Tabloid Nation

Episode aired Apr 8, 2008
TV-PG
44m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

311

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Comedy Crime Drama

Alan takes on an old hated nemesis in a case involving a shooting death after an ambush interview on a tabloid TV show. Shirley takes a case for an old friend, a troubled Vietnam veteran, wh... Read allAlan takes on an old hated nemesis in a case involving a shooting death after an ambush interview on a tabloid TV show. Shirley takes a case for an old friend, a troubled Vietnam veteran, who finds himself in dire straits.Alan takes on an old hated nemesis in a case involving a shooting death after an ambush interview on a tabloid TV show. Shirley takes a case for an old friend, a troubled Vietnam veteran, who finds himself in dire straits.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

311

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Denny mentions that he shot his flat screen on Super Sunday. This is a reference to Super Bowl XLII (Feb. 3, 2008) in which the New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants 17 - 14. This episode aired two months later.

Quotes
Denny Crane: Denny Crane, Reasonable Doubt for a reasonable fee.

Connections
References Network (1976)

Soundtracks
Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)
(uncredited)
Music by Jay Livingston
Lyrics by Ray Evans
Performed by Doris Day
[Played over the episode ending balcony scene]

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Featured review

9/10

This would go close to being my favourite episode

Melvin Palmer - the recurring antagonist of Alan Shore, played with superb colour by Christopher Rich - is genuinely one of my favourite characters on this show, because in his sheer unlikablility he brings out the best in Shore.

This series is excellent fun for the most part, but the thing that takes it from being a pure comedy into genuine satire or political criticism is Shore's closings, in which he speaks at length on whichever social or political issue is relevant to the case at hand. In general, some of the best closing speeches come when Alan has to find a way to become passionate about something he has no passion for, something he doesn't believe in. The reason this episode, this closing is so great is because it skewers reality television it so targets, but for no reason other than Alan Shore did not want to lose to Melvin Palmer.

In a lot of ways, Palmer and Rich bring out the best in Shore and Spader, and this is quite close to my favourite closing he ever delivers.