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"Once you do a show about the law, what you're really doing is telling morality tales. You’re dealing with justice, you're dealing with ethics, you're dealing with good and evil." - Steven Bochco 

Legal Dramas describe fictional shows with recurring characters centered in some manner with the court system.

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  • B
  • Boston Legal
  • D
  • Defenders, The
  • F
  • Feds
  • J
  • Judd for the Defense
  • L
  • L. A. Law
  • Law & Order
  • M
  • Matlock
  • P
  • Perry Mason
  • T
  • Trials of Rosie O’Neill, The

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Highlights

  • Steven Bochco on creating compelling storytelling on <i>L.A. Law</i> (00m 55s)Steven Bochco on creating compelling storytelling on L.A. Law (00m 55s)
  • Steven Bochco on the legal drama <i>Philly</i> (02m 45s)Steven Bochco on the legal drama Philly (02m 45s)
  • William Shatner on his rationale for "breaking the fourth wall" while playing "Denny Crane" on <i>Boston Legal</i> (01m 32s)William Shatner on his rationale for "breaking the fourth wall" while playing "Denny Crane" on Boston Legal (01m 32s)
  • William Shatner on his <i>Boston Legal</i> character “Denny Crane’s” penchant for saying his name as a non sequitur<br /> (01m 01s)William Shatner on his Boston Legal character “Denny Crane’s” penchant for saying his name as a non sequitur
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