Premiered:
October 3, 2004. "Boston Legal" is a spin-off of "The Practice," which ran on ABC from 1997-2004.When Is It On?:
Tuesdays at 10pm ET on ABC (Check Local Listings).Starring:
James Spader as Alan ShoreJulie Bowen as Denise Bauer
Mark Valley as Brad Chase
Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston
Justin Mentell as Garrett Wells
Ryan Michelle Bathe as Sara Holt
Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane
Synopsis:
Emmy Award winners James Spader and William Shatner play Alan Shore and Denny Crane, unlikely kindred spirits among the brigade of high-priced litigators at Crane, Poole and Schmidt. In addition, one of the founding law partners, Shirley Schmidt (played by five-time Emmy winner Candice Bergen), has been coaxed back to the Boston law firm to help bring order to the chaotic office. She keeps a vigilant eye on all, particularly Denny Crane - with whom she has a checkered history.The firm's other attorneys include Brad Chase (played by Mark Valley), an ex-Marine, who often finds himself in a test of wills with Alan Shore; and Paul Lewiston (played by Rene Auberjonois), the "lawyer's lawyer" who continually tries to save Crane from himself.
Additions this season are Denise Bauer (played by Julie Bowen), a tough, smart senior associate who is on track to making partner and who won't let anything (including a messy divorce) stand in her way; Garrett Wells (played by Justin Mentell), an ambitious junior associate who sometimes has trouble recognizing when to back off; and Sara Holt (played by Ryan Michelle Bathe), another junior associate who is highly intelligent (first in her class, editor of the Law Review) but challenged when applying her book-smarts to everyday law practice at Crane, Poole and Schmidt.
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