Ally McBeal - Season 1 (Box Set 1)

Ally McBeal - Season 1 (Box Set 1)

Production Year: 1997 - Drama - Director: Thomas Schlamme, Joe Napolitano, Allan Arkush, James Frawley, Jonathan Pontell, Dennie Gordon, Arlene Sanford, Sandy Smolan, Victoria Hochberg, Mel Damski, Michael Schultz, Daniel Attias - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Ally McBeal - Season 1 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 1 [1998]
Much lighter in tone than creator, producer and writer David E Kelley's other forays into ... more
legal dramaLA Law, andThe Practice, the slick
thirtysomething seriesAlly McBealhas never been
out-and-out comedy but it spikes its exploration
of emotional territory with sharp funny lines.
Ally (Calista Flockhart) isa 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 wizz
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 afterwork bar
soirées where chanteuse Vonda Shepherd was always
to be found crooning away in the corner. All in
all,Ally McBealleaves you with the conundrum of
wanting more but not being able to say why. --Emma
Perry
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Ally McBeal - Season 3 Part 1 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 3 Part 1 [1998]
In David E Kelley's Boston law drama,Ally McBeal, his lawyers' private and work lives are ... more
always inextricably linked. Nobody does anything
in the "Cage and Fish" firm without their
colleagues knowing about it, including going to
the toilet. Kelley is as willing as always to
embrace implausible coincidence in his storylines
for the pay-off of maintaining the high pace and
dramatic neatness.Our anti-heroine Ally McBeal
starts her third season with a wet, wordless fling
in a car wash with Jason Gedrick, and it's no
surprise that Ally ends up facing Gedrick at the
altar when a client asks her to be bridesmaid.
With the entire firm invited along as guests, can
she keep quiet about the groom? Well, you know
Ally--she may not have any lasting success in the
romance department but it's a subject she feels
very strongly about. The third season sees fewer
CGI expressions of Ally's thoughts and
imagination, but the drama is just as colourful.
Billy's increasing concerns over the balance of
male and female power manifests itself in his
newly dyed blond hair and his hiring of six
PVC-clad women to follow him around boosting his
testosterone. Other highlights include Ally
exploring her lesbian side with Ling, Elaine
posing as John's "fluffer" to banish his sexual
insecurities and an explosive Thanksgiving party
at Ally's. There are plotlines within Series 3
which stretch plausibility, such as finding out
that Ally's dad is the man Georgia's been snogging
to forget her husband's metamorphosis into a
blonde-haired, sexist egomaniac.Ally McBealdoes
have the tendency to descend into sickening
sentimental tosh, like all the "child inside"
nonsense in Episode 11, but that aside, it
continues to provide escapist entertainment of the
first order. --Emma Perry
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Ally McBeal - Season 4 Part 1 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 4 Part 1 [1998]
The first half ofAlly McBeal's fourth season starts with that all important question, the ... more
one Ally has been waiting for from day one: "Ally
will you... move in with me?". As always Ally's
romantic dreams never quite become a reality and
the series continues within the Grimm Fairy Tale
world of Ally's love (and quirky work) life. The
most important twist this season occurs in the
first episode "Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts"--the
departure of Tracy Ullman and Ally's current beau,
Brian, to be replaced by the series' new
heart-throb Larry (Robert Downey Jr). Initially
dating both father and son ("Two's a Crowd") Ally
cannot help but become besotted by Larry's
charisma; he being a fellow lawyer further seals
their bond, that is until Larry's past comes back
to haunt him.Other highlights include a quirky
romance for John ("Reason to Belive"), a charity
auction leading to an all male fan-club for John
("Love on Holiday") and a romantic connection for
Mark--though the recipient of his affection may
have hidden more than he bargained for.
Unfortunately the series was outshone by the
real-life drama of Calista Flockhart's and
Downey's rocky relationship along with Downey's
drugs convictions. Even though he won a Golden
Globe for his performance, he ultimately had to be
dropped from the series.On the DVD:Not much on
offer here for Ally's début into the DVD market.
The individual episode menu does offer a language
selection of French and English and the subtitles
for the Netherlands and French. You also have the
option to select chapters from the specific
episodes, along with a "previously onAlly
McBeal..." for that little reminder of whom Ally
is dating now. Although standard for a TV DVD
release, the 1.33:1 aspect ratio and 2.0 Dolby
sound is disappointing for a television series
which offers ground-breaking use of special
effects. --Nikki Disney
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Ally McBeal - Season 1 Part 2 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 1 Part 2 [1998]
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Ally McBeal - Season 2 Part 1 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 2 Part 1 [1998]
At the start of Series Two of the Boston law firm drama, nothing much had changed at ... more
Richard Fish's rather kooky establishment. Ally
(Calista Flockhart) was still a skinny, whimsical
woman-child looking for Mr Right. Billy (Gil
Bellows) was still married to Georgia (Courtney
Thorne-Smith), John Cage (Peter McNicol) was still
too eccentric to be considered for romantic
involvement, Elaine (Jane Krakowski) was still a
nosey meddler and Fish (Greg Germann) himself was
still looking for ways to make money. Lots of it.
Greed prompts him to hire new litigator Nelle
(Portia DiRossi), a tall, blonde power-dresser who
leaves the other women bristling in her wake. But
their antipathy towards their new colleague is
nothing compared to the forces of hatred spiky
Ling (Lucy Liu) inspires. Before long John (The
Biscuit) and Nelle are embarking on a tempestuous
romance, Ally is stealing Elaine's new boyfriend
before going out with one of Georgia's exes and
Billy begins to show the signs of instability
which lead to him to bleach his hair blonde in the
following season. Ally's outspoken flatmate Renee
(Lisa Nicole Carson) got a welcome increase in her
time on screen in this second season. Despite the
sheer number of episodes David E Kelley and his
team turn around each year, this second series
consistently provided entertaining viewing to the
last, despite--or perhaps because of--some of the
characters being so unlikable. The inter-office
banter reached new heights of inventive
bitchiness, the comic CGI illustrations of Ally's
imagination still felt reasonably fresh and the
court cases managed to combine oddity with
emotional involvement. All in all this group of
dysfunctional and rather incestuous workaholics
proved curiously engaging yet again. --Emma Perry
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Ally McBeal - Season 4 Part 1 [1998] Ally McBeal - Season 4 Part 1 [1998]
The first half ofAlly McBeal's fourth season starts with that all important question, the ... more
one Ally has been waiting for from day one: "Ally
will you... move in with me?". As always Ally's
romantic dreams never quite become a reality and
the series continues within the Grimm Fairy Tale
world of Ally's love (and quirky work) life. The
most important twist this season occurs in the
first episode "Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts"--the
departure of Tracy Ullman and Ally's current beau,
Brian, to be replaced by the series' new
heart-throb Larry (Robert Downey Jr). Initially
dating both father and son ("Two's a Crowd") Ally
cannot help but become besotted by Larry's
charisma; he being a fellow lawyer further seals
their bond, that is until Larry's past comes back
to haunt him.Other highlights include a quirky
romance for John ("Reason to Belive"), a charity
auction leading to an all male fan-club for John
("Love on Holiday") and a romantic connection for
Mark--though the recipient of his affection may
have hidden more than he bargained for.
Unfortunately the series was outshone by the
real-life drama of Calista Flockhart's and
Downey's rocky relationship along with Downey's
drugs convictions. Even though he won a Golden
Globe for his performance, he ultimately had to be
dropped from the series.On the DVD:Not much on
offer here for Ally's début into the DVD market.
The individual episode menu does offer a language
selection of French and English and the subtitles
for the Netherlands and French. You also have the
option to select chapters from the specific
episodes, along with a "previously onAlly
McBeal..." for that little reminder of whom Ally
is dating now. Although standard for a TV DVD
release, the 1.33:1 aspect ratio and 2.0 Dolby
sound is disappointing for a television series
which offers ground-breaking use of special
effects. --Nikki Disney
£ 2.20

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Advantages: All Ally, all yours
Disadvantages: Extras are pretty much non-existent

GENERAL / PLOT Ally McBeal; 70% LA law and 30% David E. Kelley genius. Unlike many TV series which take a season or two to find its footing, Ally McBeal was pretty much spot on from episode one onwards. Detailing the neurotic love-life, or lack of such, of Boston lawyer Ally and her friends, the first season really shines. Episode one details how Ally lost her job due to sexual harrassment and was taken in by an ex fellow student who now runs ...
...get the back story of Ally and Billy, showing how they were childhood sweethearts who were separated at university time. Managing to be simultaneously stereotypical and very real, they are what makes the series shine, despite flaws in scripting and dialogue. This is perhaps best demonstrated by Fish, the owner of the law firm forming the hub of the ongoings, who is is a parody of the callous, money-loving, womanising lawyer everyone loves to hate, ... Read review

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Ally McBeal - Season 1 (Box Set 1)

Main specs

Actor(s): Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jane Krakowski, Peter MacNicol, Gil Bellows, Vonda Shepard

Director(s): James Frawley, Jonathan Pontell, Dennie Gordon, Arlene Sanford, Sandy Smolan, Victoria Hochberg, Mel Damski, Michael Schultz, Daniel Attias, Thomas Schlamme, Joe Napolitano, Allan Arkush

Genre: Drama - Comedy

Classification: 15 years and over

Production Year: 1997

Running Time: 8 hours 48 minutes

Video Category: US Television

Release details

DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)

Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox

Release date: 07/10/2002

No of Discs: 3

Catalogue No: 20083 DVD

Voice: Tate Donovan

Barcode: 5039036009973

Creator: David E. Kelley

Producer: David E. Kelley

Screenwriter: David E. Kelley

Featured: Tate Donovan, Dyan Cannon, Sandra Bernhard, Kate Jackson

DVD Description

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... Features the episodes 'Pilot', 'Compromising Positions', 'The Attitude', 'Drawing The Lines', 'One Hundred Tears Away', 'The Promise', 'Silver Bells', 'The Dirty Joke', 'Boy To The World' and 'The Kiss'.

Languages

Main Language: English

Hearing Impaired Language: English

Technical information

Special Features: Scene Selection, Interactive Menus

Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Full Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English

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