It was only in the context of truly awful television in the 80s that LA Law seemed as good as it was hailed. Earlier or later, it wouldn't have gotten as much acclaim.
There were other and better famous shows about lawyers, from Perry Mason to Lincoln Lawyer. Some like The Good Wife and Good Fight are far far superior. As drama, the series was sometimes pedestrian.
And then there were the truly awful unbelievable storylines. The love story between Hamline and Dey was laugh out loud ridiculous. He stalked her, and she fell for him though she was engaged. Suuuuure...
The courtroom drama was generally pretty good. The lawyer love lives, often silly...and why would anyone care about pretty people whining their lives were hard?
There were other and better famous shows about lawyers, from Perry Mason to Lincoln Lawyer. Some like The Good Wife and Good Fight are far far superior. As drama, the series was sometimes pedestrian.
And then there were the truly awful unbelievable storylines. The love story between Hamline and Dey was laugh out loud ridiculous. He stalked her, and she fell for him though she was engaged. Suuuuure...
The courtroom drama was generally pretty good. The lawyer love lives, often silly...and why would anyone care about pretty people whining their lives were hard?