"Boston Public" (2000)TV series 2000-2004

Creator:

David E. Kelley

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

23 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

If you thought being a high school student was tough, try being a teacher.

Plot:

The lives of 10 faculty members at a high school in Boston, Mass. weave in and out of dealing with trouble-makers, having a personal life, and keeping sanity.

Plot Keywords:

Singing | Teenager | School Life | Vice Principal | High School Athlete

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Chi McBride	...	Steven Harper (81 episodes, 2000-2004)
Anthony Heald	...	Scott Guber (81 episodes, 2000-2004)
Loretta Devine	...	Marla Hendricks (81 episodes, 2000-2004)
Sharon Leal	...	Marilyn Sudor (67 episodes, 2000-2004)
Fyvush Finkel	...	Harvey Lipschultz / ... (66 episodes, 2000-2004)
Jeri Ryan	...	Ronnie Cooke (59 episodes, 2001-2004)
Michael Rapaport	...	Danny Hanson (57 episodes, 2001-2004)
Nicky Katt	...	Harry Senate (49 episodes, 2000-2002)
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Lauren Davis (44 episodes, 2000-2002)

Runtime:

60 min (81 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Although Chi McBride, Anthony Heald, and Loretta Devine appeared in every episode, McBride played Steven Harper more than the latter two. He reprised the role in 2005 on an episode of "Boston Legal". He hired James Spader for a case. The episode was written in a way that people who had never seen the previous show weren't missing any details.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In her introductory episode, the character of Kimberly Woods claims she is teaching at the high school as part of the "Teach for America" program. Boston is not currently a city where "Teach for America" operates. It is being considered as an addition, but it is not in the program at the time the episode aired.

Quotes:

[female students are taking off their bras and hanging them from lockers]
Harry Senate: Lipschultz told them to wear their bras for the good of the country. Turns out they're a bunch of Communist sluts.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The N Word (2004)

Soundtrack:

Song of Joy

Good Show

Many people might find this is an offensive series especially toward teacher and condemn it as bad show. But what ever it is, I really like this show. It is so intense, emotional, alright acting, and the keep on changing cast make it not boring.

Yes, I agreed some stuff is offensive, but the series is too good to miss. Each week the faculty faces different problem (some of the stuff I highly doubted) but it is still fun to watch it.

What I really like is how the story of the teachers tried to deal with the everyday problem in school and put their personal life into it. (though it not happen in real life but still nice to see it).

Anyway, it was kind of sad to see it got cancel cause it got low rating, but at least it was still in its prime to me.

Recommendation: Yes, it is a pretty good relationship series.

Rating: 7.5/10 (Grade: B)