Back in the day, LA LAW was revolutionary and the bomb, but having recently rewatched it for the first time, I can say there were 3 outstanding seasons run by Bochco, and after that, the decline began. From Kelley's increasingly silly and exaggerated style to his introduction of mean spirited characters like Rosalyn Shays who cause behavior that made McKenzie Brackman an unpleasant place to watch, to the heinous Season 7 with its complete mishandling, mockery of episodes involving the Rodney King riots, to a final season that was mundane despite Finkelstein's return, I found LA LAW to not hold up well at all. Was there outstanding writing and acting? Yes, when LA LAW was at the top its game, no one did it better. Unfortunately, the top of the game was seasons 1-3. And for a 8 season series, that's not a good average.
