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Next Boston Legal: " Patriot Acts", May 21, 2008

Ratings for April 30 episode: Third place with 7.33 mil. viewers, adults 18-49: 1.9/ 5. [Last week: 10.52 million viewers and a 2.8/11 demo >> more
>> Transcript of April 30 episode [pdf]
>> read about the next new ep "Patriot Acts"  [images]
>> see images from "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
 
  Calendar

May 16: Shatner on Glenn Beck, CNN

Wednesday, May 21: 4x20 Season Finale "Patriot Acts" [images]

May 27: Repeat of 4x5 "Hope and Gory"

June 1: Rene Auberjonois' birthday

June 3: BL repeat episode

June 10: BL preempted by NBA Basketball

June 17: BL repeat episode

 [ep summaries] [Spoilers in our forum]

 


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William Shatner visits Late Night with Conan O'Brien (15:34) Shatner talks about his new autobiography "Up Till Now", tells the story of Koko the Gorilla and pairs with Conan for "The Year 2000"

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Today's Hot Forum Topic: "The Series Finale"

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"How do you we want to see it end? I guess this might be able to crossover into the potential storylines section, but I thought it appropriate to have a single spot to discuss a single storyline -- that being the ENDING."  >> join the conversation

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Boston Legal Preview for The Gods Must Be Crazy (:22) "You don't think before you speak. You barely speak the English language."


Boston Legal Sneak Peek 2: The Gods Must Be Crazy (2 min) "How would you feel about running for President?"


Sneak Peek for Boston Legal: The Gods Must Be Crazy (2 min) "I like sex. I like women. I'll hump anything in a dress. I'll even get down on the floor with you right now if they'll turn off the lights."

 

Next on Boston Legal: The Gods Must Be Crazy (:30) "Denny Crane: Commander in Chief."

  Watch Boston Legal promotes its time slot move... during an episode "What about next year?" "Best to just keep checking in with Howie." >> read EW article   >> read more in the forum
 


Alan Shore argues before the Supreme Court in "The Court Supreme" 4x17, (10 min.)


Promo for Boston Legal: The Court Supreme "Denny Crane before the Supreme Court. We can sell tickets." (:20)


Sneak Peek for Boston Legal: The Court Supreme "It's not about the client. It's about me." (1:45)


Sneak Peek for Boston Legal: The Mighty Rogues (1:00) "The medically ethical thing here is to let this persons brain continue to rot."


Passive euthanasia closing from Boston Legal's "The Mighty Rogues" (6 min.) "Truth is, I don't think he'll ever come to me and say, 'This is the day I want to die'. But the day is coming - and he won't know it. This is perhaps the most insidious thing about Alzheimer's. But, you see, he trusts me to know when that day has arrives. He trusts me to safeguard his dignity, his legacy and self-respect. He trusts me to prevent his end from becoming a mindless piece of mush. And I will. It will be an unbearably painful thing for me - but I will do it because I love him."


Next on Boston Legal: The Court Supreme, April 22, 2008. "We're here, Alan. We're really here. Look at us, before the Supreme Court of the United States." (:30)


Next on Boston Legal: The Mighty Rogues (:30) "An atomic bomb? On Nantucket?"

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John Larroquette talks with Extra (1:40) January 15, 2008


Bill Shatner Discusses his new Autobiography "Up Till Now" (1:00) Thanks to Paul at Shatnervision! Read the reviews and preorder it in our Boston Legal store.


John Larroquette visits The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, March 29, 2008. (11:45) John talks about wikipedia, overtipping, turning 60, how to pronounce New Orleans, his RV travels and being a Klingon: "There's a group called the Klingon Occupation Force in New Zealand and, since 1984 when I did this, they've been writing me letters saying they promise they're going to break me out of Federation prison."


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Shatner comments on whether Boston Legal will be picked up for a 5th Season. (1:14). [excerpt] "We won't know anything about a pick up for a month or two. My contract is up this year, so they'd have to negotiate with me if there's a fifth year."  Thanks to Paul at Shatnervision >> read comments on renewal in our forum


Craig Bierko launches Bathing with Bierko and talks with "Seriously? OMG! WTF?"
Question: Or what about the show you were on last season, Boston Legal? Did you keep that Buzz Lightyear costume?
Craig: I was very happy to leave that costume behind. It was like wearing a Volvo. >> rest of the interview  >> Watch 'Bathing with Bierko'


Denny Crane and Alan Shore - And So It Goes  (3:37) Thanks to Aaron for this compilation of video clips of Alan Shore and Denny Crane from the first three seasons of Boston Legal.


William Shatner visits Oprah to talk about Boston Legal, his hip replacement, his new autobiography, "Up Till Now" and Star Trek on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", February 26, 2008. (12 min) Pre-order Shatner's autobiography, due May 13, in our BL store at a 34% discount!


Candice Bergen and "Murphy Brown" cast reunites on "Today"; February 27, 2008 (13 min). Remember that Grant/Miles was on Boston Legal's 4x11 "Mad About You" ep?
>> Read the recap at the Today show site


Boston Legal's Saffron Burrows visits Late Show with David Letterman. (8:30) Saffron talks about her new film "The Bank Job", transcontinental turbulence, "American Idol" and her stint as "Street Cat" with her London rap group, February 19, 2008.


John Larroquette visits The View  Jan. 15, 2008 (6 min.)



Boston Legal at the SAG Awards Moments of winless BL-ness at the 2008 awards show (5:43)


Listen or download to use as a ringtone "Denny Crane, eh?" mp3

Listen to "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel, the haunting musical thread that ran through the fabric of the "Son of the Defender" episode. Then order your own copy of the CD.


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Shatner "Up Till Now" by William Shatner
William Shatner's long awaited autobiography, "Up Till Now", is published and available through our Boston Legal Store at a discount >> more in our forum

'Boston Legal's' Final Season
A person close to the production has confirmed that there will be 13 episodes in season 5, consisting of 11 regular one-hour episodes and a two-hour series finale. The fifth season will air Monday nights at 10pm. The crew and staff will be starting work mid-June, about a month earlier than usual, and the plan is to complete filming in November.  The Boston Legal stages at Manhattan Beach Studios will be cleaned out by the end of December.  >> read more

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'Boston Legal' set for fifth season
Per Variety: The verdict is in, and “Boston Legal” will indeed be back on ABC next fall.  The show had been at the center of a tug-of-war between ABC and David E. Kelley Prods. At issue: ABC wants to greenlight the pilot “Life on Mars,” but Kelley owns the rights to the show.
Per TVWeek: Kelley is expected to depart the project, and in exchange, ABC has renewed Kelley's "Boston Legal" for a fifth season. "Legal" will air in the fall, and it's believed ABC has the right to cut back its episode order on the show to 13, a person familiar with the discussions said.
Per The Hollywood Reporter: The deal on "Legal" includes a reduced license fee for the show and is said to be subject to David E. Kelley Prods.' ability to make deals with the cast under the new fee. Like last year, cast reductions are likely.   >> more in our forum

Saffron Burrows Departs Boston Legal and Joins NBC's "My Own Worst Enemy"
Part of BL's renewal deal is to lower license fees. To that end, Saffron Burrows has left. NBC has added Saffron to the cast of the Christian Slater drama "My Own Worst Enemy." She will play the shrink to Slater's character, as well as the girlfriend to his alter ego. >> more

Saffron Burrows departs Boston Legal

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[April 4, 2008]
The TV Talk Q&A: 10 Minutes With 'Boston Legal's James Spader
by Kevin Thompson | The Palm Beach Post
[excerpt] Q: Before landing your first acting role, you taught yoga.
A: It was an environment best for napping and flirting.
Q: Speaking of flirting, it's no secret that you love women. You've said you live your life in awe of their beauty. What is it about women that you love so much?
A: Everything. Everything and anything.
Q: Could you narrow it down a little bit?
A: Well, that would exclude something and that wouldn't be right.
Q: I know, but pick the favorite thing that you love.
A: I don't have one. It's everything and anything. My life has been most lovingly influenced by women
Thanks to Imamess for this. >> read more

[April 3, 2008]
Up for Auction: Boston Legal set visit
CharityBuzz.com is conducting a one-day online auction for a set visit and possible walk-on role in an upcoming Boston Legal episode. The winner will meet John Larroquette and some cast of the show and may bring up to three guests. The auction closes April 4, 3pm ET and the visit must take place by April 25. The current bid is $5,500 as of this posting. The proceeds benefit the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Auction for advancing the human rights movement. >> details and bid site

[March 31, 2008]
ABC Moves Boston Legal to Wednesdays
"Boston Legal" will move to Wednesday night at 10:00 p.m., as of WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), where it will air for three weeks, on April 30, May 14 and May 21, with a preemption for an ABC News special on May 7. BL eps 15-217 will still air Tuesdays, April 8, 15 and 22. This unfortunate move is to make way for "Women's Murder Club", which previously aired Friday nights where ABC says on its website it was "slaying its Friday night competition" (so go figure), starting April 29 at 10 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars: Results Show" will still be the lead-in for both series (but those great lead-in ratings should have been only for BL).

[March 22, 2008]
GLAAD Media Awards to Boston Legal
WENN Entertainment News
Boston Legal picked up the award for Outstanding Individual Episode at the at the 19th annual Gay + Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards (GLAAD) on March 8, 2008. The episode "Do Tell" was about an openly gay man who is discharged from the army.

[March 21, 2008]
Boston Legal gets Television Academy Honors
Boston Legal the recipients of the inaugural Television Academy Honors, which recognize "television with a conscience." The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gave BL the honor "for consistently taking on controversial issues such as euthanasia, immigration, race relations, sex education and other often volatile subjects." >> read more

[March 6, 2008]
Rene Auberjonois and Paul Lewiston Returns
Rene Auberjonois will reprise his role as Paul Lewiston in the upcoming episode entitled "The Court Supreme", season 4, episode 17.  The yet to be announced air date will likely be the end of April, the third of the remaining six post-strike episodes.  [Editor note: Although in the original script, Rene's scenes were cut. Paul Lewiston is also in the script for 4x18 "Indecent Proposals", but it appears he won't be in that, either.]
>> Read olucy's spoilers for "The Court Supreme"

Alzheimer's Association Honors Boston Legal
by Army Archerd
[Excerpt] Alzheimer's is not taken lightly in "Boston Legal," although William Shatner's character "Denny Crane" chooses to diagnose himself with mad cow disease. "Boston Legal" was awarded the Abe Burrows Entertainment Award "for its accurate portrayal of Alzheimer's Disease" at the Alzheimer's Association's 16th "Night at Sardi's" held on March 5, 2008 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  
>> read more  >> see cast members images

[March 5, 2008]
“Bill is really a frustrated ballet performer”
By Palm Beach Post Staff
William Shatner's upcoming project include a documentary on a ballet set to his music, then a spoof of The Wedding Crashers. “He’s the first to admit he can’t sing,” says Brooks Parsons, the film company spokesman. “But he co-wrote most of the lyrics about his artistic journey from Capt. Kirk, which had him typecast for 20 years, to Boston Legal. I’m told the company wants to offer it up to ABC first, then go to the likes of HBO." The other film is called "The Shiva Crashers", expected to be shot in Florida, also starting in late spring. The flick, directed by Shatner, tells the story of two film business hopefuls who crash a famous producer’s shiva in order to network with industry bigs. >> read more

[February 28, 2008]
Meet John McCain's (Boston) Legal Eagle
By Stephen Battaglio | TVGuide.com
[excerpt] Craig Turk put his law background to use at Boston Legal in 2006, where he’s currently a writer-producer. But he's also had key behind-the-scenes roles in McCain's presidential bids. McCain's campaign asked Turk to travel with the candidate for a while. "Initially my role was to make him laugh." Turk is back at work for Boston Legal while McCain is headed for the Republican nomination.  >> read more

[February 17, 2008]
TiVo Ranks Boston Legal #3
TiVo's Most Recorded Shows  from Season Pass rankings  for the week ending 2/17/2008 lists "Boston Legal" at #3, behind "American Idol" and "Lost". That's up from #5 the previous week. "Family Guy" and "Medium" round out the top 5. [Thanks to TopDog]

Boston Legal in syndication this fall on ION Networks
Twentieth Century Fox sold Boston Legal syndication rights to ION Networks. Episodes will air M-F weeknights in primetime, reaching over 94 million U.S. television households.  One unusual clause in the deal permits Twentieth to sell the rights to a cable network for the series to run simultaneously with ION. [Thanks to Madame] 
>> read more    >> List of stations owned and operated by ION

[February 11, 2008]
Boston Legal's Future
Join the discussion, conjecture and news concerning renewal. >>Forum: ABC Renews Series

BL will have a 20-episode season
Boston Legal will produce six post-strike episodes to complete season four. They expect to shoot through the end of April.

[February 7, 2008]
BL plans to resume production, if...
Should the WGA strike come to a resolution at their meeting the weekend of February 9, Boston Legal could resume production as early as February 20, according to a source on the set. A back-breaking schedule could finish the remaining episodes, although possibly fewer than the normal eight remaining. New episodes could be ready to broadcast by April 8.

Replacement put in Boston Legal's Timeslot
ABC has booked "Primetime: What Would You Do?" for Tuesdays at 10:00/9:00c starting February 26. The five-week series takes over for "Boston Legal," which completes its pre-strike run on February 19. Then on Tuesday, April 1 at 10:00/9:00c, look for the Barbara Walters special "Live to Be 150... Can You Do It?" to fill the hour. It's not clear what will assume the Tuesday, 10:00/9:00c slots once the aforementioned runs complete.


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