Ally McBeal (1997)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Oz Scott

Bethany Rooney

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Ally McBeal

Richard Fish

Elaine Vassal

John Cage

Renee Raddick

Nelle Porter

Ling Woo

Written by (View all)

David E. Kelley

Roberto Benabib

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6 years ago at May 19 19:57

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A consistently unfunny TV programme about a bunch of middle aged lawyers who seemed to talk about nothing but their failed sex lives and sordid affairs all day before fighting a banal court case and then going to listen to some Anastacia every night.

Maybe I didn't like it because I'm not a 40+ female and I eat more than oxygen soup for dinner. Avoid at all costs unless you match th... read more

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1 year, 2 months ago at Feb 21 16:12

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Amazing show! Funny when it was supposed to be, but also conveying very, very deep messages about life, love,etc. Really great actors too! Just to put it simply, there's a reason it won multiple Emmy's and other awards.

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Description: Ally McBeal is an American legal dramedy series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. The series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, w Ally McBeal is an American legal dramedy series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. The series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric, humorous and dramatic.

The show focused on the romantic and personal lives of the main characters, often using legal proceedings as plot devices to contrast or reinforce a character's drama. For example, bitter divorce litigation of a client might provide a backdrop for Ally's decision to break up with a boyfriend. Legal arguments were also frequently used to explore multiple sides of various social issues.

Cage & Fish (which becomes Cage/Fish & McBeal or Cage, Fish, & Associates towards the end of the series), the fictional law firm where most of the characters work, is depicted as a highly sexualized environment, symbolized by its unisex restroom. Lawyers and secretaries in the firm routinely date, flirt with, or have a romantic history with each other, and frequently run into former or potential romantic interests in the courtroom or on the street outside.

The show had many offbeat and frequently surreal running gags and themes, such as Ally's tendency to immediately fall over whenever she met somebody she found attractive, or Richard Fish's wattle fetish and humorous mottos ("Fishisms" & "Bygones"), or John's gymnastic dismounts out of the office's unisex bathroom stalls, that ran through the series. The show used vivid, dramatic fantasy sequences for Ally's and other characters' wishful thinking; particularly notable is the dancing baby.

The show also featured regular visits to a local bar where singer Vonda Shepard regularly performed (though occasionally handing over the microphone to the characters). The series also took place in the same continuity as David E. Kelley's legal drama The Practice (which aired on ABC), as the two shows crossed over with one another on occasion, a very rare occurrence for two shows that aired on different networks.

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Release date : 8 September 1997
UPC: 024543000747

Comedy (17), Drama (16), Romance (10), Law (8), Boston (6), 1990s (6), Fox (6), Lawyer (5), (4), Sitcom (4), Hallucination (4), Judge (3), Courtroom (3), Imagination (3), Daydream (3), Psychiatrist (2), Nightclub (2), Legal Advice (2), Fantasize (2), Law Firm (2)

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