Cortechba Overrated

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Catherine_Grace_Zeh I used to watch this show when I was growing up. Although I don't remember much about it, I must say that it was a pretty good show. Also, I don't think I've seen every episode. However, if you ask me, it was still a good show. However, I remember the opening sequence and song very well. Everyone was ideally cast, the costume design was great. The performances were top-grade, too. I just hope some network brings this series back one day so that I'll be able to see every episode. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in my memory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Now, in conclusion, when and if this show is ever brought back on the air, I hope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.

skittlesgirl215 Okay, first of all, i really enjoyed this series for at least the first two seasons. Most specifically, the William Hinx episodes. This man STILL terrifies me to this day, despite age, wisdom, and complete knowledge that he is nothing more than a fictional character. I didn't necessarily always feel that the casting of characters was correct and sometimes the filming angles were distracting. I stopped watching around the time that things got quirky. Though, in the ultimate of ironies, I can watch the Alan Shore character on Boston Legal and love him, but perhaps that's the presence of William Shatner :) All in all, if you're flipping through re-runs, it's worth a stop and watch but I think this was one of those shows that sort of begs to be watched in order.

policy134 David E. Kelley was of course a major asset for L.A. Law because of his experience as a lawyer. Therefore, he had an insider's knowledge and his scripts were also considered the show's best. Here we get basically the same premise but instead of focusing on wealthy lawyers from the West, we get blue collar lawyers (if such a thing exists) from the east. The sunny atmosphere of L.A. Law has been darkened considerably and I think that every single character has some kind of depressive side to them. That makes it hard to even think of them as the good guys, also because of the questionable clients they represent.The Bobby Donnell character, played by Dylan McDermott, is nowhere near as sleazy as his fellow lawyers think he is but McDermott plays him like an angry loner and that does not spell mega appeal to many. So why did this show survive so many seasons? I think it mainly has to do with the oddball guest stars, like John Larroquette as a totally despicable and narcissistic killer or the self-serving female judge who uses sexual blackmail and then abuses her power when her advances are not reciprocated. There seems to have been a combined effort of everybody to make everything as bleak as possible in sharp contrast to the sister show, Ally McBeal but that could only be counted as a blessing since that show tried too hard to be quirky. Like so many other shows featuring lawyers it got a little melodramatic at times but for the most part the courtroom action was exciting and the few times the case at hand wasn't that interesting the next episode featured a case that was totally worth the wait.Anybody that has seen just a few episodes will probably not like it at once because it takes a little time to get totally into it. If you can be addicted to seeing human misery, the name of the drug is called "The Practice".

kynoceph From 1997 to 2000, this was one of the best shows on TV. The interplay between the actors was topnotch; the show was involving, often both intense and funny within the same episode, and the large but extremely talented cast interacted to create some brilliant TV. These '97-'00 episodes are highly recommended, and fortunately they are in syndication on cable.However, from 2000 on, it seemed that Kelley was either tired of the show or hated it, because the situations, plots, and scripting became evermore implausible and forced, sometimes ridiculous. The character of Lindsay was stalked by not one, not two, but THREE serial killers, testing the bounds of improbability (she wasn't THAT pretty).Even worse, the main characters reverted to cliché. Lindsay was made into a shrieky neurotic, while Bobby became blustery and unstable. Eugene's character became bullying, obnoxious, and overbearing; Eleanor was thrown into the background and dragged out only to give this late version of the show some believability; Jimmy was once again reduced to a buffoon when he wasn't simply being used for wallpaper; and the lovely Lucy was simply dismissed altogether. Rebecca? She was disappeared so thoroughly you'd have thought a South American death squad took her.The arrest and imprisonment of Lindsay for the killing of her third stalker/serial killer signaled the death knell for the show. Overwrought and over-dramatized, it began to lose viewers. Kelley then axed half of his cast and brought in James Spader as an extremely eccentric attorney to try to revive the series. Although Spader and new cast members brought moments of excitement, the damage had been done, and the show faltered to a halt in 2004, with some of the characters being brought over into another show.Overall, despite the negatives I gave above, "The Practice" is well worth watching in reruns, especially the episodes before 2000. For the most part the cast did an excellent job, touching on topical issues with heart and conscience, and giving few easy answers. After 2000, though, the drop in quality is clearly evident. A shame, but such is life in television.