Article: Aging gracefully in 'Boston Legal'

David E. Kelley just might be the bravest producer in prime-time, network television.

Not because the only show he currently has on the air, "Boston Legal," is so groundbreaking or out-there. (As a matter of fact, Kelley regularly recycles plots he used in other shows, such as "L.A. Law," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal.")

But because of who he has starring in "Boston Legal." More specifically, how long those people have been around.

In a medium obsessed with youth -- both the people it puts on the air and the people it tries to attract for the sake of advertisers -- "Boston Legal" bucks the trend. The big draw for tonight's episode (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4) -- which Kelley wrote -- is a love ...

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