Gary S. Slagle 2008-12-29

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Well, all good things come to an end. With great shows, normally too soon. The fifth season of Boston Legal only has 13 episodes but they are all tightly written, humorous and timely, hitting all the major issues of the day in the way this show only could. That is the tragedy of this shows' cancellation. No matter what side of an issue one might fall, each week Boston Legal made you think about our social conflicts in a new and entertaining way. That forum has now been lost to make way for more reality shows, such are our times.

Also lost is the best pairing of actors on TV, Shatner and Spader. No friendship has ever been better acted or written on TV in my opinion. Seaon five gives us a fitting conclusion to thier relationship even if we didn't get the dramatic one we all expected if the show had gone on longer (I won't say more than that in case you have not seen it yet).

Overall this season was a short but well rounded conclusion to a great show that should have gone on much longer, but networks are finicky (see the second to last episode for more details on it's cancellation.)