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Boston Legal

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Boston Legal

Summary

Boston Legal is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,901 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boston Legal is the creator of David E. Kelley[3].
  • Boston Legal's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Boston Legal's composer is recorded as Danny Lux[5].
  • Boston Legal's genre is comedy drama[6].
  • Boston Legal's genre is legal drama[7].
  • Boston Legal's genre is satire[8].
  • Boston Legal's genre is black comedy[9].
  • Boston Legal's based on is recorded as The Practice[10].
  • Boston Legal followed The Practice[11].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was James Spader[12].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Candice Bergen[13].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Rhona Mitra[14].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was William Shatner[15].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Julie Bowen[16].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Constance Zimmer[17].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Craig Bierko[18].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Mark Valley[19].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Gary Anthony Williams[20].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Q348445[21].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Monica Potter[22].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Saffron Burrows[23].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Lake Bell[24].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Taraji P. Henson[25].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was Christian Clemenson[26].
  • A cast member of Boston Legal was John Larroquette[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include James Spader[12], Candice Bergen[13], Rhona Mitra[14], William Shatner[15], Julie Bowen[16], and Constance Zimmer[17]. Boston Legal is the creator of David E. Kelley[3].

Publication

The original language of Boston Legal was English[28]. Genres include comedy drama[6], legal drama[7], satire[8], and black comedy[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[29].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Boston Legal followed The Practice[11].

Why It Matters

Boston Legal ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,901 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Candice Bergen James Spader Julie Bowen Lake Bell Monica Potter Rhona Mitra Saffron Burrows Taraji P. Henson United States William Shatner

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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