Coordinates | 34°03′″N118°15′″N |
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show name | Ally McBeal |
genre | Legal Dramedy |
creator | David E. Kelley |
starring | Calista FlockhartCourtney Thorne SmithGreg GermannLisa Nicole CarsonJane KrakowskiVonda ShepardPortia de RossiLucy LiuJames LeGrosRegina HallJulianne NicholsonJames MarsdenJosh HopkinsHayden Panettierewith Peter MacNicolthen Robert Downey Jr.and Gil Bellows |
theme music composer | Vonda Shepard |
opentheme | "Searchin' My Soul" performed by Vonda Shepard |
composer | Danny LuxVonda Shepard |
country | United States |
language | English |
num seasons | 5 |
num episodes | 112 |
list episodes | List of Ally McBeal episodes |
executive producer | David E. KelleyBill D'Elia |
producer | Kayla Alpert(2000–2001)Kim Hamberg(1998–2002)Mike Listo(1997–2000)Jack Philbrick(2000–2002)Steve Robin(1997–2002)Pamela J. Wisne(1997–2002) |
cinematography | Thomas F. DenoveBilly DicksonDavid A. HarpTim Suhrstedt |
camera | Single-camera |
runtime | 45–48 minutes |
company | 20th Century Fox TelevisionDavid E. Kelley Productions |
channel | Fox |
picture format | 4:3 (broadcast)16:9 (seasons 2–5) |
first aired | |
last aired | |
status | Ended }} |
Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. The series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish, with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric, humorous and dramatic.
Cage & Fish (which becomes Cage/Fish & McBeal or Cage, Fish, & Associates towards the end of the series), the fictional law firm where most of the characters work, is depicted as a highly sexualized environment, symbolized by its unisex public restroom. Lawyers and secretaries in the firm routinely date, flirt with, or have a romantic history with each other, and frequently run into former or potential romantic interests in the courtroom or on the street outside.
The show had many offbeat and frequently surreal running gags and themes, such as Ally's tendency to immediately fall over whenever she met somebody she found attractive, or Richard Fish's wattle fetish and humorous mottos ("Fishisms" & "Bygones"), or John's gymnastic dismounts out of the office's unisex bathroom stalls, that ran through the series. The show used vivid, dramatic fantasy sequences for Ally's and other characters' wishful thinking; particularly notable is the dancing baby.
The show also featured regular visits to a local bar where singer Vonda Shepard regularly performed (though occasionally handing over the microphone to the characters). The series also took place in the same continuity as David E. Kelley's legal drama The Practice (which aired on ABC), as the two shows crossed over with one another on occasion, a very rare occurrence for two shows that aired on different networks.
The show was canceled after a significant ratings drop during its fifth season, which saw many regular characters disappear from the series without explanation (also a problem with David E. Kelley's shows Boston Public, Chicago Hope, The Practice and Boston Legal [to an extent]).
Due to the popularity of the show and Shepard's music, a soundtrack titled Songs from Ally McBeal was released in 1998, as well as a successor soundtrack titled Heart and Soul: New Songs From Ally McBeal in 1999. Two compilation albums from the show featuring Shepard were also released in 2000 and 2001. Other artists featured on the show include Barry White, Al Green, Tina Turner and Elton John. Josh Groban played the role of Malcolm Wyatt in the May 2001 season finale, performing "You're Still You." The series creator, David E. Kelley, was impressed with Groban's performance at The Family Celebration event, and based on the audience reaction to Groban's singing, Kelley created a character for Groban in this finale. The background score for the show was composed by Danny Lux.
!Soundtrack name | !Tk# | ! Release date |
Songs from Ally McBeal | May 5, 1998 | |
Heart and Soul: New Songs from Ally McBeal | November 9, 1999 | |
Ally McBeal: A Very Ally Christmas | November 7, 2000 | |
Ally McBeal: For Once in My Life | April 24, 2001 | |
The Best of Ally McBeal | October 6, 2009 |
20th Century Fox released the complete first season on DVD in Region 1 on October 6, 2009. They also released a special complete series edition on the same day. Season 1 does not contain any special features, the complete series set however does contain several bonus features including featurettes, an all-new retrospective, the episode of The Practice that Calista Flockhart guest starred in and a bonus disc entitled "The Best of Ally McBeal Soundtrack". In addition, both releases contain all of the original music. Season 2 was released on April 6, 2010. Seasons 3, 4 and 5 will all be released on October 5, 2010. Season 1 and 2 are also available on the U.S iTunes Store.
!DVD name | !Ep# | ! Region 1 | ! Region 2 | ! Region 4 |
The Complete First Season | October 6, 2009 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 | |
The Complete Second Season | April 6, 2010 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 | |
The Complete Third Season | October 5, 2010 | February 21, 2005 | April 26, 2006 | |
The Complete Fourth Season | October 5, 2010 | May 9, 2005 | April 26, 2006 | |
The Complete Fifth Season | October 5, 2010 | May 9, 2005 | April 26, 2006 | |
The Complete Series | October 6, 2009 | October 30, 2006 | TBA |
!Country | !TV network |
Arab World | MBC4 |
Argentina | Fox Broadcasting Company>Fox |
Australia | Seven Network, FX (TV channel)#Australia>FX (Now W. Channel) 111 Hits and Channel Ten |
Austria | ORF1 |
Belarus | Belsat |
Belgium | 2BE (TV channel)>2 BE, vtm, Plug tv (French), La Deux (French) |
Brazil | Fox Life (cable) |
Bulgaria | BTV (Bulgaria)>BTV and Fox Life |
Canada | CTV Television Network |
Chile | Canal 13, Fox Life (cable) |
Colombia | RCN TV>RCN, Citytv Bogotá, Fox Life (cable) |
Croatia | Nova (Croatian TV) |
Czech Republic | [[Česká televize, Prima love |
Denmark | TV 2 Zulu (Denmark)>TV 2 Zulu |
Estonia | TV3 (Estonia)>TV3 |
Finland | MTV3 |
France | Téva, Métropole 6>M6, Série Club |
Germany | VOX (television)>VOX, Comedy Central, EinsFestival |
Guatemala | Fox Life |
Hong Kong | aTV world |
Hungary | Viasat 3 |
India | STAR World, Zee Cafe |
Indonesia | RCTI |
Ireland | RTÉ Two, repeats air on TV3 Ireland>TV3 |
Israel | Channel 2 (Israel) |
Italy | [[Canale 5, Italia 1, Fox Life, Mya (TV channel) |
Japan | [[NHK |
Kenya | Kenya Television Network |
Latvia | Latvijas Neatkarīgā Televīzija>LNT |
Lebanon | LBCI |
Lithuania | TV3 Lithuania>TV3 |
Macedonia | Fox Life (cable) |
Malaysia | STAR World, NTV7 |
Mexico | Televisa |
Morocco | 2M |
Netherlands | RTL 8 |
New Zealand | TV2 (New Zealand)>TV2, Prime (New Zealand) |
Norway | TV 2 (Norway)>TV 2 |
Pakistan | STAR World |
Philippines | Radio Philippines Network>RPN-9 (1998–2001), 2nd Avenue (2009) |
Poland | Polsat, TV4 (Poland)>TV4, Fox Life |
Portugal | TVI (Portugal)>TVI, Fox Life, SIC |
Romania | PRO TV, Pro Cinema |
Russia | Ren-TV |
Serbia | Radio Television of Serbia>RTS, RTV BK Telecom, Fox Life (cable) |
Slovakia | TV Markiza, Doma |
Slovenia | POP TV, Kanal A, TV Pika |
Singapore | STAR World, MediaCorp TV Channel 5 |
South Africa | SABC 3 |
South Korea | Home CGV |
Spain | Telecinco (former broadcaster), Cuatro TV |
Sweden | TV4 |
Switzerland | TSR 1 |
Taiwan | Eracom |
Thailand | True Series |
Turkey | CNBC-E and Fox Life |
United Kingdom | Channel 4, Paramount Comedy 1, Paramount Comedy 2, TMF UK>TMF, Zone Romantica |
United States | Reelz Channel Fox Broadcasting Company>Fox |
Venezuela | Televen |
Television Critics Association Awards
Category:1997 television series debuts Category:2002 American television series endings Category:1990s American television series Category:1990s American comedy television series Category:2000s American comedy television series Category:American comedy-drama television series Category:Best Musical or Comedy Series Golden Globe winners Category:Boston, Massachusetts in fiction Category:English-language television series Category:Fox network shows Category:Legal television series Category:Peabody Award winning television programs Category:Television series by Fox Television Studios Category:Television shows set in Massachusetts
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