That’s probably my favorite Alan Shore scene as well. I was fortunate enough to play MILES TIBBET in that episode. This was our last scene. I was there for a week and a day (there were a number of scenes for me leading up to this one). So much fun doing BOSTON LEGAL…
Alan Shore is one of the greatest characters ever. Deep inside, he's a sucker for friends and very loyal, but he can also be vicious and unethical in order to win.
Thing is, he isn't unethical in the framework of the USA's "adversarial" trial system. That's why the USA's system is so fucked up and looked at with horror by most other people from developed countries.
...and the character would've fallen completely flat if they had cast anyone but James Spades to play him. James Spades is one of those rare talents that doesn't change to fit the character. He makes the character fit him!
I often asked myself why Alan's stare seems so strange. Then I heard James Spader say that without glasses he is practically blind and can only see blurs. I thinks that makes a great part of the effect of Alan seeing not quite what everyone else sees.
One of the things that makes this scene incredible is that it's a perfect demonstration of why Boston Legal and The Practice worked so well as legal drama's. It was completely at peace with the fact that part of being a good lawyer, a great one even was that you had to willing to do anything for your client. Morality has no bearing on the legal world, sometimes that can be used for good and other times for evil but you couldn't argue Alan wasn't great at what he did.
Many (if not MOST) people believe that lawyers are scum... There's debate over whether lawyers or politicians are worse though... Confusing the issue is that many politicians are lawyers, so the question becomes, are they scum because they are lawyers or because they are politicians?
I love this character and his speeches are amazing! I also love James Spader in anything and now he is Redington. I don’t know what it is about him…his demeanor, character, voice etc. He will always be an amazing actor in my book🙂
A number of Star Trek actors resented Bill Shatner for his ego maniacal ways on ST. Behaviors he never denies and has rarely, if ever, apologized for. Yet he did what pretty much none of them could do after Star Trek. He kept acting. And kept acting and kept acting. First doing summer stock Shakespeare all over the country post-ST. Living in his broken down camper in theater parking lots, taking any job he could get. He had one series in the early 70s not listed on his Wikipedia page, Barbary Coast, that lasted less than a season. Eventually he got TJ Hooker, the show that brought him back to episodic television fame. A show so cringe I couldn't watch one episode of it. Yet it lasted, what? Five seasons? Don't know. Don't care? Even after the ST movies made him a millionaire he kept looking for work. Third Rock, Sh*t My Dad Says, and of course, Boston Legal when he was 72! He drove through my little Arizona town 3-4 years back on his motorcycle. He was about 86 or 87 then, making a documentary as I understood it. something about America? I don't care enough to look it up. Anyway, he stopped at a locally owned diner and spent time, I assume eating, but also greeting people and talking to them. I see he's just turned 90 this past March. He's still working, isn't he? I write all is this to say I have a grudging, a very grudging, respect for Bill Shatner.
I've never really watched thru TOS but I think Shatner understood what Star Trek meant to their careers at the time... it was a working gig and something seminal and ground breaking but also mostly the potential to pigeonhole everyone's acting careers from mainstream work... unless you could showboat on it. TNG is a good example of that. Everyone mostly got along and it didn't make anyone's careers in the mainstream.
@@Nonaggress patrick Stewart was an acclaimed actor in Britain before TNG just not known as much outside. Much like Anthony Hopkins before Silence of the Lambs. Became more widely known buthe was already well established. Star Trek was the big start for Shatner but it did tend to create a type cast so he ran with it but also acted in what he could. Besides, being a tyrant behind the scenes, there are a lotof actors that fill that role.
@@sazidhasankhan9144 it's not witness intimidation when he willingly goes to the meeting without counsel. As Alsn eloquently states in the scene, this guy isnt here for justice, he's there for attention. Attacking a witness's credibility is exactly what defense lawyers do. If he really cared about justice, he wouldn't be there and would testify in open court and be destroyed.
@@iluvdissheet Have you watched the full episode? The guy is little more than a good-natured goober, and the client of the case is a horrible, horrible person. If Alan had tried even half of that spiel in actual court, he would have been (rightfully) smacked down for badgering the witness. Besides, this wasn't really about the case. It was about Alan trying to sabotage his burgeoning relationship with Sally by acting like a monster in front of her, because of his self-destructive tendencies. Context, it matters!
Except in what Ithink was an absolutely atrocious remake of "Niagra" (NOT gonna IMDb it) where there was NO way for ANYONE in that dud to even be good. Think it later turned out to be a tax writeoff thing that like in the play/movie Producers was designed to flop.
Every actor and actress in this whole program series portrayed their characters to the max. Serious when needed, funny when needed saurcastic when needed and extremely firm when needed. They all come on so natural like would be in real life situations. I really loved watching this show every chance I got. I can watch them over and over now that I have several seasons on DVD and never get tired of any episode. Boston Legal has it all... Not at all like the crap on TV today. These piss poor actors and actresses in todays shows that try to act funny are a "JOKE"!!!
Nabneet Bhattacharjee I didn’t watch BOSTON LEGAL. But I fell head over heels for Raymond Reddington so I bought the seasons of BL on DVD. I enjoyed studying Alan’s quirks, rapid speaking, and taking total control of any room he’s in. Just like Raymond. So many “little things” he does with his body movements, and the way he tilts his head showed me those aren’t Alan Shore’s ways, or Raymond Reddington’s ways. Those are James Spader’s ways. I just love him.
@@cards0486 Fun fact; Spader voiced Ultron in Avengers 2. Since Ultron is tall and Spader, not so much, He had to wear little antenna indicator things on his head in motion capture to indicate where Ultrons eyes would be, but since Spader is so captivating when he talks the other actors on set would occasionally glance down into Spaders actual eyes and it would look like they were looking at Ultrons crotch
@@WyattRumore Because the eyes of Ultron were represented by little balls on those antenna, the director of the film frequently had to remind other actors to "look at James' balls!"
Watching this video I finally get where Alan Shore´s inspiration comes from... THE SHADOW... he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, as he has seen that evil in his own heart.
@@brianglendenning1632, you might be right. But I think a case could be argued that it's a form of witnesses intimidation, which falls under witness tampering. As I said though, you might be right, but it's still definitely an ethical grey area. & the ethical grey area was where Alan operated quite a lot of the time.
jeremy weekes I think the bigger issue is whether Alan would cross the line putting things to a witness he knows from his client to be false. Perhaps the standards that apply in TV world are different to the real world😁😉
@@brianglendenning1632 Nothing he said was false all that information came from Sally. What he's done is give more or less tell Miles up front that as a witness by the time he left the stand he would be discredited as a witness with the points he brought up that no Judge or Jury would find him creditable by the time he was done with him and would leave him humiliated. I can only guess but since it appears that Miles is the only one being called as a witness if his credibility was lost so would the case because without Miles testimony and him being credible the judge or jury would award the win to Crane, Pool and Schmidt and it's client.
I love how cold his expression is when he says "Lee Tyler can afford any attorney in the world. She's chosen me. Do you wonder if I'm any good?" He's an absolute savage and if I ever needed a lawyer, I would want him.
Yeah sure. The thing about Alan Sure is that he has a different approach for each individual. No doubt he would've tailored an attack that best suited your flaws and insecurities. The method would have been completely different but the result would have been the same.
I’m in fictional trouble. I need Alan Shore, right now. Fictionally, I’m wealthy enough to afford the greatest lawyer in the world. Fictionally. Fuck, I wish he were real! And that, actually, I were too.
well there you have it, the legal system reduced to intimidation, abuse and nothing short of blackmail in the service of the rich. There are indeed two systems of 'justice' one for the rich and another for the poor. the quality of your defense, equals the quality of your life. And that is traditionally on par with the number of choices you can make in this lifetime. The fewer choices you have, the further down on the ladder you live.
@@Willaev It's also pure bullshit and victim culture. There are many amazing pro-bono attorneys all over the country. The US has the best and most fair legal system on Earth.
@@scarygary5678 "The US has the best and most fair legal system on Earth." LOL, spoken like a provincial Utan or Nebraksan who never travelled abroad...
I'm no lawyer, but what Shore did in this scene seems like witness intimidation... "Witness intimidation is when an attempt is made to threaten or persuade a witness not to give evidence to the police or courts, or to give evidence in a way that is favorable to the defendant..."
very odd this is your 'favorite' scene. Crushing a helpless dufuss from speaking the truth to save an entitled loser is, I might say, not his best momemt. But...Alan is cool when he destroys an innocent.
Thank you for the courage to say it. Society has gone to astray and hell in a handbasket where we defend the abuser. This is coming from a die hard Alan Shore and Raymond Reddington fan.
he's a hired gunman. a gunman will kill the innocent and the guilty, as long as he's paid. dont you ever think for one moment lawyers have souls or that they aren't gunmen
I cannot recall this episode. Does anyone know if the client was actually a shoplifter? Shore usually appeals to us by trading on morals but here he intimidates a witness to protect a wealthy client. Some might see it as a mercy that he did this in the relative privacy of an office but in a court the Judge could step in.
terrific series about the lawyer we used to see it when we were young with csi and Miami and New York such a good memory and low and order with Olivia and Elliott!all these series are welly treasure on TV we grow up with these series!🙏🌹🌹❤💖💝👍🥰😍😍😍😍
Of course, now that sweaty little man just has to tell the prosecution what just happened, she'll ask what the lawyer did while he's testifying, and the whole thing is moot. I mean, he just admitted he thought his client was guilty - to a witness
Season 1 Alan Shore was my favorite. He was just as awful as he was great, and I really liked that ambiguity. I felt like that kinda fell apart as the series went on
Delicious. Some lawyers - are like vertical black widows. Tremendous lines. Amusing eye contact. Almost as good as good as Clint Eastwood's line.... do you feel lucky punk ?
Let us be clear on what you're trying to do. You're threatening me with humiliating me before the world, to destroy my selfworth for everyone to see, with things that I shouldn't be forced to be ashamed of? But then, he doesn't know Alan.
Excuse me? Witness tampering? This is blackmail and extortion. It would be legal for him to do everything he threatened to do (perhaps it shouldn't be). But it is ILLEGAL, screw unethical, for him to threaten a witness with that tactic to force him to LIE UNDER OATH. This isn't as bad as any episode of How to Get Away With Murder, but its close. But then, I've never seen this episode. Perhaps he really is lying for attention. But if so, he should have waited until the guy was on the stand.
these scenes where he berates someone and they turn into a blubbering mess doesnt seem realistic to me, I never seen anyone turn into a blubbering mess over words
Where is the tape recorder when you need it. Being disbarred would only be the beginning which would be just in this situation. Clearly this is witness tampering and intimidation, plus denny would be charged as a accomplish in the charge of intimidation by just repeating his name, twice, plus he would be a witness, testifying for the prosecution...........
He wasn't being evil...he didn't even care about winning the case...his goal here was to show everyone how cold-hearted Lawyers can be and to teach his Female co-worker a lesson...she should not have talked to him in that Bar and been deceitful
My admiration is not grudging at all. He has always been able to make a little fun of himself and he's not a bad actor. People Read stuff now on the internet instead of in fan magazines and they adopt It as truth. Just like the repeated constantly that. Obama was born outside the united states. They can't form an opinion on their own so they adopt other people's. I've actually asked people after they told me that They think someone is a bad actor. Then I asked them what they've seen them in. Then I ask him what I've seen them. They can't name anything. It is also usually people who don't watch that many movies or t v shows. But not knowing what you're talking about has never stopped anybody including me.
Yeah, he's good. But when he said, "I'm talking Miles." I would have said, "Well you can close your mouth for just a moment while I explain that misconception." At worst we'd both be talking at the same time. Of course I'm not some wimp like Miles is here. I stand up for myself and will not hesitate to tell someone to close their mouth and stop talking. They want to get offended, I say, "Would you rather I say 'Shut up!!'? Because that's the only alternative."
@@metalbat8414 If that's what you want to believe, then go ahead and believe it. No skin off my nose. I know how to defend myself and I *will not* be a doormat. But hey, think whatever you please.
@@metalbat8414 No, you believe I would never say those things. You don't *know* me from Eve. So go ahead and think what you like. It won't change anything except maybe make you feel better.
That’s probably my favorite Alan Shore scene as well. I was fortunate enough to play MILES TIBBET in that episode. This was our last scene. I was there for a week and a day (there were a number of scenes for me leading up to this one). So much fun doing BOSTON LEGAL…
You were terrific.
Thanks so much - so appreciated…
Alan Shore is one of the greatest characters ever. Deep inside, he's a sucker for friends and very loyal, but he can also be vicious and unethical in order to win.
Great you just described Raymond Reddington 😂
@@dulsarakumarage7856 Ok, I actually hadn't seen that show until yesterday. Yep, you are correct :)
Thing is, he isn't unethical in the framework of the USA's "adversarial" trial system. That's why the USA's system is so fucked up and looked at with horror by most other people from developed countries.
@@RoonMian like anyone here cares what your opinion about us is. Just like you don’t care what we think of whichever tiny country you come from.
...and the character would've fallen completely flat if they had cast anyone but James Spades to play him. James Spades is one of those rare talents that doesn't change to fit the character. He makes the character fit him!
I often asked myself why Alan's stare seems so strange. Then I heard James Spader say that without glasses he is practically blind and can only see blurs. I thinks that makes a great part of the effect of Alan seeing not quite what everyone else sees.
😆😆😆😆😆 Makes sense though.
I mean in 240p everything looks blurry.
Contacts?
He can be so vindictive because he doesn't/can't see anyone as people. Just blobs he can shape and form like mounds of clay.
One of the things that makes this scene incredible is that it's a perfect demonstration of why Boston Legal and The Practice worked so well as legal drama's. It was completely at peace with the fact that part of being a good lawyer, a great one even was that you had to willing to do anything for your client. Morality has no bearing on the legal world, sometimes that can be used for good and other times for evil but you couldn't argue Alan wasn't great at what he did.
Morality has the stricter bearing in the legal world to be sequitur. It’s literally: Justice.
Many (if not MOST) people believe that lawyers are scum... There's debate over whether lawyers or politicians are worse though... Confusing the issue is that many politicians are lawyers, so the question becomes, are they scum because they are lawyers or because they are politicians?
The legal system is a tool. It can be used for good and bad. Guns are the same, so why do we want to ban guns but have more laws?
I've always thought if I was in trouble I'd want Alan Shore fighting for me.
I love this character and his speeches are amazing! I also love James Spader in anything and now he is Redington. I don’t know what it is about him…his demeanor, character, voice etc. He will always be an amazing actor in my book🙂
Spader is The man! Alan Shore has so many layers and his chemistry with Denny is legendary
A number of Star Trek actors resented Bill Shatner for his ego maniacal ways on ST. Behaviors he never denies and has rarely, if ever, apologized for. Yet he did what pretty much none of them could do after Star Trek. He kept acting.
And kept acting and kept acting. First doing summer stock Shakespeare all over the country post-ST. Living in his broken down camper in theater parking lots, taking any job he could get. He had one series in the early 70s not listed on his Wikipedia page, Barbary Coast, that lasted less than a season.
Eventually he got TJ Hooker, the show that brought him back to episodic television fame. A show so cringe I couldn't watch one episode of it. Yet it lasted, what? Five seasons? Don't know. Don't care?
Even after the ST movies made him a millionaire he kept looking for work. Third Rock, Sh*t My Dad Says, and of course, Boston Legal when he was 72!
He drove through my little Arizona town 3-4 years back on his motorcycle. He was about 86 or 87 then, making a documentary as I understood it. something about America? I don't care enough to look it up. Anyway, he stopped at a locally owned diner and spent time, I assume eating, but also greeting people and talking to them.
I see he's just turned 90 this past March. He's still working, isn't he?
I write all is this to say I have a grudging, a very grudging, respect for Bill Shatner.
And...his albums! Will never forget his rendition of "Lucy in the Sky ~~~ with DIAMONDS"🤗
@@BastetNoodles godamn it, man, I had that song completely erased from my memory and you ruined it, you f@%#ing ruined it.....
I've never really watched thru TOS but I think Shatner understood what Star Trek meant to their careers at the time... it was a working gig and something seminal and ground breaking but also mostly the potential to pigeonhole everyone's acting careers from mainstream work... unless you could showboat on it. TNG is a good example of that. Everyone mostly got along and it didn't make anyone's careers in the mainstream.
@@gerbilfarm Patrick Stewart?
@@Nonaggress patrick Stewart was an acclaimed actor in Britain before TNG just not known as much outside. Much like Anthony Hopkins before Silence of the Lambs. Became more widely known buthe was already well established. Star Trek was the big start for Shatner but it did tend to create a type cast so he ran with it but also acted in what he could. Besides, being a tyrant behind the scenes, there are a lotof actors that fill that role.
This seems cruel, but is mercy by crushing him in private rather than in public.
Snarflelocker no. It’s just cruel.
It's witness intimidation. Alan will get disbarred, and the case ruling against him
This guys should not be anywhere near Alan without his lawyer. If he stood up for himself it would have been a multi million dollar payout.
@@sazidhasankhan9144 it's not witness intimidation when he willingly goes to the meeting without counsel. As Alsn eloquently states in the scene, this guy isnt here for justice, he's there for attention. Attacking a witness's credibility is exactly what defense lawyers do. If he really cared about justice, he wouldn't be there and would testify in open court and be destroyed.
@@iluvdissheet Have you watched the full episode? The guy is little more than a good-natured goober, and the client of the case is a horrible, horrible person. If Alan had tried even half of that spiel in actual court, he would have been (rightfully) smacked down for badgering the witness.
Besides, this wasn't really about the case. It was about Alan trying to sabotage his burgeoning relationship with Sally by acting like a monster in front of her, because of his self-destructive tendencies.
Context, it matters!
James Spader is and always have been seriously intimidating.
Except in what Ithink was an absolutely atrocious remake of "Niagra" (NOT gonna IMDb it) where there was NO way for ANYONE in that dud to even be good. Think it later turned out to be a tax writeoff thing that like in the play/movie Producers was designed to flop.
Kurt Snyder Like the Nick Cage Vampire's Kiss. Done soley for the money as things are wastes of talent. And filmstock.
Every actor and actress in this whole program series portrayed their characters to the max. Serious when needed, funny when needed saurcastic when needed and extremely firm when needed. They all come on so natural like would be in real life situations. I really loved watching this show every chance I got. I can watch them over and over now that I have several seasons on DVD and never get tired of any episode. Boston Legal has it all...
Not at all like the crap on TV today. These piss poor actors and actresses in todays shows that try to act funny are a "JOKE"!!!
that's 50% alan shore, 100% raymond reddington right here.
Nabneet Bhattacharjee
I didn’t watch BOSTON LEGAL. But I fell head over heels for Raymond Reddington so I bought the seasons of BL on DVD.
I enjoyed studying Alan’s quirks, rapid speaking, and taking total control of any room he’s in. Just like Raymond.
So many “little things” he does with his body movements, and the way he tilts his head showed me those aren’t Alan Shore’s ways, or Raymond Reddington’s ways. Those are James Spader’s ways.
I just love him.
Not quite, Reddington would NEVER speak that fast. Red shows up 4 last 2 sentences.
@@cards0486 Fun fact; Spader voiced Ultron in Avengers 2. Since Ultron is tall and Spader, not so much, He had to wear little antenna indicator things on his head in motion capture to indicate where Ultrons eyes would be, but since Spader is so captivating when he talks the other actors on set would occasionally glance down into Spaders actual eyes and it would look like they were looking at Ultrons crotch
@@WyattRumore Because the eyes of Ultron were represented by little balls on those antenna, the director of the film frequently had to remind other actors to "look at James' balls!"
Thats 150% mate....
Dude! You cut the best line! Alan looks at the guy and says, “as long as we’re clear that it’s OK to mock you.”
Watching this video I finally get where Alan Shore´s inspiration comes from... THE SHADOW... he knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, as he has seen that evil
in his own heart.
Every man pays a price for redemption--this is his.
If this isn't a brilliant pre cross-examination for a trial, then I don't know what is...
It's what lawyers do in conference where prejudice doesn't apply. They wouldn't be allowed to do this in open court.
@@Dabhach1 But you have to admit that the approach and finesse in the conference meeting was brilliant and effective. Lawyering at its best.
@@Dabhach1 Yeah but the witness can easily file a complaint the way Miles did, so it can easily be rendered ineffective.
@@nav3452 would you ever file a complaint against Allen Shore?!
Lol. I sure wouldn’t
@@tinab3627 Shore collected ethics complaints like they were stamps, lol
That's by far Alan Shore's darkest moment
LOVE THIS SERIES.....Me thinks it's time to go binge and get some "DENNY CRANE" Case Is Dismissed. Cheers Everyone
Where do you binge it? In Serbia, neither Netflix or Prime have the series :(
@@maidros85 Local Library has Series on DVD's
2:34
*DENNY CRANE*
"Just so I'm clear, I SHOULD feel free to mock you."
Alan certainly knows how to use wit without retrieving the breath.
As funny as it is, I'm pretty sure that would be boardline witness tampering.
jeremy weekes no property in a witness, no inducement just stating what is to come
@@brianglendenning1632, you might be right. But I think a case could be argued that it's a form of witnesses intimidation, which falls under witness tampering. As I said though, you might be right, but it's still definitely an ethical grey area. & the ethical grey area was where Alan operated quite a lot of the time.
jeremy weekes I think the bigger issue is whether Alan would cross the line putting things to a witness he knows from his client to be false. Perhaps the standards that apply in TV world are different to the real world😁😉
@@brianglendenning1632 Nothing he said was false all that information came from Sally. What he's done is give more or less tell Miles up front that as a witness by the time he left the stand he would be discredited as a witness with the points he brought up that no Judge or Jury would find him creditable by the time he was done with him and would leave him humiliated. I can only guess but since it appears that Miles is the only one being called as a witness if his credibility was lost so would the case because without Miles testimony and him being credible the judge or jury would award the win to Crane, Pool and Schmidt and it's client.
It really was witness tampering I think. Miles notified the partners about it and Alan was reprimanded and this didn’t help the case at all.
What a powerful performance. Love James Spader. This show trumps L.A Law
Definitely the best scene
DAM THAT WAS A GREAT SHOW!!!!!
I love his character and his cercestic way of arguments
That is a great scene. They again he has so many.
I love how cold his expression is when he says "Lee Tyler can afford any attorney in the world. She's chosen me. Do you wonder if I'm any good?" He's an absolute savage and if I ever needed a lawyer, I would want him.
That would just convince me that I must testify.
Me too. I would tell him to go f==k himself and take my lumps.
Yeah sure. The thing about Alan Sure is that he has a different approach for each individual. No doubt he would've tailored an attack that best suited your flaws and insecurities. The method would have been completely different but the result would have been the same.
In order for there to be winners, the world needs losers. Thanks for jumping on that for grenade.
That's exactly why this scene is great. It creates a moral dilemma and urges one to think what would I have done If I were in Miles' place
God I miss this show...always loved the final scene w Denny n Alan on the balcony w their drinks n cigars..they don't make em like they used to
but ..oh that scene where Denny Crane goes sniper in the office..
He is great in Blacklist too on Amazon.
I’m in fictional trouble. I need Alan Shore, right now. Fictionally, I’m wealthy enough to afford the greatest lawyer in the world. Fictionally.
Fuck, I wish he were real! And that, actually, I were too.
well there you have it, the legal system reduced to intimidation, abuse and nothing short of blackmail in the service of the rich. There are indeed two systems of 'justice' one for the rich and another for the poor. the quality of your defense, equals the quality of your life. And that is traditionally on par with the number of choices you can make in this lifetime. The fewer choices you have, the further down on the ladder you live.
black bird It’s a tv show.
@@Willaev and it's a good one, one that reflects relative issues from real life.
He did his job, successfully defending his client!
@@Willaev It's also pure bullshit and victim culture. There are many amazing pro-bono attorneys all over the country. The US has the best and most fair legal system on Earth.
@@scarygary5678 "The US has the best and most fair legal system on Earth." LOL, spoken like a provincial Utan or Nebraksan who never travelled abroad...
I'm no lawyer, but what Shore did in this scene seems like witness intimidation...
"Witness intimidation is when an attempt is made to threaten or persuade a witness not to give evidence to the police or courts, or to give evidence in a way that is favorable to the defendant..."
true he can sue
When does Allen Shore follow the rules?! That store clerk would never have the guts to call him out. He’s Allen Shore with Denny Crane by his side lol
That second is just one tiny step below perjury.
very odd this is your 'favorite' scene. Crushing a helpless dufuss from speaking the truth to save an entitled loser is, I might say, not his best momemt. But...Alan is cool when he destroys an innocent.
well atleast he did it privately not publicly i guess
The best scenes don't always spell good for the characters within them.
Thank you for the courage to say it. Society has gone to astray and hell in a handbasket where we defend the abuser. This is coming from a die hard Alan Shore and Raymond Reddington fan.
If the sales clerk had any balls, should of said f u see you in court.
he's a hired gunman. a gunman will kill the innocent and the guilty, as long as he's paid. dont you ever think for one moment lawyers have souls or that they aren't gunmen
My lawyer, not in looks, just scary calmness -- works so well with him.
Greatest lawyer on TV I love them
Gosh, and we think Walter White was the first anti hero. Alan Shore was disposable... And we loved him all the way! ❤😂
I fucking love Boston Legal
I cannot recall this episode. Does anyone know if the client was actually a shoplifter?
Shore usually appeals to us by trading on morals but here he intimidates a witness to protect a wealthy client.
Some might see it as a mercy that he did this in the relative privacy of an office but in a court the Judge could step in.
It is fantastic
terrific series about the lawyer we used to see it when we were young with csi and Miami and New York such a good memory and low and order with Olivia and Elliott!all these series are welly treasure on TV we grow up with these series!🙏🌹🌹❤💖💝👍🥰😍😍😍😍
James Spader at his best.
Love this!
Very very impressive
God, he’s good!!
Sorry, the very best moment of Alan Shore in hole Boston Legal is in 5x2 episode when they tryied to negotiate not to go to trial.
i just checked it out , this one is better
This was cold.
Everything he says is more than probably true.
Of course, now that sweaty little man just has to tell the prosecution what just happened, she'll ask what the lawyer did while he's testifying, and the whole thing is moot. I mean, he just admitted he thought his client was guilty - to a witness
Is it just me ? Or does this look suspiciously like Witness intimidation, all done with great suave style , of course !!
Of course! But this guy wouldn’t have the guts to do anything about it
It's flagrantly witness intimidation, lol.
One of Alan Shore's weaker moments, imo.
Season 1 Alan Shore was my favorite.
He was just as awful as he was great, and I really liked that ambiguity.
I felt like that kinda fell apart as the series went on
"Small snack". I love it.
The few, the proud, the Denny.
Denny Crane!
Guys buckle up blacklist season 8 is coming!!!
♥️u Alan Shore and Denny Crane
He should’ve asked Mr California for the nature metaphor….
Allen Shore, being terrific at his job. Does J.Spader take this same talent to his personal life?
I really should rewatch Boston legal.
wow that was brutal
The best of them
Evil Alan is evil.
i am surprised that Denny remembered to come out on time! 🤣
Even as a blur, Lake Bell is smoking!
THAT WAS THE ICING ON THE CAKE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP! DO YOU REALLY WONDER? DO YOU REALLY WONDER?:!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Delicious. Some lawyers - are like vertical black widows. Tremendous lines. Amusing eye contact. Almost as good as good as Clint Eastwood's line.... do you feel lucky punk ?
Nice
Never talk to the police...or opposing council.
Harvey spector could never
Let us be clear on what you're trying to do. You're threatening me with humiliating me before the world, to destroy my selfworth for everyone to see, with things that I shouldn't be forced to be ashamed of?
But then, he doesn't know Alan.
They signed a "settlement agreement".
Excuse me? Witness tampering? This is blackmail and extortion.
It would be legal for him to do everything he threatened to do (perhaps it shouldn't be). But it is ILLEGAL, screw unethical, for him to threaten a witness with that tactic to force him to LIE UNDER OATH.
This isn't as bad as any episode of How to Get Away With Murder, but its close.
But then, I've never seen this episode. Perhaps he really is lying for attention. But if so, he should have waited until the guy was on the stand.
Poor witness! 🤣🤣🤣
Alan Shore? No, Denny Crane!
Neither do morality nor the law always bear weight within the legal system.
Witness intimidation at its best 😅
Soooo, how is this not witness intimidation?
these scenes where he berates someone and they turn into a blubbering mess doesnt seem realistic to me, I never seen anyone turn into a blubbering mess over words
Where is the tape recorder when you need it. Being disbarred would only be the beginning which would be just in this situation. Clearly this is witness tampering and intimidation, plus denny would be charged as a accomplish in the charge of intimidation by just repeating his name, twice, plus he would be a witness, testifying for the prosecution...........
I don't like it when Alan uses his powers for evil.
He wasn't being evil...he didn't even care about winning the case...his goal here was to show everyone how cold-hearted Lawyers can be and to teach his Female co-worker a lesson...she should not have talked to him in that Bar and been deceitful
but in a kind way. He didnt want to destroy the man in public but he also needed to win. So he destroyed him in private, best case scenario for all.
HAHA - when this guy dies screaming - he'll have to live with all the pain he's caused - for eternity.
Can afford this guy for a lawyer, won’t pay for a scarf? His client doesn’t strike me as a sensible person
*COLD Bloodeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!*
He’s so bad…I love him😅
"Danny Crane"
Love Boston legal
This part of why the American legal system is flawed. Everyday people who want to do the right thing have absolutely no incentive to come forward.
My admiration is not grudging at all.
He has always been able to make a little fun of himself and he's not a bad actor. People Read stuff now on the internet instead of in fan magazines and they adopt It as truth. Just like the repeated constantly that. Obama was born outside the united states. They can't form an opinion on their own so they adopt other people's. I've actually asked people after they told me that They think someone is a bad actor. Then I asked them what they've seen them in. Then I ask him what I've seen them. They can't name anything. It is also usually people who don't watch that many movies or t v shows. But not knowing what you're talking about has never stopped anybody including me.
Sorry I was using voice to text today cause I don't feel that well. Which really isn't an excuse.
What a lawyer
Ugh
''Denny Crane'' '' I am Groot''
This was my least favorite Alan scene tbh. To prey on someone like this is very unlike him
Damn!
At about 3.20, i'm pretty sure he had messed his pants! lol
...damn
Which episode is that?
DENNY CRANE is the best Pokemon.
Wouldn’t this be witness intimidation?
Absolutely.
Isn't this a fictional television show... Witness intimidation, come on...
Do those of us who are hearing impaired a favor and include closed captioning . It's the right thing to do in this day and age of technology .
Yeah, he's good. But when he said, "I'm talking Miles." I would have said, "Well you can close your mouth for just a moment while I explain that misconception." At worst we'd both be talking at the same time. Of course I'm not some wimp like Miles is here. I stand up for myself and will not hesitate to tell someone to close their mouth and stop talking. They want to get offended, I say, "Would you rather I say 'Shut up!!'? Because that's the only alternative."
You wouldn't have said ANY of that.
@@metalbat8414 If that's what you want to believe, then go ahead and believe it. No skin off my nose. I know how to defend myself and I *will not* be a doormat. But hey, think whatever you please.
@@kellyrayburn4093 I will and I shall continue to know that you wouldn't have said those things
@@metalbat8414 No, you believe I would never say those things. You don't *know* me from Eve. So go ahead and think what you like. It won't change anything except maybe make you feel better.
@@kellyrayburn4093 No I KNOW you wouldn't.
The character