Top 10 lawyers that you can watch on television right now
The fourth season of AMC's 'Better Call Saul' is less than a week away, and with the 'Breaking Bad' spinoff having proven itself consistently as one of the best shows on television, one can expect this upcoming season to uphold creator Vince Gilligan's lofty standards. Gilligan had initially conceptualized the idea for the series in 2012 and was met with hopeful optimism from fans who had grown to love Saul Goodman over the course of his four-season run in 'Breaking Bad.'
Having made his debut in season 2, Saul became of the most prominent and beloved characters in the drama, with his shifty, extravagant, and opportunistic persona endearing him to audiences across the globe. But it's easy to forget amongst his flamboyance and sleazy mannerisms is a highly-competent extra-legal operator who will sniff out every possible legal loophole to ensure his client walks away with the best possible deal. Like it or not, Saul is one of the best criminal lawyers around.
But he's not alone. Over the years, there have been some excellent lawyers on television who seemed to wield an almost magical ability to bend the law to their will, and in the process, spook, mystify, bewilder, and perplex peers and opponents alike. But then, there are also those who provide you with the much-needed comic relief and remain just as important as some of their more serious counterparts.
We've picked out who we think are 10 of the best in no particular order.
10. Ally McBeal (Ally McBeal)
Where to watch: Hulu
When it first began airing in 1997, 'Ally McBeal' was quite revolutionary for how it intertwined legal proceedings as a plot device to reinforce the romantic and personal drama in the lives of its characters. It starred Calista Flockhart as the titular Allison Marie 'Ally' McBeal, who joins law firm 'Cage and Fish' after she quits her previous job because of sexual harassment.
What made Ally one of the more memorable lawyers on television was how she was perpetually in love with and always on the lookout for her 'soulmate.' The fact that the situation was made all the more awkward by the presence of the one ex she had never gotten over at her new workplace, with his marriage with another co-worker setting up a hilarious love triangle. Her little behavioral ticks — be it the songs and hallucinations of the dancing baby in her head or how she unfailingly trips over every time she finds someone attractive — made for a great five seasons before Fox took it off the air in 2002.
