The Practice

The Practice focused on the law firm of Robert Donnell and Associates (later becoming Donnell, Young, Dole, & Frutt, and ultimately Young, Frutt, & Berluti). Plots typically featured the firm's involvement in various high-profile criminal and civil cases that often mirror current events. Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme. Some episodes contained light comedy. Kelley claimed that he conceived the show as something of a rebuttal to L.A. Law (for which he wrote) and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings.

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials April 1998 March 2001 4
Season 1 March 1997 April 1997 6
Season 2 September 1997 May 1998 28
Season 3 September 1998 May 1999 23
Season 4 September 1999 May 2000 22
Season 5 October 2000 May 2001 22
Season 6 September 2001 May 2002 23
Season 7 September 2002 May 2003 22
Season 8 September 2003 May 2004 22
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 172
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 172
Name Number of Episodes Dates
David E. Kelley 140 03/04/1997 - 04/18/2004
Jill Goldsmith 8 12/06/1998 - 05/06/2001
Todd Ellis Kessler 6 11/08/1997 - 03/12/2000
Ed Redlich 5 04/08/1997 - 04/06/1998
Michael R. Perry 2 10/11/1997 - 10/18/1997
Gardner Stern 2 10/07/2001 - 10/21/2001
Stephen Gaghan 2 10/11/1997 - 10/18/1997
Frank Renzulli 2 03/30/1998
Samantha Howard Corbin 2 11/14/1999 - 01/09/2000
Christopher Mack 1 10/10/1999
Larry Mollin 1 02/02/1998
Jeff Rake 1 02/17/2002
Alexis Ganya 1 10/11/1997
Pamela Wisne 1 05/05/2003
Bill Chais 1 05/05/2003
Catherine Stribling 1 02/07/1999
B.J. White 1 12/20/1997
James Solomon 1 11/25/2001
Jill Shapiro 1 05/06/2001
David Shore 1 12/13/1997
Andrew Smith 1 11/15/1997
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Dennis Smith 20 04/27/1998 - 03/07/2004
Jeannot Szwarc 16 04/18/1999 - 11/30/2003
Lukas Reiter 14 10/29/2000 - 11/23/2003
Alfonso H. Moreno 11 11/29/1998 - 04/29/2001
Peter Blake 11 10/22/2000 - 01/18/2004
Dylan McDermott 9 04/25/1999
Michael Schultz 9 04/01/1997 - 03/11/2001
Andy Wolk 9 02/13/2000 - 01/11/2004
Arvin Brown 9 03/09/1998 - 03/03/2003
Dwight Little 9 03/30/1998 - 12/08/2002
Michael Zinberg 8 10/24/1999 - 02/15/2004
Lynne E. Litt 7 02/04/2001 - 11/25/2001
Duane Clark 7 04/30/2000 - 03/10/2003
Kelli Williams 6 03/14/2004
Alex Graves 6 10/25/1998 - 02/11/2001
Christina Musrey 6 01/27/2003 - 04/18/2004
Dennie Gordon 6 04/08/1997 - 02/17/2002
Oz Scott 6 11/08/1997 - 11/28/1999
LisaGay Hamilton 6 04/21/2003
Kay Foster 4 04/30/2000 - 04/22/2001
Adam Armus 4 04/30/2000 - 04/22/2001
Christina M. Musrey 3 01/07/2001 - 10/06/2002
Daniel Attias 3 01/19/1998 - 04/29/2001
Crystal Nix Hines 3 10/14/2001 - 02/17/2002
Joseph Telushkin 3 12/20/1997 - 10/04/1998
Joseph Berger-Davis 3 03/31/2003 - 03/21/2004
Allen Estrin 3 12/20/1997 - 10/04/1998
Keith Samples 3 02/28/1999 - 04/22/2001
Mel Damski 3 02/02/1998 - 04/02/2000
Adam Nimoy 2 03/16/1998 - 12/06/1998
James Frawley 2 03/25/1997 - 11/14/1999
Christopher Reeve 2 03/24/2003
Marc Guggenheim 2 01/14/2001 - 04/22/2001
John Patterson 2 11/15/1997 - 03/07/1999
Stephen Cragg 2 01/12/1998 - 04/06/1998
Cindy Lichtman 2 03/07/1999 - 01/27/2003
Bill D'Elia 2 11/23/2003 - 03/28/2004
Michael Pressman 2 03/11/1997 - 09/20/1997
John Tinker 2 03/10/2002 - 10/20/2002
Lee Bonner 2 09/27/1997 - 10/18/1997
Thomas Schlamme 1 09/23/1997
Jesús Salvador Treviño 1 05/11/1998
Robert Mandel 1 01/05/1998
Steve Gomer 1 03/18/2001
Martha Mitchell 1 01/10/1999
Steve Miner 1 11/29/1997
Charles McClelland 1 02/18/2001
Joe Napolitano 1 10/11/1997
Simon Curtis 1 10/19/2003
Wendy West 1 03/11/2001
Mick Jackson 1 03/04/1997
Leslie Libman 1 10/05/2003
Elodie Keene 1 05/04/1998
Allan Arkush 1 01/17/1999
David Jones 1 12/20/1997
Nick Gomez 1 10/26/2003
Mark Silver 1 12/12/1999
Jace Alexander 1 10/04/1998
Kathy McCormick 1 10/14/2001
Jonathan Pontell 1 02/12/2001
Alex Genya 1 10/18/1997
Rod Hardy 1 03/24/2003

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American Legal Drama [Series]

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A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inherit the Wind, which fictionalized the Scopes Monkey Trial. As a genre, the term "legal drama" is typically applied to television shows and films, whereas legal thrillers typically refer to novels and plays.

David E Kelley Boston Franchise

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The shared universe of The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, and Boston Legal was created by David E. Kelley and is set in Boston, with various characters and settings crossing over from time to time, along with a more traditional spin-off from The Practice into Boston Legal.

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