BOSTON LEGAL'S SEASON FINALE BREAKS THE FOURTH WALL WITH A KISS & MORE
...and good news it's renewed for 22 episodes too..."Boston Legal" is known for it's outrageous plot points and cast antics and the Season Finale did not disappoint fans!
Check out the "Boston Legal" website which portends to be the fictional law firm, keep clicking and you'll see some fun emails and hand written notes from Denny Crain and the usual 'tongue in cheek' politically incorrect references, comments and more! abc.go.com/primetime/bostonlegal/ - 40k -
The show continues to 'break the fourth" wall not once but twice with this episode. (Break the fourth wall: Urban Dictionary: Break the fourth wall). Toward the end of the second part of the finale Denny Crain (William Shatner) passes Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) in the hallway and makes a reference to "Sweeps Week" to finagle a 'kiss' from Shirley (an ex-flame of his in his/her youth). Then at the end of the show Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crain sharing a drink. Alan says "Here's to the fall" and Denny responds "Same Night?" and Alan retorts "God I hope So".
HOW BOSTON LEGAL broke the 4th wall in the past:
Here's what wikipedia says about BOSTON LEGAL's precedent of 'breaking the fourth wall" and what's called 'meta reference" The show has increasingly adopted the devices of breaking the fourth wall and meta reference, but usually in a sly manner that can also be interpreted as the characters only jokingly pretending they're on a television show Denny Crane refers to the fact that he won an Emmy, when in fact it was the actor playing Denny, William Shatner, who won the award. In another episode, Denny Crane complained that he was tired of his "mad cow" disease being a story point In another, Alan Shore says to Denny Crane, "Ah, there you are. I've hardly seen you this episode." In yet another, Alan jokingly refers to the fact the show had switched the nights on which it aired as a reason why he hadn't seen a recurring guest star sooner. In the episode "Squid Pro Quo," Crane references a new character on the show, expressing that he can't wait to "see her next week."
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