It's (Sorkin, I think?)
David E. Kelley.
I tried to watch a little of Boston Legal once, and the filming style bugged me. The camera was always moving and zooming in on stuff for no reason.
Wow, you've really mastered the power of positive giving-up.
Cordelia ,'End of Days'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2010 5:15:02 am PST #4337 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2010 5:38:27 am PST #4338 of 30001
brillig
"Boston Legal" often surprised me, especially when Shatner would brush himself off and remind the world that once upon a time he was considered a very respectable serious actor. I enjoy when he knowlingly embraces the schtick that has become his life, but he can also bring the chops. The episodes where Denny's dealing with the knowledge he has the precursors of Alzheimer's are wonderful.
Vortex - Jan 27, 2010 5:45:43 am PST #4339 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
especially when Shatner would brush himself off and remind the world that once upon a time he was considered a very respectable serious actor.
I'm sorry, when was that?
Aims - Jan 27, 2010 5:48:32 am PST #4340 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Last Tuesday at 5:53pm.
Theodosia - Jan 27, 2010 5:54:28 am PST #4341 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Shatner was on one of the really classic Twilight Zone episodes, for instance.
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2010 5:59:08 am PST #4342 of 30001
brillig
I'm sorry, when was that?
"Judgement at Nurmberg" in the '60s, plus he did a lot of Shakespeare. I've seen some Star Trek stories that commented on a stage actor with a promising career doing TV sci-fi.
DavidS - Jan 27, 2010 6:20:53 am PST #4343 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He was at the Statford Shakespeare festival. Also, his early Corman film The Intruder is pretty great as b-movies go.
Plus he was in the only movie shot in Esperanto!
tommyrot - Jan 27, 2010 6:24:37 am PST #4344 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
China to Ban Eating Cats and Dogs
I have two contradictory feelings. One is that different cultures have different views on what animals are OK to eat and what animals are not. By this view, there's really no difference between eating a cow and a dog.
My other view is it's more morally objectionable to eat an intelligent animal than a dumb one. From this view, it's worse to eat a dog than a cow, because cows are stupid and annoying animals. Or maybe I just have childhood issues about having to do chores on a dairy farm....
Connie Neil - Jan 27, 2010 6:26:29 am PST #4345 of 30001
brillig
because cows are stupid and annoying animals
And they step on your feet and smugly chew their cud while you try to get the damned thing to move.
Tom Scola - Jan 27, 2010 6:27:20 am PST #4346 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.