Boston Legal = Star Trek Reunion

I love Boston Legal. No, I don't like it more than I like, say, Battlestar Galactica, or any of the versions of Star Trek. But I love the show nonetheless.

I really like the way the friendship between Denny Crane (played by William Shatner) and Allan Shore (played by James Spader) has developed. There aren't many shows that are willing to explore the intimate and yet non-sexual friendship that can occur between two men. I like the way they can openly communicate about how much they care for one another. Including all of the Treks and Battlestars, the last five minutes of Boston Legal, when Crane and Shore share a few minutes on the balcony, are easily the best minutes on television.

I also find it very interesting how mature the actors are. All of the real acting is done by seasoned actors that have been in the business for decades, and their experience and expertise far outshines their age. There are a few of the ubiquitously required Beautiful Bodies, but they are so obviously spliced into the show strictly for the blatant sex scenes. At times, you can tell that the directors rang a bell in the studio, and a voice would come over the loudspeaker, "we must now insert 5 minutes of meaningless sex into the show, all Beautiful Bodies please report to the sound stage for your ubiquitously required sex scene."

But... getting back to Star Trek... (ahem...)

I find it interesting that there are a lot of Trek characters that have found a home on this show:

Of course, the Big Daddy of them all, Captain Kirk plays Denny Crane.

Rene Auberjonois, "Odo" from Deep Space Nine, is excellent as Paul Lewiston on Boston Legal.

Armin Shimmerman, "Quark" from Deep Space Nine, has  a recurring role as a judge.

Ethan Phillips, "Neelix" from Star Trek: Voyager, played a disgruntled husband and father on a recent Boston Legal storyline.

Michelle Forbes, "Ensign Ro" from Star Trek: The Next Generation, played a lawyer in recent Boston Legal episodes.

I'm not sure how true it is, but there are rumours that Nichelle Nichols ("Uhura") will be joining the cast.

Of course, the ultimate would be Leonard Nimoy making an appearance (I'm hoping he's a judge).

Comments

Interesting.

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