Maybe I'm watching too much TV

[prillalar]

I watched the re-vamped The Practice last night. I used to watch it every week, until last January when they moved the time slot and I couldn't. The cast changes have been sweeping so I think I'll treat this like a new show and see if I want to keep watching it.

The good: Eleanor (Camryn Manheim) will likely get a lot more stories now. She's why I started watching in the first place. Damn, she's hot.

The bad: No Helen.

The undecided: James Spader as Alan Shore. On the one hand, James Spader (he needs to call me). But on the other hand, I have seen this character before, on another DEK show, only there he was named Richard Fish. Don't get me wrong, I adored Fish. But Fish on Ally McBeal works really well. It's a funny, over-the-top show. Fish on The Practice not so much. It's supposed to be a serious legal drama. Well, at least Shore is a good lawyer. Also, James Spader.

There's another new character, but she's not had enough screen time for me to judge her.

Comments

[tir.livejournal.com]

I tuned in last night for the first time in about three(?) years. I lost track of the show when I was in grad school and never bothered to catch up. It does seem like a diffferent show, so it's probably a good time to start watching again.

I also love Eleanor, always did. And James Spader is definitely hot, but I'm not sure about his character yet either. I hadn't thought of the Fish comparison, but yes, you're absolutely right.

[destina.livejournal.com]

I think you are exactly right; Spader didn't play Fish like Fish, but his dialogue sounded like leftover quirky bits David E didn't have time to slather onto that character before Ally McBeal died its merciful death. In some ways, Spader's character is an amalgam of Fish and The Biscuit, you know?

[iamrosalita.livejournal.com]

I never watched The Practice until last night and the reason I watched is, as you so aptly put it, James Spader. Character is interesting, JS was good, as always. I'll probably watch again, just to see James Spader.