Ally Mc Beal - Season 1 Part Two [VHS] [1998]

Amazon.co.uk Review
Much lighter in tone than creator, producer and writer David E. Kelley's other forays into legal drama, LA Law and The Practice, the slick thirty-something series Ally McBeal has never been out-and-out comedy but it spikes its exploration of emotional territory with sharp funny lines. Ally (Calista Flockhart) is a kookie cutie, a ditzy, skinny, single lawyer and we are privy to scenes from her overactive imagination (courtesy of CGI), surrounded by larger-than-life peripheral characters--almost grotesques--like outspoken boss Richard Fish (Greg Germann), nervy courtroom whiz John "The Biscuit" Cage (Peter MacNicol) and nosy secretary Elaine Vassal (Jane Krakowski). In later series these characters (including popular newcomers Lucy Lui and Portia de Rossi as frosty law babes Ling and Nelle) would edge towards one-dimensional caricatures as the same ground was retrodden relentlessly, but in this first series there is something compelling about the intrusive dynamics of this group of oddballs. The point is, you don't have to like them to find them entertaining. Ally herself can be extremely irritating in a love-to-hate-her kind of a way. She is a curious dichotomy, a 1990s woman with a go-getting career and a penchant for her own way and yet with the romantic ideals of someone from another generation. Basically still hung-up on ex-boyfriend Billy (Gil Bellows) who works for same Boston practice, alongside wife Georgia (Courtney Thorne-Smith), Ally is on the look out for her Prince Charming. The first series and its lead both garnered Golden Globes, a lot of gossip and a healthy audience for the Fox television network in America. Channel 4 snapped it up for British audiences who were intrigued, not least by the unisex toilets and sophisticated after-work bar soirées where chanteuse Vonda Shepherd was always to be found crooning away in the corner. All in all, Ally McBeal leaves you with the conundrum of wanting more but not being able to say why. --Emma Perry

Synopsis
The series tells of the professional and personal lives of a group of people who work for a law firm in America. Ally, as the central character adds to the events with her sometimes vivid daydreams. The episodes are: 'The Blame Game', 'Body Language', 'Once In A Lifetime', 'Forbidden Fruits', 'Theme Of Life', 'The Playing Field', 'Happy Birthday Baby', 'The Inmates', 'Being There' 'Alone Again' and 'These Are The Days'.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   13 of 13 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars the last half to the first season, 20 Sep 2000 By A Customer This box set includes the episodes, "The Blame Game", "Body Language", "Once In A Lifetime", "Forbidden Friuts", "Theme Of Life", "The Playing Field", "Happy Birthday, Baby", "The Inmates", "Being There", "Alone Again", "These Are The Days". -All worth wile episodes, bringing an end to the first season of this spectacular show. Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining, and cleverly funny. Well written, 11 Nov 2000 By  rosemariewhitely@hotmail.com (London) - See all my reviews Great diverse characters, with well written scripts. If you fancy an evening in, with a TV dinner curled up on the coach --- this is the video to watch Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   3 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The best ever programme on TV, 19 Nov 2000 By  fionac2000@yahoo.com (UK) - See all my reviews Own this so that you can appreciate the magic of Ally McBeal again and again, quite simply the best programme ever on British TV Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 4 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant or what I watched an episode of Season Two and thought it was rubbished. I think that now because I never really understood it. Read more Published on 12 Nov 2000 by A. A. Parker Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 4 customer reviews...

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