Comments on: Legal TV Review

By: ricey

ricey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:04:48 +0000

awwww. please don’t spoil the fun.

By: Jon Siegel

Jon Siegel — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:39:44 +0000

Len, I think that’s right as to the latest murder. I don’t think it applies so much to the assaults, kidnappings, torts, and Title VII violations. I think those were just plot-driven devices thrown in without regard to legal impact.

By: Len Rotman

Len Rotman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:31:09 +0000

Jon,

There is one possible answer that you did not consider — that the producer/writers are lawyers and are deliberately portraying events in this manner with complete knowledge of the problematic aspects you identify (in order to generate precisely the discussion that you are engaging in). Supporting this hypothesis is the fact that David Shore, the creator/producer/writer of House, is a law graduate from the University of Toronto.

For more info., see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shore

Happy watching,

Len

By: Kevin Jon Heller

Kevin Jon Heller — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:54:30 +0000

In Chase’s defence, the episode did make clear that, in the wake of the Bashir-character’s death, moderates had taken over the government…

By: Bruce Boyden

Bruce Boyden — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:41:47 +0000

I quit watching in the first season because of the repeated and serious ethics violations — mostly lack of informed consent, or really any consent whatsoever.

By: J.A. Bohrer

J.A. Bohrer — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:43:35 +0000

You are quite correct in your analysis. However, real medicine like real law, makes for some pretty average drama.