views. Almost every episode had some virtually over the top, preachy message to deliver. Alan Shore was a shill for every liberal issue that is before us today. Shirley had none of the warm and fuzzy gentle humor that was her forte in earlier seasons. There was not so much as a shred of balance to the show. Season four was an incorrigably flagrant message bearer of the Hollywood liberal elite. At times, some of the episodes were down right annoying in its espousing of frivolous litigation to showcase fashionable views of the democratic party. Rating: - Better Than I had Hoped I was heading to Kuwait when this season started, so I only got to see the second episode before I left, and I was freaked out that Brad Chase was the A.D.A. now, Paul Lewiston was gone, and replaced by Carl Sack played by John Larroquette. So I honestly wasn't planning on buying this right away. But being over here, in the Army with nothing really to do except go to work, and pretend I'm not here, I picked it up. Well I really couldn't resist because William Shatner is my biggest hero, and I love the character of Denny Crane. Watching this season from the beginning to end I realized this show was a lot better than I had expected, in fact better than season three, which kind of left me wanting a little bit more. Season Four brings back a lot of characters and stories from past seasons, more so from season two; witch is my favorite season over all. I was going to give this set a four star, because a few of the episodes it was a little hard to suspend disbelief, like when Alan go to the U.S. Supreme Court, I find it hard to believe they wouldn't have shut Alan down when he just unloads on them. But I had to give it five stars, because even though some episodes are hard to believe, for the most part, it tries to be fair when it comes to both sides of the issues, more so than Fox news itself, which they even take shots at from time to time. That's cool for a show that's a Fox property. But more than that I found myself laughing so hard in some episodes, I completely forgot ... Read More Rating: - More Special Features, please ! Great series, but the DVD sets are notably short on special features. Maybe they are holding them for the end? When will we get to see the intro of the main characters (on The Practice)? Will be a long time, if ever, when that season of The Practice will come to DVD. Why not include them, or other special features, in the last box set? Maybe if we talk it up here, they will!!! Rating: - Best Series on TV I love this show and will be very sad to see it end this year. The relationship between Shatner and Spader is wonderful. My father was in big business and there are so many 'deja vu' moments during this show which makes it so real to me. I am in Orlando and my Aunt lived in Vancouver. We would both watch it and the following evening I would call her and we would talk about the show and laugh for hours. It was the best time of the week. I'll miss that but even more when the show is over. Shatner has proven that you can get away from a previous character (Star Trek) and be really damn funny. I look forward to watching it all over again in my 'older' age. Rating: - This season was so-so... I own all 3 DVD sets of this show. It's my favorite. However, the production effort of season 4 has noticeably declined. There are still some strong, funny moments, but they're fewer and farther between than in the 3rd season, and there isn't much in there to fill some gaps (Less music, maybe?). Comedic timing seems to be off a bit, camera angles less interesting, and makep makes everyone look too pale most of the time. The lack of Brad and Denise is very apparent, although the new people are interesting, but not particularly funny. There's still some magic left, but it's obvious they're spending less on the show to produce, leaving me, the die-hard BL fan to long for the good old days.....Buy it if you're still hooked, but I'd start with an earlier season if you've never seen the show. More Boston Legal: Season Four Reviews Browse for similar items by category: Drama - Genres - DVD - Video - General Television - Drama - Genres - DVD - Video - General AAS Television - Genres - DVD - Video - General B - TV Series By Letter - TV Series - Television - Genres - DVD - Video - Boston Legal Boxed Sets - Custom Stores - Specialty Stores - DVD - Video - Drama

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