Often people tell me that The Practice was cheesy and that I'm stupid for liking it-the former is true but the latter is not.
The practice was indeed cheesy but it was still quite unique as far as legal shows go. First of all, these were defense attorneys so you're given no reason to pity them, and secondly, they weren't exactly rich or well-respected, and most of the lawyers were ugly, average "losers". With this the show got a certain realistic quality, in that it didn't attempt to impress you with amazing and respectable characters, and instead it let you see what most legal firms are really like.
Still David E. Kelley, as much as he tried not to spoonfeed anything to the viewer, wrote some of the cheesiest dialogue about the struggles of defense lawyers. Intelligent viewers shouldn't fall for it, although I can see why some people wouldn't be able to see the more positive aspects of this show.
The practice was indeed cheesy but it was still quite unique as far as legal shows go. First of all, these were defense attorneys so you're given no reason to pity them, and secondly, they weren't exactly rich or well-respected, and most of the lawyers were ugly, average "losers". With this the show got a certain realistic quality, in that it didn't attempt to impress you with amazing and respectable characters, and instead it let you see what most legal firms are really like.
Still David E. Kelley, as much as he tried not to spoonfeed anything to the viewer, wrote some of the cheesiest dialogue about the struggles of defense lawyers. Intelligent viewers shouldn't fall for it, although I can see why some people wouldn't be able to see the more positive aspects of this show.