"Boston Legal" Loose Lips (2004)

Director:

Jeannot Szwarc

Writers:

David E. Kelley (creator) and
David E. Kelley (writer)

TV Series:

"Boston Legal" (2004)

Original Air Date:

28 November 2004 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Alan takes over a case Denny rejected for personal reasons. He has to defend a man who was fired from being Santa because he is a transvestite...

Plot Keywords:

Department Store Santa | Santa Suit | Asperger's Syndrome | Eccentric | Civil Law

Cast

James Spader	...	Alan Shore
Monica Potter	...	Lori Colson
Rhona Mitra	...	Tara Wilson
Lake Bell	...	Sally Heep
Mark Valley	...	Brad Chase
William Shatner	...	Denny Crane
H. Richard Greene	...	Judge Harry Hingham
George Newbern	...	Dr. Allen Konigsberg
Cheryl White	...	Mary Stevens
Jim O'Heir	...	Gil Furnald
Neal Matarazzo	...	Brian Stevens
Wayne Wilderson	...	Attorney Paul Phillips
Vicki Davis	...	Sylvia Donato
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Patty
Rene Auberjonois	...	Paul Lewiston

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

David E. Kelley Productions

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: As Brian Stevens explains about his rants to Lori and Paul, there is a shot of him from the back and left, where his mouth and hand movements clearly don't match the spoken words. ("...A safe, confidential outlet...")

Coming Down Your Chimney & Stuffing Your Stocking

Santa Claus is a Transvestite? As unlikely as it seems, at this point in season 1 the series has hit enough of a stride that this comes off pretty well. David E Kelley's character development progresses quite well already as the relationships between the characters are carrying the show.

This is Al Sharpton's second cameo role and while it is telegraphed this time instead of the surprise the first one was, it is every bit as effective as the first one. Now Sharpton has addressed the civil rights of Santa Claus and Orphan Annie. This is what makes the series entertaining.

The hallmark of this series is that comedy and drama are mixed well. This show is the grown up version of Ally Mcbeal as the character development here is better than the previous series was. It is sad that this series will be ending soon, but I am so glad the dvds are out there as it is the best way to watch this series.

When I watch this with a teenager, it stimulates discussion of the issues being dealt with. That is one of the marks of a good series too.