Lawyers in Your Living Room!: Law on Television
- ISBN-10
- 1604423285
- ISBN-13
- 9781604423280
- Category
- Justice, Administration of, on television
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Author
- Michael Asimow
Description
From Perry Mason and The Defenders in the 1960s to L.A. Law in the 80s, The Practice and Ally McBeal in the 90s, to Boston Legal, Shark and Law & Order today, the television industry has generated an endless stream of dramatic series involving law and lawyers. This new guide examines television series from the past and present, domestic and foreign, that are devoted to the law.
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