Tag Archives: Calista Flockhart

Back Ally 5: Coat (pt. 1)

Posted on 10/10/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains bedroom diving-boards and SPOILERS!!!] The fifth season of Ally McBeal (2001) was the lowest rated (and least award-nominated) in the show’s history… and while I can’t claim to know what makes a TV series a hit with the American … Continue reading →

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Back Ally 4: Airplane

Posted on 01/10/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains consolation snowmen and SPOILERS!!!] By rights, the fourth season of Ally McBeal (2000) should have ended with ‘Ally’ (Calista Flockhart) and her new beau ‘Larry Paul’ (Robert Downey Jr.) getting hitched. That isn’t just me being soppy… it’s the … Continue reading →

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Back Ally 3: Pig

Posted on 17/09/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains remotely adjustable high-heels and SPOILERS!!!] The third season of Ally McBeal (1999) seemed a little grimmer than its predecessors, with the untimely demise of a central character and several acrimonious break-ups and betrayals out-weighing the usual wacky antics. Personally, … Continue reading →

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Back Ally 2: Sideless

Posted on 04/09/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains real unicorns and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of Ally McBeal (1998) introduced two new lady lawyers: ‘Nelle Porter’, played by Portia de Rossi, who was nicknamed “Sub-Zero” but actually turned out to be quite sweet and smiley… and ‘Ling … Continue reading →

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Back Ally 1: Ip

Posted on 29/08/2014 by Dee CrowSeer

[Contains cunningly-deployed nose-whistles and SPOILERS!!!] In an effort to declutter my room, I’ve set about trying to weed out the dead weight in my DVD collection… which is how I came to rewatch the first season of Ally McBeal (1997), … Continue reading →

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Bygones

Posted on 05/12/2007 by Dee CrowSeer

And so I frittered away my few remaining feminist “brownie points” by purchasing the complete run of Ally McBeal on DVD. Now I’m doomed to burn for all eternity in the lamest circle of Hell. But it was such a … Continue reading →

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B&S vs. SFU

Posted on 02/07/2007 by Dee CrowSeer

Apparently Rachel Griffiths has made it clear to her agent that she will now only appear in drama series that revolve around families reunited by the death of a patriarch, and the struggle to keep the inherited business afloat. Fact. … Continue reading →

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