William Shatner and James Spader BLANK in the "Boston Legal" series finale

It sounds a bit lame, but I felt a bit honored to be watching this finale...for both the writing and the open-minded approach to the issues. C'mon...having Antonin Scalia marry the two men!? What could have been a better revenge-fantasy than that?

I might have thought it was a lampoon, but it actually seemed like such a perfect conclusion to TV's most unabashed bromance. And, honestly, wasn't it ultimately saying that nobody should be ashamed of the way they love? That's how I took it, at least.

 

 

 

The blog isn't ashamed to love, either.

I have not seen the finale, but it sounds interesting.  This is more along the lines of what I hoped I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry would be like, but obviously was not.  Can two men or women being in love with each other without being sexually attracted to their own gender?  Is marriage more than just romance?  I do not know if this episode answered all those questions, but it seems like that was the general area it was going.

I also like that Kelley seems to be lampooning the recent cultural obsession with bromances.  After all, if you love a guy, you should be willing to do something like take care of him in his dying days like you would a spouse, child, or parent.  This also highlights how marriage is necessary to legal strengthen the rights of people to be looked after the person of their choice.

I am not a fan of Shatner, but I will check this episode out since it sounds so interesting.

I almost didn't watch it because it isn't one of my favourite shows, but in the end, I was really glad I watched. The show was great overall in that it dealt with all kinds of uncomfortable themes like racism and communism, religiousism, (is that a word?) drug company greed, individual rights. I loved the marriage in the end. It was perfect, respectful and exactly right. I loved the " I don't want a pity dance" line and the dance on the balconey.  They never resorted to gay panic cheap shots and the reasons why they wanted to get married were solid and believable. Even the bit in the court room with the gay guy that was protesting their marriage was good and ultimately very pro-gay. The arguments and observations of the judge managed to shoot the conservative right's protestations to same sex marriage all to hell. 

 

 

 

 

I say we take the warning labels off everything and let nature take it's course.

That sound you may have heard last night around 10:55 PM was George Takei's head exploding.

I'm a fan of Boston Legal.  It isn't perfect, but it has tackled important social & political issues in a manner that is more intelligent than most shows.

However, last night's finale tasted like spoiled meat.  They should've ended with the Thanksgiving episode.

Shirley & the rest of the litigation team up in arms b/c the firm was being bought out by the Chinese?  Ok, they did highlight the human rights abuses in China, but I hoped that it wouldn't be 1-sided.  Where are the introspections of how bad the U.S. has been & continues to be (torture, voting to take away fundamental rights from a minority group, etc.)?  Shirley is alot brighter than that. 

I also didn't like the way they handled the whole SSM thing.  So marriage is just about property rights & platonic friendship?  And, for a show about the law, you would think that they would know that, despite being legally married in Mass., estate distributions b/t same-sex couples would STILL be subject to federal taxes.  Sloppy.

I don't care what the reason, the fact that they are not gay, but marry in order to beat the system -is highly offensive. They're lawyers, right? They can't write their own legal protection? Durable powers of attorney for health care? This couple needs to marry because why? A houshold discount at the YMCA?

It seems shameless to imply gay love, romance and commitment is no different than a deep friendship and nothing more. I mean at this stage of the game, they have insulted all same sex couples who have or wish to marry. Did they want to ride on the controversy or make a point that gay marriage and relationships are really no different than when two dudes are like really, really good friends?.

 

Having watched the show since the beginning, seeing them marry made complete sense, it is hard to believe that Alan (James Spader) would not have done all in his power to protect Denny (William Shatner). Also the fact that they did a double wedding really did seem to fit in with how the characters would deal with the situation.

To say that you have to be in love to marry someone is the same as saying you have to be of the opposite sex or you have to intend to procreate, the point being made was that is it noone elses business as to why two people want to marry, it is a right everyone should have regardless.

I loved the show and I am sad to see it end, it took on a lot of issues that are ignored otherwise and did so while being very funny.

Terrific. Despite what the wingnuts blather on about, people always have and always will marry for a lot of different reasons...security, inheritance, tradition, image, etc...Being in love or having a family are just a few of them. And considering the divorce rate, maybe not even the best ones.

I thought having the gay protest was a lovely parallel to the anti-gay marriage people because basically they were saying the same thing. "you can't get married because we don't think you should. you don't have the right to decide who and how you commit your life because it doesn't fit what we want/believe".

with holier than thou attitudes, preaching about the sanctity of marriage be it those who are for straight marriage or for gay marriage. It's almost like an exclusive country club and only certain people who meet the standard be allow to join. I loved the show and had been watching for years. I like how the writers question and challenge existing laws that should not be cookie cutters that applies to all. Not many shows stay current and challenge the extablishment of our society.