The American Bar Association recently tackled the weighty question of which is the best TV show ever made about lawyers. After (allegedly) careful deliberations, their answer was "LA Law."
You know, the slick 80s show where Michael Kuzak (Harry Hamlin) dressed like a gorilla to romance Grace Van Owen (Susan Dey), and Arnold Becker (Corbin Bernsen) bedded every rich, good-looking woman he could reach (this was back when he had hair), and Victor Sifuentes (Jimmy Smits) had the steamy affair with Grace (after she left Michael). And then there was Douglas and his sex therapist and Stuart trying to master the Venus Butterfly... Did they practice law on this show? Wasn't it more like the "Grey's Anatomy" of legal shows?
Here at Happiness, in addition to the classics like "Perry Mason" (which was #2), we're more partial to Sam Waterston's Jack McCoy on "Law & Order" (#4) or Sam Waterston's Forrest Bedford on "I'll Fly Away." (Sam Waterston twice? What a coincidence). "I'll Fly Away," maybe my #1 favorite TV show of all time, got an honorable mention.
What do you think? Is "LA Law" the best? Is it fair that "Picket Fences" didn't make the list at all?
Brooke Cain isn't always proud of the number of hours she logs in front of the TV, but her loss of brain cells can be your gain. From reality shows to sitcoms to the more serious stuff, Brooke keeps her DVR smoking so that she can help keep you in the know. Brooke also tweets for Happiness is a Warm TV (you can follow 
