Is Boston Legal Jumping the Shark?
Sep. 23rd, 2006 02:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spicedogsI finally finished watching Tuesday's episode of Boston Legal. I don't know what to say. I guess, I am questioning myself as to why I even bother watching this show. The show is just one big excuse for sex. I can't believe that lawyers spend so much of their time having sex in their office. I am not a prude, but I think that this show jumped the shark in its first episode of Season 2.
I started thinking on why I started watching the show in the first place. The only answer I could come up with is that I started to watch because of William Shatner. I loved the way he made fun of himself: Denny Crane.
The beginning of Season 2, however, was mostly about how many women James Spader can screw. The end was about how many lawyers can screw each other and where. The trials were bizarre and unbelievable. So why do I continue watching? Is it the same reason that many of us when seeing a horrible accident on the road can’t keep our eyes off of the carnage? I stopped watching Prison Break because it was so gruesome. I couldn't stand the violence. I think I will do the same with this show. I am giving it one more week, and if I still feel the way I felt tonight, I will remove it from my TIVO lineup.
I'm beginning to believe that both Boston Legal and Prison Break belong on the cable channels and not on the main TV channels. Of course, because of HBO, Boston Legal and Prison Break are pushing the buttons to see how far they can go. Give me LOST anytime. Now there's a show that is innovative and not offensive.
I started thinking on why I started watching the show in the first place. The only answer I could come up with is that I started to watch because of William Shatner. I loved the way he made fun of himself: Denny Crane.
The beginning of Season 2, however, was mostly about how many women James Spader can screw. The end was about how many lawyers can screw each other and where. The trials were bizarre and unbelievable. So why do I continue watching? Is it the same reason that many of us when seeing a horrible accident on the road can’t keep our eyes off of the carnage? I stopped watching Prison Break because it was so gruesome. I couldn't stand the violence. I think I will do the same with this show. I am giving it one more week, and if I still feel the way I felt tonight, I will remove it from my TIVO lineup.
I'm beginning to believe that both Boston Legal and Prison Break belong on the cable channels and not on the main TV channels. Of course, because of HBO, Boston Legal and Prison Break are pushing the buttons to see how far they can go. Give me LOST anytime. Now there's a show that is innovative and not offensive.
