Boston Legal: Season One
20th Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Crime, Drama, Television
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IMDB   8.4
728 mins United States / English
DVD  Region 1   Unrated
Kurt Fuller Reverend Donald Diddum (3 episodes, 2005)
H. Richard Greene Judge Harry Hingham (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Adam Arkin A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Lisa Kaminir D. A. Valerie Murrow / ... (3 episodes, 2005)
Freddie Prinze Jr. Donny Crane (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Meredith Patterson Missy / ... (3 episodes, 2006)
Larry Miller Edwin Poole (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thom Gossom Jr. Judge Blake Winters (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael C. Alexander Officer Michaels / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mary Boucher Judge Olsheim / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christopher Carroll Judge Stephen Bickel / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Nigel Gibbs Detective Wade Spindle / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Laura Henry Clerk / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Nora Jacobs (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Glen Walker Anchorman / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Steven Anderson Walter Seymore (3 episodes, 2004)
Jack Impellizzeri Officer Jones / ... (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Leyna Nguyen Reporter (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
James Spader Alan Shore
Mark Valley Brad Chase
William Shatner Denny Crane
Rene Auberjonois Paul Lewiston
Candice Bergen Shirley Schmidt
Julie Bowen Denise Bauer
Director
David E. Kelly
Lou Antonio
Steve Robin
Producer Michael Reisz
Writer David E. Kelley
Musician Danny Lux


From David E. Kelley, the creative mastermind behind Ally McBeal, Picket Fences and The Practice, comes one of the hottest and most innovative new shows in recent years. Featuring Emmy® Award-winning cast members James Spader, Candice Bergen and William Shatner, Boston Legal takes a fast-paced and wildly comedic look at the personal and professional lives of the high-priced attorneys at the law firm of Crane Poole & Schmidt. Court is now in session and the jury is in: Season One of Boston Legal is cutting-edge television at its finest!Back-to-back 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 (Mark Valley), an ex-Marine who often finds himself in a test of wills with Alan Shore, and Paul Lewiston (Rene Auberjonois), the "lawyer's lawyer" who continually tries to save Crane from himself. Then there's Denise Bauer (Julie Bowen), a tough, smart senior associate still desperate to make partner. New to the Boston office of Crane Poole & Schmidt is Jeffrey Coho (Craig Bierko), an intense, grandiose criminal defense attorney as comfortable with making enemies as he is with making friends..
Episodes
 60 mins    03/10/2004  1.  Head Cases
When name partner Edwin Poole shows up to a staff meeting without pants, visiting attorney Brad Chase is asked to stay on at the Boston branch of Crane, Poole & Schmidt to keep Denny Crane in check. Lori's case involving one of the firm's most important clients turns ugly when it turns out the man his wife is sleeping with is Denny. Alan takes on the case of a young black child who was turned away from playing the part of Annie, allegedly due to the color of her skin.
Director:  Bill D'Elia  Writer:  David E. Kelley  / Scott Kaufer 
Guest starring:  Helen Eigenberg,  Anne Betancourt, Todd Stashwick, Lisa Kaseman, Rebecca Lin, Jadzia Pittman, Kevin Owers, John F. Schaffer,  Simon Rhee, Tom Ormeny, Eric Payne,  Philip Baker Hall, Sharon Lawrence, Don Mcmanus,  Aisha Hinds
 60 mins    10/10/2004  2.  Still Crazy After All These Years
Alan helps his ex-lover who tried to kill him get out of a psychiatric hospital. Brad and Denny take a case where a wife is suing the hospital for causing her emotional distress when her husband died during an angioplasty. Denny learns this new case will help the other partners decide if he is a liability to the firm. Lori tries to steer Sally away from Alan.
Director:  Charles Haid  Writer:  Kerry Ehrin  / David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  John Michael HigginsAndy Milder, Steven Anderson, Ms. P. Reney, Thomas Knickerbocker, Anthony S. Johnson, David Connell, Eric Payne,  Frances Fisher, Erika Greenspan, Penelope Windust, Joel Anderson, Victor Raider-Wexler, Rich Cooper,  Elizabeth Mitchell
 60 mins    17/10/2004  3.  Catch and Release
A client of Crane, Poole & Schmidt want to build a shopping mall on an area where salmon are spawning and Denny’s son is the environmental lawyer defending the area. Alan and Lori take a sexual harassment case and learn that Christine, whom he recently helped get released from a mental institution and who he now fears is stalking him, is opposing counsel. Sally has her first trial case where she defends a man who is accused of stealing a wallet.
Director:  Daniel Attias  Writer:  Hart Hanson 
Guest starring:  Lombardo Boyar, Steven Anderson, Christopher Carroll, Diana Yanez, Mary-Kathleen Gordon, Sam Temeles, Patricia Belcher, Todd Waring,  Christine TucciSusan FloydFreddie Prinze Jr.Elizabeth MitchellDean Norris
 60 mins    24/10/2004  4.  Change of Course
Edwin Poole escapes from the psychiatric hospital and gets a criminal case where a man is tried for murdering a police officer and Lori is forced to help him. Alan defends one of the firm's biggest clients after she is caught stealing a scarf. Alan asks Sally to perform an unprincipled task that can help win his case but also destroy their relationship.
Director:  Ron Underwood  Writer:  Laura Wolner 
Guest starring:  Will Radford,  Larry Miller, David Kaufman, Kevin R. Kelly, Jeremiah Birkett,  Robert JoyRichard Portnow, David Norona, Anita Finlay, Thomas Kopache, Linda Gehringer, Jim Kratt, Craig Mitchell, Louise Claps, Dennis Cockrum
 60 mins    31/10/2004  5.  An Eye for an Eye
With Tara as second chair, Alan defends a hypochondriac who is suing his medical doctor for malpractice. Sally assists Lori defends a man who killed a guy who beat him up four years ago with a martial art punch. Paul and Brad help Denny take on Edwin Poole's old case where their client, Holcomb Pharmaceuticals, is being sued for bilking senior citizens out of millions of dollars.
Director:  Mike Listo  Writer:  David E. Kelley  / Jeff Rake 
Guest starring:  Christina Cindrich, Fred Koehler, Karl T. Wright,  Lorna Raver, Chris D'Elia, Larry Clarke,  David ClennonLouis GiambalvoRusty Schwimmer, David Brisbin, Terry Bozeman,  Allan Wasserman, Derek Magyar, Marcy Goldman, Jack Shearer
 60 mins    07/11/2004  6.  Truth Be Told
Alan is asked by his old crush, Samantha, for legal representation to help her husband Jack, who is running for Mayor, when a false rumor has been publicized. While dealing with Paul's objection about him representing Jack, Alan also has to provide moral support when Samantha discovers a devastating secret about Jack. Denny anxiously awaits results that will reveal if he has Alzheimer Disease. Lori helps a lawyer who wants to force his wife to give him their son's frozen umbilical cord because the cord could save his life. Meanwhile, Denny takes Sally's client who is suing a toaster company for his faulty product.
Director:  Tucker Gates  Writer:  Scott Kaufer 
Guest starring:  Paul Schackman, Brian Kerwin,  Dana Delany, Vincent Angell, Missy Yager, Danielle Bisutti, Eric Payne, Henry Hayashi, Mary Boucher,  T.J. Thyne, David Starzyk,  Lou Beatty Jr., Fred Helsel, Amy Penney, Rebecca Lin
 60 mins    21/11/2004  7.  Questionable Characters
Lori helps her former informant who was shot while robbing a convenience store and who does not want the bullet removed because it could incriminate him. Things become more complex for Lori when she learns that the bullet is jeopardizing his life. Meanwhile, Alan tries to help his client who is accused of being a slumlord and is forced to do despicable acts from an infuriating judge. Denny gets arrested for solicitation.
Director:  Mel Damski  Writer:  Lukas Reiter 
Guest starring:  Dey Young, Willie C. Carpenter,  Bruno CamposJon Bernthal, Nike Doukas, Nancy Stephens, Scott Alan Smith, Shawn Michael Patrick,  Marshall Manesh, Hildy Brooks, Sue Ozeran, Laura Henry, James Howell, Rebecca Lin,  Nigel Gibbs
 60 mins    28/11/2004  8.  Loose Lips
Alan help a department store Santa sue to get his job back after he is terminated for being a transvestite. Brad bets Alan that he won't win. A therapist seeks Lori's help when one of his patients fantasizes about killing his ex-wife.
Director:  Jeannot Szwarc  Writer:  David E. Kelley  / Jonathan Shapiro 
Guest starring:  Al Sharpton, Debbie Lee Carrington, Jim O'Heir, Vicki Davis, Cheryl White, H. Richard Greene, Wayne Wilderson, Neal Matarazzo,  George Newbern, Steven M. Gagnon, Donna Cooper, Heidi Heller
 60 mins    12/12/2004  9.  A Greater Good
Alan and Denny defend a drug company that is being sued by a woman who states they provided false reasoning when they took her off of an experimental pill that was a possible cure for her sickness. Alan and Denny discover a shocking secret that could make or break their case and because of that, they become at odds with each other on how to proceed. Lori discovers that Tara's new information for their case would win it for them, but the way she retrieved it could cost them their case and their careers. Lori learns a secret about Brad.
Director:  Arlene Sanford  Writer:  Peter Ocko 
Guest starring:  Benjamin Parrillo,  Gina Ravera, Steve Tom, Elizabeth Sampson, Thomas Kopache,  Ben Bode, Nicole Bilderback, Derrick McMillon
 60 mins    19/12/2004  10.  Hired Guns
Lori and Brad defend a woman who is accused of murdering her husband and his mistress while they were in bed together. Alan's life is endangered when he helps a woman whose ex-husband plans to kidnap their children.
Director:  Dennis Smith  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Megan Ward,  Rocky CarrollJodi Lyn O'Keefe, Yeniffer Behrens, Daniel Edward Mora,  Ed O'RossJohn KapelosMing LoAaron Lustig, Scott Conte, Charles Emmett, Blair Bess, Michael C. Alexander, John Cragen, Shirley Saunders
 60 mins    09/01/2005  11.  Schmidt Happens
A Sudanese native wants to sue the U.S. government for the lack of action taken against the mayhem happening in his country and Paul looks to Lori to take the case. Founding partner Shirley Schmidt arrives with a mission to bring order to the firm. While making herself known, she has to deal with Denny who does not wanting her there, help with Lori's extremely high profile case, and learns that she has to keep her eye on Alan. Alan ends up defending a man who killed his mother in a fit of rage but by accident.
Director:  Allison Liddi  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Fiona Hale, Gregory-Alan Williams, Thom Gossom Jr., Ray Laska, Brenda Wehle, Lisa Kaminir, Michael Wiseman, Tony Pasqualini, Ron Butler, Rhomeyn Johnson, Alex Paez,  Barry Sigismondi, Crystal Allen,  Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Phillip Palmer
 60 mins    16/01/2005  12.  From Whence We Came
Lori, along with Denny and Shirley, defends a school superintendent who fired two science teachers because they refused to teach creationism and is now being sued by them. Alan learns his assistant has expressed concern about their work relationship. While dealing with that issue, Alan discovers that his client Bernard Ferrion, who killed his mother, needs legal help again. One of the members of the firm is fired and learns that a close associate is not too keen on lending a supportive hand.
Director:  Mike Listo  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Sam Anderson, Frank Birney, David Starzyk, Rhomeyn Johnson, Keisuke Hoashi, Maura Soden, Alyson Reed, Leyna Nguyen
 60 mins    23/01/2005  13.  It Girls and Beyond
Brad becomes attracted to his client who being sued for having a relationship with her boss merely for financial purposes. To make matters more difficult, Brad convinces himself that she is lying about her being a lesbian. Alan is asked to second chair on Denny's trial case where a doctor is being sued for prescribing a drug that has not been FDA approved. While working on that, Denny is on a personal mission to prove that he is a competent attorney. Meanwhile, the staff tries to deal with Alan's out-spoken new assistant, Catherine Piper.
Director:  Mike Listo  Writer:  David E. Kelley  / Jonathan Shapiro 
Guest starring:  Sarah CarterDana Wheeler-NicholsonAndy Umberger, David Purdham,  William AthertonTravis McKennaMichael O'Neill, Gibby Brand, Angela Sargeant, Diane Kim, P.J. O'Connor
 60 mins    13/02/2005  14.  Til We Meat Again
While out with Tara, Alan ends up causing a bar room brawl and as a result, becomes arrested for conspiracy to commit assault and battery. Shirley and Denny represent a man whose steakhouse is being put out of business because the public wants to ban red meat for fear of Mad Cow disease.
Director:  Bill D'Elia  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Kitana Baker, Jason Blicker,  Pat SkipperHolmes Osborne, Michael Dempsey, Francesca P. Roberts, David Burke, Takayo Fischer, Glen Walker,  Rick Yune, John Short, Curt Bouril, Yamil Piedra, Brandon Molale, Jack Impellizzeri
 60 mins    20/02/2005  15.  Tortured Souls
Shirley asks Alan Shore to use his odious lawyering to help her defend a police officer accused of torture. Donny Crane returns and is the opposing counsel in Denny's case, with Chelina Hall as second chair, where a woman wants to sue her former boyfriend for saying no to her at the alter. For Denny, this is an easy case, for Donny this is to settle a score with Denny for letting him believe for 25 years that he was his father. Meanwhile, Bernard Ferrion is befriended by Catherine and Alan finds variance with that.
Director:  Jeff Bleckner  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Freddie Prinze Jr., Leigh-Allyn Baker,  Kevin Chapman, David Barrera, Richard V. Licata,  Robert Joy, Bobbie Norman, Michael Leydon Campbell,  Vyto Ruginis, Lee Whittaker, Joe Ochman, Odetta Bassett, Jeffrey Morrow
 60 mins    13/03/2005  16.  Let Sales Ring
Milton Bombay is asking the courts to allow him to be frozen until another century so he can continue his legacy of being a great lawyer and needs Denny and Shirley to defend him. Alan and Chelina defends a high school student who accuses his teacher of censorship when he blocks out a news station on the school's televisions.
Director:  Hubert De La Bouillerie  Writer:  David E. Kelley 
Guest starring:  Glenn TarantoChi McBrideCarl Reiner, Ray Laska, Ryan Kelley, Christina Chang, Victor McCay, Tyrees Allen,  Richard Portnow, David Beckett
 60 mins    20/03/2005  17.  Death Be Not Proud
Chelina asks Alan to assist her in Texas because her former client is getting executed but may be innocent of the crime. An old friend of Denny and Shirley asks them for legal representation when she charged with having sexual encounters for a fee. Lori files a complaint about Denny with Shirley and Paul and they seriously consider doing something about it; especially when they suspect he performed an unethical act on his recent case.
Director:  Matt Shakman  Writer:  David E. Kelley  / Jonathan Shapiro 
Guest starring:  Shelley LongSterling K. Brown, Conor O'Farrell, Liam Craig, Ken Strunk, James Dalesandro, Kat Sawyer-Young, John Considine, Donovan Scott, Traber Burns, William Murphy
Edition Details
Edition Season One
Series Boston Legal
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 23/05/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio 1.78:1
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Surround 4.0
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 5
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Features
Disc 01 Deleted Scenes from "Head Cases" (Pilot) EpisodeExclusive Featurettes: Court Is Now in Session: How Boston Legal Came to Be and An Unlikely Pair: Alan Shore and Denny Crane
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