Which US TV show, originally broadcast in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was set in the offices of Boston law firm Cage and Fish?
"three episodes but subsequently leaves again on a trip to Mexico. It is then later revealed that John is a member of a mariachi band in a Mexican restaurant. John Cage (character) John Cage is a fictional character in the television show ""Ally McBeal"", played by Peter MacNicol. Cage is one of only five characters to have appeared as a regular in all five seasons of the show. The other four characters are Ally McBeal, Richard Fish, Vonda Shepard, and Elaine Vassal. John Cage founded the law firm Cage & Fish along with his best friend Richard Fish (played by"
"network from 1997 to 2002. Set in the fictional Boston law firm of Cage, Fish and Associates, the series explores the relationships among various lawyers working at the firm, often as they relate to gender-specific issues raised in court cases. Ling Woo was a character written by Kelley specifically for actress Lucy Liu after she failed to secure the role of Nelle Porter in the show. Woo appeared for the first time in the second season as a client suing a Howard Stern-like talk show host named Wick. She was suing because Wick's programs contributed to sexual harassment in her"
"The series, set in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, begins with main character Allison Marie ""Ally"" McBeal joining the firm (co-owned by her law school classmate Richard Fish, played by Greg Germann) after leaving her previous job due to sexual harassment. On her first day, Ally is horrified to find that she will be working alongside her ex-boyfriend Billy Thomas (Gil Bellows)—who she has never gotten over. To make things worse, Billy is now married to fellow lawyer Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith), who later joins Cage and Fish. The triangle among the three forms the basis for the"
"Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series, originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997 to May 20, 2002. Created by David E. Kelley, the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, with other lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric, humorous, and dramatic. The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 1997 and 1998, and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999."
"Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004 to December 8, 2008. The series starred James Spader, William Shatner, and Candice Bergen. A spin-off of the long-running Kelley series ""The Practice"", ""Boston Legal"" follows the exploits of former ""Practice"" character Alan Shore at the legal firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. Prior to the show's premiere, it had a working title of ""Fleet Street"", an allusion to the real street in Boston where the"
"starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps."" The first two seasons include the household rating. Seasons 4 and 5 reached the top 10 rankings. The exposure from its January 30, 2000, post-Super Bowl episode (attracting 23.8 million viewers) plus their weekly lead-in from early 2000 to mid-2001, the then mega-hit ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"", helped the series reach its ratings peak. The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for"
"main plot for the show's first three seasons. Although ostensibly a legal drama, the main focus of the series was the romantic and personal lives of the main characters, often using legal proceedings as plot devices to contrast or reinforce a character's drama. For example, bitter divorce litigation of a client might provide a backdrop for Ally's decision to break up with a boyfriend. Legal arguments were also frequently used to explore multiple sides of various social issues. Cage & Fish (which becomes Cage/Fish & McBeal or Cage, Fish, & Associates towards the end of the series), the fictional law"
"as ""Ally McSqeal"" using soft toys. Episode 12 of the first season of ""Futurama"", ""When Aliens Attack"", centers on an invasion of Earth by the Omicronians precipitated by a signal loss during the climax of an episode of ""Single Female Lawyer"", whose main character is Jenny McNeal. Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series, originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997 to May 20, 2002. Created by David E. Kelley, the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, with other lawyers"
"live from NBC's WJZ station in New York City and later from a sound stage at RKO Pictures in Los Angeles, California, before returning to WJZ for the final episodes. The program depicts the misadventures of a small New York law firm, with Groucho as attorney Waldorf T. Flywheel (a crooked lawyer) and Chico as Flywheel's assistant, Emmanuel Ravelli (a half-wit who Flywheel uses as a fall guy). The series was originally titled ""Beagle, Shyster, and Beagle"", with Groucho's character named Waldorf T. Beagle, until a real lawyer from New York named Beagle contacted NBC and threatened to file a"
"Family Law (TV series) Family Law is an American television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as divorced lawyer Lynn Holt, who attempted to start her own law firm after her husband left both her and their law practice, taking all of their clients with him. The series aired on CBS from 1999 to 2002 and was created by Paul Haggis. Beginning in September of 2018, reruns of the show air on Start TV. The show also starred Christopher McDonald as opportunistic, ambulance-chasing attorney Rex Weller, Julie Warner as Lynn's friend Danni (and the one member of her former firm's staff who"
"The Practice The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons on ABC from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series ""Boston Legal"", which ran for five more seasons, from 2004 to 2008. ""The Practice"" focused on the law firm of Robert Donnell and Associates (later becoming Donnell, Young, Dole & Frutt; Donnell, Young & Frutt; and ultimately Young, Frutt & Berluti). Plots typically"
"TV in the United States. (Court TV was substituted in the series by the fictional ""Law TV"".) Both seasons have been released on DVD in the US and UK, with different packaging in each country. Ted Hoffman defends young Hollywood heartthrob Neil Avedon on criminal mischief charges after he attacks a swan and urges him to change his Hollywood lifestyle of sex and drugs before he gets into serious trouble. Neil ignores his advice, and Ted instructs his office to no longer take Neil's calls. A media explosion occurs with the murder of 15-year-old Jessica Costello, who is found raped,"
"2010, it was aired repeatedly by Network Ten. Seymore Walsh, a stern judge often exasperated by the eccentricities of the Cage & Fish lawyers and played by actor Albert Hall, was also a recurring character on ""The Practice"". In addition, Judge Jennifer (Whipper) Cone appears on ""The Practice"" episode ""Line of Duty"" (S02 E15), while Judge Roberta Kittelson, a recurring character on ""The Practice"", has a featured guest role in the ""Ally McBeal"" episode ""Do you Wanna Dance?"" Most of the primary ""Practice"" cast members guest starred in the ""Ally McBeal"" episode ""The Inmates"" (S01 E20), in a storyline that"
"on television, based on the concentration of high-income viewers in its young adult audience (Adult 18–49 index w/$100k+ annual income). Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ""Boston Legal"" on ABC. ""Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned in this section were in the Eastern and Pacific time zones."" ""Primetime Emmy Awards"": ""Golden Globe Awards"": Peabody Awards Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with"
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"on occasion, a very rare occurrence for two shows that aired on different networks. Ultimately, in the last installment of the fifth and final season, ""Bygones,"" Ally decided to resign from Cage & Fish, leave Boston, and return to New York City. Fox cancelled Ally McBeal after five seasons. In addition to being the lowest-rated season of Ally McBeal and the grounds for the show's cancellation, it was also the only season of the show that failed to win any Emmy or Golden Globe awards.[4]. In Australia, ""Ally McBeal"" was aired by the Seven Network from 1997 to 2002. In"
"At the time of the original airing of its fifth season in the United States, ""JAG"" was seen in over 90 countries worldwide. ""JAG"" entered syndication in early 1999. The series follows the exploits of the Washington metropolitan area–based ""judge advocates"" (i.e. uniformed lawyers) in the Department of the Navy's Office of the Judge Advocate General, who in the line of duty can prosecute and defend criminal cases under the jurisdiction of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (arising from the global presence of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps), conducting informal and formal investigations, advising on military"
"Capcom's ""Ace Attorney"" series. It was released on January 8, 2008. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American adult animated television series created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Adult Swim. The show revolves around the activity of the Sebben & Sebben law firm, which is staffed mainly by superheroes and other characters who had originally been featured in past Hanna-Barbera cartoons, most notably ""Birdman and the Galaxy Trio"". The pilot first aired as a sneak peek on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. The series officially premiered on Adult Swim on September"
"Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal-defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, and Viacom Productions, originally aired from March 3, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC. The show's format is similar to that of CBS's ""Perry Mason"" (with both ""Matlock"" and the 1980s ""Perry Mason"" TV movies created by Dean Hargrove), with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in"
"Caged (TV series) Caged is an American reality television series which aired on MTV. It focuses on a group of young up and coming mixed martial arts fighters in small town Minden, Louisiana. The series premiered on January 9, 2012 on MTV and ran for 10 episodes on its first and only season. Although the show is typically panned by MMA fans, it catapulted Danger to the professional ranks after being discovered by Tito Ortiz. Punishment Athletics endorses the fighter and now sells a t-shirt with his nickname on it. In November 2012, he won his professional debut against fellow"
"Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is an American adult animated television series created by Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter for Adult Swim. The show revolves around the activity of the Sebben & Sebben law firm, which is staffed mainly by superheroes and other characters who had originally been featured in past Hanna-Barbera cartoons, most notably ""Birdman and the Galaxy Trio"". The pilot first aired as a sneak peek on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. The series officially premiered on Adult Swim on September 2, 2001, the night the block launched. It ended on July"
"Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf, launching the ""Law & Order"" franchise. Airing its entire run on NBC, ""Law & Order"" premiered on September 13, 1990 and completed its twentieth and final season on May 24, 2010. Set and filmed in New York City, the series follows a two-part approach: the first half-hour is the investigation of a crime (usually murder) and apprehension of a suspect by New York City Police Department detectives; the second half is the prosecution of the defendant by the Manhattan District"
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"18. In the United Kingdom, ""Shark"" was shown at 11.00 am every weekday on Channel 5. Shark (U.S. TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods. The show revolves around Sebastian Stark (Woods), a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death; after more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district"
"Shark (U.S. TV series) Shark is an American legal drama created by Ian Biederman that originally aired on CBS from September 21, 2006 to May 20, 2008. The series stars James Woods. The show revolves around Sebastian Stark (Woods), a notorious Los Angeles defense attorney who becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death; after more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty"
"exercise his speciality: emotional characterisation and elaborate action. A complex story of adversaries—each of whom surgically alters their identity—law enforcement agent John Travolta and terrorist Nicolas Cage play a cat-and-mouse game, trapped in each other's outward appearance. ""Face/Off"" opened in 1997 to critical acclaim and strong attendance. Grosses in the United States exceeded $100 million. ""Face/Off"" was also nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Effects Editing (Mark Stoeckinger) at the 70th Academy Awards. In 2003, Mr. Woo directed a television pilot entitled ""The Robinsons: Lost in Space"" for The WB Television Network, based on the 1960s television"
"carry a series"", with the review concluding with a quote from the series: ""You lot in suits – you're very bland."" Fish (UK TV series) Fish is a British television drama series first broadcast on BBC One in 2000. It features Paul McGann as the title character, alongside Jemma Redgrave and Mick Ford. It was created by Stephen Tredre, written by Tredre and Matthew Bardsley, and co-produced by the BBC and Principle Pictures. Jonathan ""Fish"" Vishnevski (McGann) is an employment lawyer who specialises in industrial tribunals. His wife has left him and gone abroad, leaving him to look after their"
"dramatic courtroom scenes. One difference, however, was that whereas Mason usually exculpated his clients at a pretrial hearing, Matlock usually secured an acquittal at trial, from the jury. Since 1991, reruns of the show have been shown in syndication and on TBS, INSP, Hallmark Channel, CBS Drama, WGN America, FETV and MeTV. The show centers on widower Benjamin Leighton ""Ben"" Matlock (played by Andy Griffith), a renowned, folksy and popular though cantankerous attorney. Usually, at the end of the case, the person who is on the stand being questioned by Matlock is the actual perpetrator, and Matlock will expose him,"
"NBC logo, despite being a CBS program, due to Universal Studios owning the show. The episodes were originally aired out of chronological order, mostly regarding the appearances of the character Voxxy and the other characters' knowledge of Lee May's genetic enhancements. The intended order is as follows, and was used by Hulu: Century City (TV series) Century City is an American science fiction-legal drama television series set in Los Angeles in the year 2030. The show follows the legal team of Crane, Constable, McNeil & Montero. At the helm are the firm's four partners, the founder and senior partner Hannah"
"aimed at adult audiences. ""The Brak Show"", ""Sealab 2021"", ""Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law"", and ""Aqua Teen Hunger Force"" all premiered on Cartoon Network unannounced in the early mornings of December 2000, almost a year before [adult swim] officially premiered in September 2001. Keith Crofford has served as Lazzo's co-executive producer since 1994. Since 2006, Lazzo appeared in Seth Green's ""Robot Chicken"" four times, in which he voiced a parody of himself. Mike Lazzo has stated that his all-time favorite cartoon short is ""Nasty Quacks"" and he has seen it hundreds of times and his favorite TV show is ""The"
"became effective in 2009. The company is also considering selling naming rights to the building. In March 2017, Gensler revealed designs for a major renovation around the base of the tower. The renovation will include a redesigned entry plaza and a new atrium space. The building is visible in numerous television shows and movies (often as part of a wider panoramic shot of New York City), notably during the opening credits of the long-running NBC police procedural and legal drama ""Law & Order"", and it can also be seen in the background of the opening titles of the 1980s sitcom"
"territories and countries on February 19. On May 13, 2012, NBC confirmed that ""The Firm"" had been canceled. The 2012 television show picks up on the story of Mitchell Y. McDeere and his family ten years after the fictional setting of the 1991 novel and 1993 film. In the original film and book, McDeere helped topple the Memphis law firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke that protected a Chicago organized crime syndicate, resulting in mob convictions. When the Chicago mob boss dies in prison, the McDeeres emerge from witness protection to start their new life. The television adaptation attempts to"
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