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I started watching this show because I saw that James Spader is in it. I didn’t realise it was the show that led to the spinoff Boston Legal and I’ve already seen that - so am going backwards watching The Practice now!??!

For other James Spader fans, I think it’s worth letting you know that he doesn’t appear in the show (as Alan Shore) until the 8th Season :( And if you are a Boston Legal fan like me, you’ll be pleased to hear that William Shatner makes an appearance in 5 episodes in Season 8 as our beloved character “Denny Crane”! And it’s because of these two that I’m watching the show…

It’s not a bad show, some of the cases are interesting making it quite entertaining but it’s not in the same league as Boston Legal - the best show ever to hit our screens! Most of the characters are likeable and it does pass the time as you want to see what happens in their private/work lives. It does seem to edit out quite a bit of the courtroom drama side of the show or maybe they didn’t bother filming those scenes in the first place because sometimes you’re left asking questions that don’t get answers when the verdict is announced.

Unfortunately for me, the most unlikeable character (Lindsay Dole) is getting more and more screen time as the episodes unfold so if it wasn’t for the hope of seeing Alan Shore and Denny Crane, I would’ve stopped watching because she is so annoying and the completely wrong character for them to be focusing on when they have some really interesting characters they could concentrate on. They should’ve written her out in the first Season :(