Boston Legal - Best Scene - China!
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- čas přidán 12. 04. 2012
- The Brilliant James Spader, at his very best!!
Obviously this video doesn't belong to me in any shape or form. This is just a short scene from possibly one of the greatest TV shows of all time. - Zábava
Apparently James Spader can deliver a monologue without breathing
I 💘 💘 💘 James Spader. The first time I saw those eyes in the late 80s. I have been a super fan. He can rant without pausing for air.
You are so right!! I never noticed that before.
These comments are very inexperienced with watching these monologue in person while working in tv. This monologue took no less than 10-14 hours to completely although done in 4 mins. Master editors...each single shot is between 8-30 takes of the same thing and I think I have seen like 30 cuts of the shot. All until it’s perfect. My guess so that it didn’t overwhelm the actor James Spader because he is a Human being.
@@calsade3719 Spader is actually very well known for being able to monologue in single takes. While you're right that this particular scene isn't one take, the assumption that it took ten or more hours is ridiculous.
Spader has a photographic memory. These kind of monologues are a piece of cake.
The “smile group” part is excellent writing.
I crack up everytime I think of them.😂😂😂😂
:D
David E Kelley is a Television Writing Genius!
Never mind that!! The part about kidding around
Tanks in the square
Monks in Tibet
…daughters
Unbelievable writing and the development grounds for reddington
Guy says they can speak English. Alan Shore: "I'm having second thoughts about that tie." Guy looks down... Shore: "Oh good he does understand". Never trust anything your opposition says.. test it. Alan was brilliant and the writer was even more brilliant.
He says they understand English. Quite different. And important.
@@issue200 that's what he said
I know this is fiction, but that would have been one of the moments that the Chinese would have picked up on in this scene. In reality, you don't buy a law firm because the team running it are a bunch of wusses who you can shove out the door to replace with your own guys. Law firms are literally built around the partners of the firm who lead the team(s). To an actual Chinese investment team, this speech would say that they bought an actual worthwhile law firm and that the people running it still want to MAKE MONEY as their primary goal. Especially after seeing these guys in the news etc, this speech would be exactly what they want. The owners can handle the money stuff and the legal team is still hungry af wanting just to be left alone? That's a good buy.
its like with the Polish. I dont speak a word of it, noone in my work who is English does. But when you hear them say things like Koruva, Svinya, Ziabeista and another word i cant recall without hearing, you know they are saying fuck off, whore, jeremy hunt and wanker.
James Spader in any role is just a dream to watch. This is one of my favourite scenes of all times
Yes!!! He's an amazing actor!
Example ,,,,the black list .
Except robert california in the office...
@@gbutt3554 did you hate his character? Then he did a good job 🙂
@@dejanf8168 I never said he did a bad job, just wasn't a dream to watch 😀
The way he keeps saying "smile group" doesn't fail to make me laugh 😂
but does it make you smile?
@@orlagh277 Yes, in the same awkward way.
Every time he says "smile group" Shatner doesnt
Every one in the group smiles except Denny crane
Talk fast, deliver a plethora of information so much they cant keep track, exhaust their minds, breaks them down then feed them the bottom line. Absolute Legend
In another language no less
After hearing the bottom line they laughed their asses off.
@@georgehenderson7783At the same time.
You can already see Raymond Reddington.
I was just thinking that!!! 😁
Absolutely!
Unfortunately a broken down, weak and ineffective charmless version of Alan Shore
Of course, Raymond red reddington ❤️❤️❤️
u bet
The sad thing is that every single word that comes out of Spader's mouth about the American legal system is absolutely true.
Absolutely!!!
I believe that's one of the reasons his character was so broad and given a wide berth. His character while speaking the truth, made it difficult to not believe him. There were so many episodes in which you couldn't refute what he was saying.
@@xoltarr424 Ah man, you just had to spill the beans. :(
@@xoltarr424 I think that exactly y BL got kicked from Prime time and eventually got cancelled. It exposed too many hypocrisies about the legal system, sensitive issue (eg polygamy not being prosecuted in Utah under the pretext of not having enough resources), and the country(the richest 1% actually ruling the country through the politicians, the politicians are just puppets of the riches)
It's not sad.
James spader owned this show!!
DENNY CRANE
Like he said
DENNY CRANE
I'm English and have never seen this TV programme, this actor I remember from The Mannequin, he speaks our language with an eloquence that one would expect from a classical English actor. beautifully articulated, expounded with grammatical fluency which is a delight to the English ear.
Almost literally. The studio saw him on The Practice and demanded a show based around his character, which became Boston Legal.
He was too preachy.
Denny Crane.
THIS is why I watch this series over and over and over again.....I still think it is one of the best ever created. I absolutely love Alan Shore and Denny Crane.
Did he even breathe while delivering this Dialogue !!
Wow
He has an eidetic memory (in real life, that is).
Who knows...there's a cut every three seconds.
Dialogue?
@@videomakville I consider it a misuse of word, similar to the misuse of 'literally'. It hasn't reached the same kind of epidemic level, in terms of frequency, but I've seen it enough times to expect 'dialogue' to pop up in the dictionary with the definition of 'monologue' in the not too distant future.
@@RichardTheBigBunny That's nice, although doubtful. At any rate, it doesn't help him to talk without taking a breath.
I aspire to the wit and sarcasm of Alan Shore. James Spader is a genius!
The writer who wrote the script is the real genius!
In reality it gets you into a lot of trouble.
This one man show James Spader.
I love listening to James Spader and loved this show. When he speaks it just sounds important.
I wonder how long it took him to learn these lines. I got out of breath just listening to him.
Learn those lines you say. That was all unscripted off the top let the camera roll one take. At least that's what I'd like to think
I heard that he can memorize his lines in a short period of time
@@kisakyesamantha6258 I have a friend who played a small role in a courtroom scene on the show. When Spader made a mistake on one take, he apologized to my friend. I thought that said a lot.
He has a photographic memory. All he needs to do is see it once to understand and memorize.
I saw it in an interview , James spader has photographic memory. It probably doesn't take much time to remember all the lines.
I have never seen this show, this just popped up randomly and now I MUST binge it!
Binge it, or you'll be missing out on one of the treasures of life.
I bought the whole collection of DVDs. With every penny just to watch the summation of cases, especially when Alan Shore delivers his final argument.
@@aNuthaRedneck Buy Season 8 of The Practice. It's the setup for Boston Legal and has many fine Alan Shore moments.
He's such a brilliant actor. His delivery is unparalleled.
The Chinese were like “oh we’re gonna make so much money out of this firm.... let’s keep them”
When James Spader was introduced towards the back-end of the excellent series ‘The Practice’ he dominated every scene he was in….and he has been doing it every series he has appeared in ever since. Just brilliant. You hang on every word. Every scene he is in has punch.
So many people don’t know about the practice. It’s an absolute tragedy that everyone hasn’t seen that show
James Spader is the reason I am a Lawyer today. I watched him on TV in the Practice and I was hypnotised by his performance- and that had me dedicate every fibre of my being into not only getting into a law school, but excelling and subsequently, getting a good pupilage that now has me starting my own practice.
@@sallen3172 The Practice is probably the most accurate dramatised representation of how the legal system actually works, which is why it fell out of popularity and most people ended up watching suits. In lawschool, almost everyone I knew wanted to be Harvey Spector- none had even heard of Bobby Donnell/Jimmy(underrated)/Alan Shore(season8)- good for me!
@@EV-EV-EVWhich jurisdiction do you practice in? Any particular speciality yet?
You could say that Practice... makes perfect.
I think this is the reason why law professors smirked when you tell them you watched Boston Legal ... Don’t get me wrong, they’d kill for that eloquence.
Yes, they would
You know the saying, if you can't practice... TEACH!
@@classixdrummer Nice comment. And so apropos!
Fernando II de Taboada Hmmm. Most of my teachers were practicing lawyers.
@@f2detaboada
And if you can't teach, pretend.
This show was my favorite, it's sad it's not on anymore
its on hulu tho
@Darren Gilliam
I'm pretty sure that if they did a reboot of Boston Legal it would have to be a Boston Legal without Denny Cranr, and where's the fun in that???? Denny Crane got married - to Alan, so they could legally shortchange the IRS out of a windfall by using the spousal exemption to protect his estate from taxes!
Me too this show should have gone on longer like 10 sessions at lest and I just went back which all 5 sessions in one week man this show was so sick and we all miss this show
just watch at Fmovies.co
I started watching this show on Amazon Prime and love Alan Shore character. James Spader amazing actor. So sad Lori Colson left on Season 2.
The VERY BEST Spader's ever been is in Boston Legal. He IS Alan Shore.
No. He's great here, but the depth in Reddington is much greater.
@@ptaylor4923 BUT, Reddington is too unbelievable. A fantasy character. A superduper spy/crook/fixer which become less believable every episode.
@@StevenCampbell1955 😡 Don't be dishing my Reddington. 😅😂🤣
Wrong. It’s Raymond Reddington. Its not really close. Alan’s character is limited. Raymond Reddington is multi-faceted.
@@ptaylor4923 Exactly. Its not close either
Apparently James is a god even outside of the blacklist.
@Axel von Axelsson Of course. But even in this age poor shows like The Blacklist still prosper it's crazy
Since The Blacklist came afterward, it would be more correct to say that James is a God even outside of Boston Legal. Lol
@Axel von Axelsson Right you are! The Two Flamingos are unbeatable.
@Axel von Axelsson Wow! That's some amazing stuff. Thank you for sharing!!
watch crash it will crash you up
I always feel sad watching the ending of great shows like the practice and Boston legal... It makes me nostalgic remembering all the characters who have been there and now gone gradually " each and every season" . It is like having the best family reunion ever once and suddenly after every other meeting a member is missing until we reach out to the inevitable ending: The show is over. Who else feels that way ?
"Smile, group!" "Smile, group!" "Smile, group!"
I wish this were real-life legal practice. Boston legal was well written and well-executed by the greatest actors of all time. Alan Shore rocks, even in the secretary and blacklist.
I wish I had his talent of talking non stop so brilliantly without inhaling....he could literally speak underwater with a mouth full of air! A Master of his craft...love it!!
SPADER HAS A WAY HE ACTS ITS MESMERIZING..AS HE IS
Man, Reddington's life before becoming a criminal was really crazy.
I see what you did there.
Robert California really does have a checkered past. He is the lizard man after all
Plot twist, the Chinese actors actually clapped for James Spader’s performance. That was an unscripted moment.
I hope you mean that. I intend to use that in my finale on Presentation.
You can say:
Yes
No
In some cases
@@tryarunm no
Proof
I believe, at 4:04 james bow to their cheering.
@Nevieth wish you'd kept your mouth shut about that. Now you've ruined my presentation.
One of the best programs back in its day, loved it
We really need a show like this again. With all the reboots on TV, why can't they reboot this show?
“I know how much you love to kid, you know with the Tanks in the square and the monks in Tibet and the daughters” HA!
yeah, American pretentious gold.
孙愉悦 ‘Fools Gold’.
When he says "the daughters" is that referring to killing girl infants in order to have a son?
Lee Griffin He’s referring to China’s One Child policy. The law is that families can only have one child, so families will only keep the boys in order to further their namesake. This happens in many third world countries, but I believe China is the only developed one to do this.
@@matthewdriscoll8327 Much appreciation for giving that info. Makes total sense now.
i have seen James Spader in many different tv shows and movies and he had never disappointed ! Thank you for letting us see such well rounded roles!
Reddington's got to meet Shore. And maybe also a certain linguist making a living in a certain place in Colorado Springs?
@@kurtsnyder4752 Shore defended reddington in court. That's what I see in the blacklist episodes when he was incarcerated 😂
@@Abhi-lf1un Oh that would be something to see. Would like to see Denny defending a police officer name of Hooker on an earlier case. OH ! If they DO get Stargate going again, I want an ep where Two "L's meets One "L" and the two Jacksons come face to face!(RDA & KR; Shanks & Spader)
This is what you call selling yourself in a boardroom....
A Television show that went off the air the year before the Blacklist comes out, makes the perfect case as to why Trump should be re-elected President in 2020. America is not for sale no matter how much spin daddy Biden may put on it for his son Hunter, oh and by the way I hope you saw the softball interview ABC (or NBC or CBS) had with Jill Biden and she was asked about her family and she said they had 5 (or 6) grandchildren, but when you tallyed the books, they forgot to include the one that Hunter had out of wedlock. Great show Jill. Hunter is frolicking like a bunny in the Spring and has a child with a woman in Arkansas, but the idiot did not bother to use B.F. Goodrich when it came time for the rubber to hit the road, so when his pecker snot turned into a beautiful baby 9 months later, he runs to daddy to throw some weight around in the Arkansas family court system, where has no influence. So, instead of acknowledging they have all the grandchildren they left out one. Well, we know how stupid Obama was be lead by the short hairs of the democrats in Congress, and Joe Biden who hung up his KKK Robert Byrd wake costume long enough to hang around and do nothing except grow senile.
@@nickdsylva932 I had no interest in getting political with you or anyone else. I was just stating the obvious with James Spader in the boardroom giving a presentation.
@D Sullivan I think they are on the same wave-length, provided Red doesn't turnout to be an agent provocateur working whoever will give him the greatest gain. I think Red will surprise us all and keep your eyes open for Easter eggs.
James Spader ... is and was always amazing!
"Active communist, made in China and seeking control Owww scary😱" 😂😂😂 Spader is amazing
😂😂😂😂😂😂
James spader will always be one of my favorite actors
This show should have gone on forever. No TV show was ever better.
The Sopranos was out at the same time...
nah best to go out when you're on a high. Don't do a Flash or Stargate and overstay your welcome.
They weren't getting the ratings. They wanted to go longer.
Say what you want about James Spader.......He brilliantly portrays the Alan Shore character; and Alan Shore, my friends, is the embodiment of how we all wish we could speak our minds, what we would say if the we had an uninterrupted ability to speak and drop the f-ing mic. James Spader is a damn good actor, Alan Shore is a f-ing mythological God of unbridled truth.
Dude. Either write the word or just don’t use it at all.
"mythological God of unbridled truth."
No. He's extremely insightful and melodramatic. But there was plenty he got wrong.
He is convincing, but hes not always honest or right. Which is exactly the point hes making in this clip, he doens't need to be right to win.
His view of the legal system is that its theater. He (the character) recognises that, recognises that he doesn't win by saying the 'truth', but with style, expression, and influence, are all more important.
Don't be duped. I'm not saying he wrong about everything. He's certainly always convincing, and also wrong sometimes too (even when he thinks hes right).
Only Alan Shore could make the opposition applaud his defence
One of my favorite scenes is when Allen and Denny practice dancing for Denny’s upcoming wedding. Oh my God he is just so charming.
Watching old episode now! Love this show!
God damn I'm gonna have to watch Boston legal. What an actor
yes i'm thinking same. will need to find it first. ):
The Practice came before it, though they retooled the Alan Shore character for Boston Legal into a likeable scoundrel who does the wrong things for the right reasons, rather than just being an oily scumbag.
I thoroughly recommend I watched it during its original run & just finished rewatching it. Alan & Denny best bromance ever!
He was so perfect for that role.
Back when Hollywood or at least David E. Kelley had the balls to criticize China.
Back when everyone had the balls to criticize anyone....let alone China
Now they would do the monologue in Mandarin if they could.
Itll be flushed down the memory hole just as soon as big China buys the rights...I bought the DVD full series last year (2020) for a Christmas gift from Santa to me...
RIP Rene..
Yes, RIP Rene
RIP René
RIP René
Clayton Endicott III
Constable Odo
Paul Lewiston
Amazing Characters played by an Amazing Actor!
Loved it. Watched this scene like a hundred times
Initially I thought Ramon Reddington's character was the reason for his monologues but its the man himself. I haven't seen Boston Legal before but I'm excited now to go up the ladder. This scene was everything and more.
James Spader is basically a Hollywood-lifehack...your show isn`t quite good enough ? How about you put Spader in it and let him talk a lot , that ought to fix it !
But I feel like at some point the writers pretty much stopped writing an actual show and just started writing monologues...which sadly, does get old after a while...definetly not a bingable show..
Spader is in a league of his own.
I could watch James Spader all day, any day. Heck, he was even good in Endless Love. :-D
My God he is a talent. Stunning.
I miss this show
I just started watchin The Blacklist a few months back, I'm awaiting the season Finale of the 7th season, and I think at this point I'll probably be getting into all of Spader's movies and series. No doubt one of THE BEST.
When Alan is done with his presentation Saks calls him "Al" - hilarious!
It must be the smile, SMILE GROUP
Spader is a master
Smile group! (Denny never smiles)
James Spader is amazing. This man is so underrated.
I loved the show, more than that listening to Spader's character Alan passionately standing up to what is right.
Watching James Spader work is like wearing silk shirt. Smooth every single time
Ohh.. I miss watching this show!
Yatri Thacker It is currently on Hulu. 🤗
Whos here years later after watching blacklist
Damn I miss this show.
one of the best characters ever
I just like listening to James Spader talk
A man that can deliver a lengthy monologue in one breath. Talk about your transferable skills
OMG! I love this show! I forgot how amazing it is! Love this clip! OMG!
Jesus....James Spader....I love this man.
Ultron From Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Daniel Jackson was never the same after he came back through the Stargate.
It's nice to see that Kirk and Maltz finally became friends.
My favorite show!
I fudgin' LOOOOOOVE James Spader!
Spader's reaction to their applause was genius.
This is literally the best attorney show every some seriousness and lots of wit
James Spader at his best.
Very prophetic.
I like how Crane doesn't smile when he tells him to.
Smile Group! hahahaha.... I love this guy....so many lines and so well executed everytime! he is so underrated.
You know you are good when your adversary applaud and cheers you after you have beaten them
james spader is a 2000 version of robert preston ( Music Man )
2nd best but its close but the black list :O best series ever
I have a serious issue with Alan Shore: I am horribly atracted to him.
Lol same. James Spader is a babe 😂
f pp oh same.
So am I, and I’m a totally straight man.
Same. In love. Watching the blacklist again to get my fix! He is the best!!!!
Same
Watch Shirley's speech at the judge's bench in the next episode. Riveting. This show was spot on.
I love, love, LOVED James Spader as Alan Shore!
Man I miss this show and Alan Shore!
Haven’t seen one episode of Boston Legal but I will now
Omg YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT
Also watch Series 8 of The Practice in which Alan Shore is introduced. He was so brilliant in it that David Kelly wrote Boston Legal for James Spader to carry on the character.
💖💖 A Great series, Boston Legal!! 👏👏👏👏
Brilliant writing on this show and excellent acting , the whole thing from production to everything was superb honestly they don’t make them like that any more , even as Raymond reddington spader was still something else as Alan shore .
Great series, love it and own all the seasons on DVD, just got done watching them all... I would call this one of the best scenes but not the best of all.. my favorite Alan Shore scene is when he first meets "hoot" boy in the credit card thing and goes after him and when he defends Clarence and the banking industry.
You're a Hoot. That's what you're.
Must be the smiles. Smile group,that cracks me up.
Spader was born to play a lawyer. Just brilliant.
Wow this is so very current!!😊
Schmidt-can? Ya dont think im going to pass up on that lil' gem! =]
That is just brilliant pure fun.🤣
I love James Spader!
"Yeah, we bought a winner. Fuck it, you go girl!"
Utterly sublime
I love him from Blacklist...this, my new favorite!!!!!!!!! Im on it....
Spader is a phenomenal actor! Jesus christ!
i miss this show so much
Interesting to watch this in May 2020