i wanna watch only s8

The main difference between the two shows is that, while Boston Legal has a nice mix of drama and comedy, The Practice focuses on drama. TP is occasionally very funny, but generally the tone is more serious and gritty. In TP, Alan Shore joins a small firm of criminal defence lawyers, in contrast to the rich business firms - like in BL - where he is more at home. Despite these differences, the characters are remarkably consistent across the two shows, so when Denny Crane first showed up, he was already as wacky as he was in BL.

The Practice is a 10/10 show for me - it's consistently riveting. I don't think there was a drop in quality in S8. Perhaps some fans were annoyed by the big changes in the cast; basically Alan Shore took over as the main character in S8.

Some trivia about guest stars in S8. The first episode features Viola Davis, long before she became famous. Sharon Stone played a friend of Alan Shore in a few episodes - she actually won an Emmy award for this role.


Still pond / A frog jumps in / Plop!

The Practice (TP) is my all-time favourite TV show, apart from Friends. It was about a law firm run like a dysfunctional family. They bickered and fought but closed ranks when needed. Must watch all eight episodes, Ep.8 was a prequel to Boston Legal (BL) and James Spader was great, so was Sharon Stone. However, BL was not as riveting as TP.

Each character had interesting characteristics, strengths and flaws but the person to hate is Ellenor, who I call the sad puppy face, though equally love-to-hate is Eugene, the pouty lips which looked like they had too much collagen injected into them. He was a better lawyer than Ellenor but both were not rainmakers. They were both arrogant though Ellenor is the more insolent. Jimmy, who I called Magoo, is like the cartoon character to bring some fun into the party.

The ugly face of Ellenor is seen in S3, Ep15, "Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches" when she railed about Lindsey earning twice more than her and was very bitchy. It was unjustified railings as the pay structure was performance based. She was just a jealous bitch, needing to be laid. Bobby should have got rid of her but he being a nice guy, lacked the ruthlessness to be a good captain of a business entity.

If there is DVD of all 8 seasons, I would like to buy it for my collections, together with Friends.

Ha, I'm wanting to watch season 8 only too. I love it that Practice fans hate season 8, it must mean it's just like BL. I've seen some episodes from earlier seasons and I understand it is good, but I don't like the characters. I think BL is great fun, so I'm looking forward to this prequel season.

As Boston legal fan you should ONLY watch season 8. Seasons 1-7 might be not very enjoyable for you. No offense, season 8 is just pure entertainment, in my opinion, especially in contrast with some real drama in previous seasons.

Thanks for asking that! Im want to know the same thing...
I love boston legal but i really never like the practice buy i had curiosity to watch how all started.....


Denny Crane!