I don’t watch Boston Legal with any great regularity. I have a love/annoyance relationship with David E. Kelley, the show’s creator. When Kelley gets on his soapbox and has his characters start preaching to the audience through heavy-handed plot elements, I just have to get away. Fortunately I had been away for awhile when I watched the show on Tuesday night.
One of the many plots of the show involved senior partner Carl Sack (played by John Larroquette) taking on a case involving Andrea Michele (a role taken by Alison LaPlaca). Watching a scene between the two characters, I sensed a familiar vibe about the two of them. It was a full five minutes before I remembered that LaPlaca had portrayed Catherine, a nurse neighbor of John Laroquette’s character on his NBC sitcom (named after him) that ran from 2003 to 2006.
Once I remembered their previous show, I immediately went to Netflix to add the series to my list. And I found out that the show was not on DVD. In a market where some of the worst shows ever conceived have received the Criterion Edition treatment, how can this show not be on DVD.
The show, about an alcoholic’s struggle with recovery, had a quirky sense of humor–as reflected in the casting of his AA sponsor, David Crosby. In its short three-year (1993-1996) run, the show boasted such cast members as Liz Torres, Daryl Mitchell, Chi McBride and Lenny Clarke. This show has quickly dethroned Ed as the series I would most like to see released on DVD.
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