On the last episode of
Boston Legal, his ex-flame Phoebe Prentice called Alan (
James Spader) to attest to the innocence of her husband in the murder of a nurse. Unbeknownst to her, Alan was secretly hoping that her husband was guilty and convicted to get a second chance at Phoebe. Meanwhile, Denny thought things would work out for Alan since the client looked kind of unlikable and the jury would most likely rule against him. It was a moral and professional dilemma on Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
On tonight's episode of
Boston Legal, Alan and Shirley (
Candice Bergen) are on for what looks like an uphill fight against the military while fighting on the side of a man whose brother died in a military hospital under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, Jerry (
Christian Clemenson) has to help his sister Joy (Annie Potts) in her quest for the identity of the father of her son.
In some other
Boston Legal news, creator David Kelley recently teams up with NBC for a new legal series, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The new dramedy will be set in a Chicago law firm featuring an aging partner and his daughter. Kelley is also the creator of
Ally McBeal,
The Practice, and even
LA Law some 20 years ago, which was with NBC. The Peacock will soon the long-running medical series
ER, and
Boston Legal itself is on its final season.
Last week's ratings for
Boston Legal were modest at 8.2 million but enough to pull ABC to top spot with
Dancing with the Stars as runaway winner that night with 16.7 million viewers and Samantha Who? with 11.7 million.
Boston Legal also stars
John Larroquette as Carl Sack,
Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, and
William Shatner as Denny Crane.
-Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: ABC, Hollywood Reporter
(Image Courtesy of ABC)