Boston Legal (TV)- no fly list
Jan 16, 2007 | 8:18 pm
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Boston Legal (TV)- no fly list
Tonights episode, Denny Crane (the lecherous, half-senile ultra conservative lawyer) discovered he is on the no-fly list, and goes to war with the DHS.
Jan 16, 2007 | 9:31 pm
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Jan 17, 2007 | 7:18 am
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Denny Crane has a Gulfstream!
The Denny Crane character has a Gulfstream, and he's mentioned that more than once. So why is he flying commercial and putting up with the hassle?
He doesn't seem like the type of guy who gives a rat's ... about
frequent flyer miles.
On the episode, he was denied boarding while attempting to fly
from Boston to Hawaii with his former fiance (the little person's mother,
played by actress Delta Burke). The incident at the airport is talked
about but not actually shown.
He doesn't seem like the type of guy who gives a rat's ... about
frequent flyer miles.
On the episode, he was denied boarding while attempting to fly
from Boston to Hawaii with his former fiance (the little person's mother,
played by actress Delta Burke). The incident at the airport is talked
about but not actually shown.
Jan 17, 2007 | 2:19 pm
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Kind of a weak episode overall. Where's Betty White when you need her. 
Yes, Denny has a Gulfstream, but they never discussed why he wasn't taking it. I did love the smarmy, "But we're doing it to PROTECT you" from the Homeland Security folks.
Yes, Denny has a Gulfstream, but they never discussed why he wasn't taking it. I did love the smarmy, "But we're doing it to PROTECT you" from the Homeland Security folks.
Jan 17, 2007 | 5:59 pm
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Jan 17, 2007 | 6:11 pm
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The DHS officials defense sounded like the writers copied quotes we've seen posted here, they said everything but "think of the children". The judge was great, she shot down the DHS. Alan Shore was ok, made some good points (which also could have been lifted from threads here) but he got weak when he suggested the registered flyer ID solution.
Maybe the writers did some research here? However, the concept of suing the TSA and DHS for not removing you from the do-not-fly list, and a judge deciding in your favor is pure fantasy. Those agencies are above the law, above the constitution, and above the jurisdiction of the courts. (which quite possibly makes them un-American, and perhaps even anti-American)
Jan 17, 2007 | 6:33 pm
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I didn't see the show, but from what I read above it is completely unbelievable. Did he actually get onto and off of the no-fly list in a single episode? That's impossible!
Jan 17, 2007 | 10:05 pm
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I found the writing for Shore's lines well below the norm for Boston Legal. The registered flyer solution was particularly disappointing, perhaps even uncharacteristic of Shore.
Yes, that really made the point about how ridiculous the no-fly list is.
The DHS officials defense sounded like the writers copied quotes we've seen posted here, they said everything but "think of the children". The judge was great, she shot down the DHS. Alan Shore was ok, made some good points (which also could have been lifted from threads here) but he got weak when he suggested the registered flyer ID solution.
Maybe the writers did some research here? However, the concept of suing the TSA and DHS for not removing you from the do-not-fly list, and a judge deciding in your favor is pure fantasy. Those agencies are above the law, above the constitution, and above the jurisdiction of the courts. (which quite possibly makes them un-American, and perhaps even anti-American)
The DHS officials defense sounded like the writers copied quotes we've seen posted here, they said everything but "think of the children". The judge was great, she shot down the DHS. Alan Shore was ok, made some good points (which also could have been lifted from threads here) but he got weak when he suggested the registered flyer ID solution.
Maybe the writers did some research here? However, the concept of suing the TSA and DHS for not removing you from the do-not-fly list, and a judge deciding in your favor is pure fantasy. Those agencies are above the law, above the constitution, and above the jurisdiction of the courts. (which quite possibly makes them un-American, and perhaps even anti-American)