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Creating Law Franchises on Television
Kelley, David E.
2012
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Abstract

As the multi-award winning writer/producer behind some of the most successful legal television shows in America, the author offers his perspective on creating law franchises on television. Although many things have changed regarding legal television shows over the twenty-five years of his career, the author maintains that legal franchises will continue to thrive because they evolve like the law itself. He contends that legal shows are intellectually challenging and emotionally appealing even if they are not always realistic.

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Title
Creating Law Franchises on Television
Variant Title
Creating Law Franchises on Television
Author
Kelley, David E.
Date
2012-04
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Content Type
Essay
Record Created
2019-11-26
Record ID
1125018
Other Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/Z383S7P
Published in
Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law
Volume
1
Issue
2
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* Multi award-winning writer/producer David E. Kelley is the mind behind some of America's most distinctive television series. As creator of the Emmy, Peabody and Golden Globe Award-winning shows Boston Legal, The Practice, and Ally McBeal, the critically acclaimed dramatic series Boston Public and Chicago Hope, and the multiple award-winning drama series Picket Fences, Kelley's writing and executive-producing style continue to intrigue television viewing audiences. Kelley's most recent series is Harry's Law. After receiving his law degree from the Boston University School of Law, Kelley was an attorney practicing law in Boston before venturing into the world of entertainment. Honored with four George Foster Peabody Awards, a Television Showmanship Award from the Publicists Guild of America, the David Susskind Lifetime Achievement Award from the Producers Guild and the TV Guide Awards' inaugural Brandon Tartikoff Award, Kelley was also the subject of a tribute by the Museum of Television and Radio and was named a Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Honoree. He is the recipient of the Monte Carlo Television Festival's first Showman of the Year Award, the Casting Society of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, and has been honored by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. In addition, he has received the prestigious Humanitas Prize for two consecutive years for The Practice, and was presented with both The Paddy Chayefsky Lifetime Achievement Award and The Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America. To date, Kelley is the only Producer to ever win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy and Outstanding Drama, Ally McBeal and The Practice respectfully, in the same year (1999).
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