L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that aired on NBC. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher,[1] it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including an ensemble cast, large number of parallel storylines, social drama, and off-the-wall humor.[2] It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment, abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence.[3][4][5]
The series premiered on September 15, 1986, and ran for eight seasons before airing its final episode on May 19, 1994.[6]
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- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (1993-10-18). "TV Turns the Other Cheek Again : Television is a victim of the You Can't Win Syndrome. Once, its violence was criticized as unrealistic; now, 'L.A. Law's' Christian character is under fire". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
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