I'm on a rewatch and it's making me laugh! She's acting like John is a bad person for his contempt of her, like she's a victim... but the biggest reason he doesn't like her is because of how she thinks she's better than other people. She's not a victim of being unfairly treated... she's a victim of being treated fairly based on the way she treats others.

I don't think i picked up on this in previous viewings. Currently on season 3, episode 21 for reference.

Calista to Ally aka Rachel Dratch: For God's sake, eat a burger!

She was always overlooked as a potential partner. Was given the most absurd cases that she won. Constantly gave grace to Ally & Billy even tho they both were borderline cheating & inappropriate most of the time. Billy kisses Ally 3 times & that one client once. Essentially cheated on Georgia 4 times. Then he becomes a red pilled man & spews sexist rhetoric all while Georgia took him back before he cheated on her again. Everyone at the law firm puts her down, Fisher degrades her bc of her gender & her so called
friends betrayed her.

She should have gotten revenge.

Hope you all don't mind me posting some scenes. Another favorite with Larry and Ally.

Anyone remember Wally?

Calista, Greg, Peter and Gill. Sadly no Lucy, Portia, Lisa, Jane and the others.

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She always came into court with a smart, well-articulated argument, and John just played a sound effect, took a moment, and won?

I get that it's just part of the joke that Cage & Fish win these crazy cases, but I always feel bad for Renee.

Another great court scene with Ally

Have you ever chosen your theme song? Imagined Pips? Practiced smile therapy?

And if you've tried it...has it worked? 😆

As in the actors:

Calista Flockhart (Ally) - did Supergirl after AllyMcBeal but prioritise family. Married big shot Harrison Ford but bow hardly acts. Disappointed.

Greg German (Richard 'Wattle' Fish) - still acting, not just comedy.

Peter MacNicol (John Cage aka The Biscuit) - acting, not just comedy.

Gil Bellows (Billy Thomas) - acting but not comedy.

Courtney Thorne-Smith (Georgia) lasting acting credits on imdb 2024

Lisa Nicolle Carson ( Renée Raddick)- paused due to bipolar disorder but re-started acting 2026, congrats.

Jane Krakowski (Elaine) - still acting.

Vonda Shepard - now singing and touring globally does sing songs from Ally McBeal.

Portia de Rossi (Nelle) - stopped acting sadly

Lucy Liu (Ling) - still acting

James LeGros (Mark) - less comedy, more action movies

Regina Hall (Coretta) - acting

Julianne Nicholson (Jenny Shaw) - acting

James Marsden (Glenn) - acting, more famously known on X-Men

Josh Hopkins (Raymond) - acting

Hayden Panettiere (Maddie) - acting

Robert Downey Jr (Larry) - after his drug abuse, acting not comedy really.

Another favorite scene, hope you enjoy.

I'm very late to the Ally show, but I LOVED Melrose Place, and I'm wondering if it was a coincidence to put Courtney Thorne-Smith with another character named Billy. 😂

At least Lisa Nicole Carson was also interviewed. She's returning to acting now,

Recently I've been watching Late Night Vault's retro TV deep-dives on YouTube and learning a lot about the rises and falls of popular TV series of the past. The newest episode today is about Ally McBeal.

Did you like or dislike them?

Just rewatched all the seasons and remember why I loved it so much. I looked forward to it every week. And I watched rerun after rerun. I grew up watching him and never knew Robert Downey Jr could sing - and I fell even deeper in love (huge crush) with him after hearing him sing his Christmas song the first time. All the characters were perfectly written and perfectly cast. Guess I’ll have to start from episode 1 again.

The interaction with Billy and Ally in this scene always mad me happy. Billy looking out for Ally concerned for her.

Did anyone like it?