Two years into Monk ’s run as TV’s funniest and most eccentric detective series, Adrian Monk’s kindred spirit arrived on the small screen, in ABC’s comedy-drama show Boston Legal . Monk was largely alone in dealing with his own neuroses down the years, except for his loyal assistants, Sharona and Natalie. But maverick defense attorney Alan Shore would have understood him.

Indeed, the best episodes of Monk have a lot in common with Boston Legal , in that they illustrate both the advantages and shortcomings of their protagonist’s unusual characteristics. Alan Shore likewise suffers as much as he benefits from his obsessive tendencies and idiosyncratic personality traits.

One of the few legal dramas where every episode is pretty much perfect , Boston Legal is ready-m

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