I used to think that Boston Legal was just another law drama like Law and Order, only cheesier and less interesting. However, I got sucked in during an episode about a case on video game addiction. Since then I’ve been surprised to discover that this show actually confronts serious issues and has something meaningful to say about them. Take this example from a couple episodes ago during the closing balcony scene (usually the best part of the show, imo):
That’s what troubles me, this notion that we have to take sides in this country, now. You’re either with us or against us, republican or democrat, red state or blue state… No one looks at an issue and struggles over the right position to take anymore. And yet our ability to reason is what makes us human. Lately we seem so willing to forfeit that gift of reason in exchange for the good feeling of belonging to a group; we all just take the position of our team. I’ve certainly done it and hated myself for it.
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