-Now this? Is promising. And makes up for the selected-by-focus-group anything. Which is not. Promising.
[re Mark Valley on cast, and re change of name bcs Boston Legal did better in focus groups than The Practice: Fleet Street.]

-He said something like "I really should have written something down...You all have made wonderful choices with your footwear and clothing tonight."Just when I thought I couldn't love him more.... [Spader won an Emmy - for The Practice ? ]
-Yes, his acceptance speech was unassuming, amusing and really quite endearing.

-Spader was on The View last week and was his usual fabulous self-- smart, witty, and very odd. He also seemed to have genuine affection for Star Jones, which was sort of shocking.

Oct 3, 2004 @ 11:03 pm - after pilot aired [p.4]__

-And then there's Spader. Love Spader. Love that he's found this subversive character and is just wreaking havoc and won an Emmy for it. Love it.

-Once I accepted that it would have little to do with reality, I relaxed and enjoyed it for the camp classic it will undoubtedly become. I was surprised to find it actually attempting - and succeeding - at summoning up a shallow level of depth at moments.
Loved the whole "Annie" plotline, and the mother/daughter combo stole every scene. [yeah the mom was great: "..through my own personal ingenuity."// "annie's not a comedy. it's full of suspense - about whether the little girl gets to live with the rich guy. it's dramatic."]

-Not a bad pilot at all. Glad to see this show isn't Ally McBeal, but that it also isn't The Practice. My only fear with it is that I know DEK seems to have a wonderful first few seasons with his shows, but then they flame out spectacularly (The Practice) or go out with a whimper (Picket Fences, Boston Public, Ally McBeal). I just like Spader's character and would prefer to not see him suffer the fate of other DEK characters.

- ..$5 says Spader has enough sense (and maybe dollars socked away) to take a walk before this thing runs out of gas. Just saying.


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May 3, 2006 @ 6:19 pm · Post #2926
--And when Brad looked and Denise and said "When do the benefits start?" Mercy, that man is attractive.
During her little speech to him, I could barely breath, good lord that man is hot.
--But when he and Julie Bowen were kissing and walking backward through the bedroom door and she was stumbling and he just picked her up and kept going... *whew*


Jun 18, 2006 @ 6:29 pm
MJF all the way for Guest Actor, if only for the courtroom exchange when he talks about his cancer, the other attorney objects and MJF tosses off a wry but meaningful, "You object?"