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Boston Legal, Creator Bow Out, But Not Quietly

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(Newser) – Tonight's final episode of Boston Legal marks a temporary end to creator David E. Kelley’s reign as “l'enfant terrible turned angry-older-guy of TV,” writes Lisa DeMoraes in the Washington Post. Kelley “has used his various prime-time series to prosecute cases against society's assorted ills—and sometimes, against the TV industry itself.”

Kelley's series “start out kinda quirky and get quirkier from there,” DeMoraes writes. But this time, Kelley, 52, created a show populated with older actors, meaning that while the legal drama was confronting “virtually every hot-button issue,” TV reporters were “way too busy covering a possible Gossip Girl spinoff” to notice.

Producer David E. Kelley, actor John Larroquette and actor William Shatner attend the 'Boston Legal' series wrap party held at Cicada Restaurant on November 15, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
Producer David E. Kelley, actor John Larroquette and actor William Shatner attend the 'Boston Legal' series wrap party held at Cicada Restaurant on November 15, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
"Boston Legal" is one of the few shows unafraid to feature stars over 50, such as William Shatner, writes Lisa DeMoraes in the Washington Post.   (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)
The Denny Crane-Alan Shore bromance is
The Denny Crane-Alan Shore bromance is "one of the creepiest love stories ever to hit the small screen," writes Lisa DeMoraes in the Washington Post.   (AP Photo/ABC, Dean Hendler)
Actors Mark Valley, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, executive producer David E. Kelley, actors James Spader and Julie Bowen attend the
Actors Mark Valley, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, executive producer David E. Kelley, actors James Spader and Julie Bowen attend the "Boston Legal" DVD release celebration May 15, 2006 in New York.   (Getty Images)
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I still love television; that's probably where much of my frustration and disdain comes from. The guardians of this industry are no longer good parents, and it's become more about the selling. Content is just too irrelevant too often. - David E. Kelley

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