Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that the show is quite the truth-telling breakthrough it is meant to be. L.A. Law may be high Bochcovian drama, but it is still TV drama. The courtroom scenes are full of implausible outbursts and Perry Masonesque confrontations. Complex legal issues are simplified into neat black-and-white choices. The wrong side is usually represented by an oily attorney who badgers witnesses ruthlessly. The right side is usually represented by, well, our guys...
Bochco has remained closely involved in the series, overseeing everything from casting and budgets to regular story conferences. Casually dressed in jeans and sneakers and idly tossing a football during meetings, he is adept at managing the show's complex story lines as well as a crew of collaborators. "I see myself as more of a chorus member than a soloist," he says. "I'm good at creating an environment in which people can function creatively...
...Buckley that emerges from John Judis' equitable biography is a versatile though not especially complex man. He establishes most of his positions from two fixed points: his Roman Catholic faith and his anti-Communist passion. Understanding his motives and drives, however, requires some adjustment. Most liberals consider Buckley a member of the privileged class. But as Judis describes him, Buckley sees himself as an outsider and counterrevolutionary battling entrenched atheism, collectivism and moral relativism...
Waters is a complex character and Johnson skillfully handles all the facets of Waters' personality. The sharp, biting tone Johnson uses when speaking to his men reverberates effectively through the theater and convinces the audience that Waters is completely insensitive and entirely too demanding. When a higher ranking white officer forces Waters to buckle under Johnson shows Waters' softer side. Johnson's on-target facial expressions convey Waters' feelings of pain and humiliation to the audience...
Look at the many warnings there were about the Carpenter Center hazard. State officials writing to city officials, workers talking among themselves, state officials writing to Harvard officials, maintenance men making repairs temporarily. The heart of the problem, according to interviews with administrators and city inspectors, is the complex licensing system of campus buildings--which holds no one office or agency accountable for the safety of buildings...