The Practice

[RoosLuver]

Did anybody watch it last night?. Did Lindsay go back to jail?.

[sabre_ac]

I used to love this show, but now that I workd Monday nights I miss the start which is a real pain.
And last night I was watching the cheating "Who wants to be a millionaire".
Though its probally the best Drama on tv, far better than that 24 rubbish.

[Macca19]

Originally posted by RoosLuver
Did anybody watch it last night?. Did Lindsay go back to jail?.

No she didnt.

The other lawyer guy (prosectuor) withheld vital information from The Practice crew which basically meant he corrupted the case, because had the practice crew had this information they probably would have won in the first place. So the whole case got thrown out.

[Nic]

Of course she bloody well didn't. Like she was ever going to go to jail.

If they originally had that evidence she probably would've been found guilty of manslaughter. So send her to bloody jail!:p

[JUBJUB]

Here's a story from Yahoo.com about next season's episodes of The Practice .Six cast members are leaving.That only leaves 3 regulars.

ABC's 'The Practice' Returning Without Top Stars
Tue May 20, 4:28 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters TV to My Yahoo!


By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC's veteran legal drama "The Practice" will be back in court this TV season, but with a major cast shake-up the jury is far from agreed on whether the Emmy-winning show from producer David E. Kelley will survive.



Stars Dylan McDermott (news), Lara Flynn Boyle (news) and four other series regulars are leaving the cast as the show, which has been struggling in the ratings, returns this fall for an eighth season, the network and producers said on Tuesday.


Among the ensemble players who will remain on the show are Camryn Manheim (news), Michael Badalucco (news) and Steve Harris (news), while McDermott will reportedly return for some guest appearances.


The cast changes coincide with the 11th-hour deal ABC recently struck with producers of the series -- David E. Kelley Productions and 20th Century Fox Television -- to keep the show on the air for a substantially lower fee.


Under the new pact, ABC agreed to restore "The Practice" to its longtime 10 p.m. Sunday time slot, but the licensing fee received by producers for the show was cut to less than half of the $6 million per episode the network had been paying, according to one source familiar with the deal.


In a statement, Kelley attributed casting changes to "economic and creative realities."


"This is perhaps the finest group of actors and people one could ever hope to work with," he said. "I hope for all of them to recur if possible, and if I'm lucky, I'll get to work with them on future projects as well."


ABC added in its statement: "While we're sorry to see these talented cast members leave the show, we're excited to discover what David has in store for 'The Practice' this fall."


The series, which follows the exploits of the defense attorneys in a Boston law firm, stumbled in the ratings this season after it was moved from Sunday to Monday nights to make room for an ABC remake of "Dragnet."


Exiting with McDermott and Boyle, two of the most recognizable stars from the series, will be original cast members Kelli Williams and Lisa Gay Hamilton, along with Marla Sokoloff (news), who joined the cast in its second season, and Chyler Leigh (news), who signed on this past season.


Their departures were especially jarring given that McDermott and four of the others appeared in New York last week at an ABC presentation of its new schedule for advertisers.


"The Practice" is hardly the first ensemble series to face major casting make-overs. Veteran dramas like NBC's "ER" and "Law & Order" and the ABC cop show "NYPD Blue (news - Y! TV)" have gradually replaced many of their stars over the years and still managed to thrive. But it is rare for so many principal players to leave their show all at once.


One source told Reuters the cast shake-up was driven less by financial considerations than by Kelley's desire to bring fresh blood to the show, which won an Emmy for outstanding drama series in 1999. The source added that the producers plan to add several well-known actors to the cast.

[Mr Eagle]

Leaves four credited cast members actually.

Eleanor (Camryn Manheim), Jimmy (Michael Badalucco), Eugene (Steve Harris), and Jamie (Jessica Capshaw, who has only just arrived in episodes showing here).


Nonetheless, that's one hell of a shakeup!