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This was a great show.

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Originally Posted by Kal-El (Post 11104833)

If you're on Season 3, you gotta keep at it and watch S4. that's where they bring in RDJ who I thought was excellent in the role. The season opener sets it up brilliantly.

I'm in for all five seasons.

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Originally Posted by dino88 (Post 11104456)

Wasn't Jane Krakowski on this show?

She was much better looking than Ally Mcbeal and had Some meat On her during this show.

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Originally Posted by ben12 (Post 11104867)

This was a great show.

why do you think this Ben?

I never made it to the RDJ season. I loved the show in its first couple of seasons, but it crashed and burned for me. I remember recording the musical episode (wasn't that the season 3 finale?) but never could bring myself to watch it. I was done. It's one of the few shows I've done that with.

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I just watched Billy's final episode. I knew he was killed off the show but it still seems wrong. I guess the actor wanted off the show but it would have been nice to see him back for the last episode at least.

Also I wold have expected Ally to also have. Bain tumor since she has been hallucinating for years before Billy.

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Originally Posted by whotony (Post 11105161)

I remember watching the scene where he died when it originally aired and it was so shocking because if you kept up with the news, you knew that he was leaving the show but you thought some big moment would be at the end of the season.

This was when it was still awesome to be a tv watcher - you weren't spoiled by the latest blog or hit over the head by ads claiming a "shocking" moment was going to happen.

My absolute favorite moment from this show is when Billy and Ally have it out in her therapist's office in season 2. That scene is why this show is great (at least the first 2 1/2 to 3 seasons). The comedy is certainly there in the show no doubt, but the moments like that provide the ground for some needed reality.

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Originally Posted by whotony (Post 11104933)

why do you think this Ben?

It was smart, funny, and unique. The only time I think Kelley's been able to capture that feeling again was in the last season of the Practice (I wasn't a fan of Boston Legal). I wish they'd had a case where Alan Shore went up against Richard Fish.

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Originally Posted by conscience (Post 11105379)

Yeah. I agree. I remember my jaw dropping to the floor watching that episode live. It really was astoundingly moving to me especially with a character I had essentially been tricked into loathing most of that season. I knew the actor was leaving but also was NOT expecting THAT! (And stupid Gil Bellows where is he now?)