The Practice and Marie Claire

For the April issue of Marie Claire magazine in 2001 Lara Flynn Boyle and her co-stars of the award-winning tv serie The Practice posed together for a promotional photo shoot.

The Practice

Finally, it's been arrived: The dvd boxset of The Practice. Please find enclosed some impressions of the artwork, the menus and the special feature of this edition starring - of course - Lara Flynn Boyle:

The Practice on DVD - Another Review

Currentfilm.com has published another review of the recently released dvd boxset of The Practice - Volume One starring Lara Flynn Boyle:

"VIDEO: The Practice is presented by Fox in 1.33:1 full-frame. The presentation quality is about equal to broadcast quality, although there are some minor concerns present. Sharpness and detail are not noteworthy and the picture can sometimes appear a tad soft, but the picture never appeared so soft as to be hazy or blurry. Some minor grain is seen, but no other issues were seen on the presentation. Colors remain a tad subdued by intent and seem accurately presented.

SOUND: The series is presented in Dolby 2.0. Audio is crisp and clear, with no distortion or other issues.

EXTRAS: Only a brief featurette, "Setting up the Practice", which combines new and old interviews with clips to provide an overview of the development and first season of the show. Hopefully, future sets will provide more in the way of supplemental features."

Final Thoughts: I'm not as much of a fan of The Practice as the show that followed it (Boston Legal), but that's not to say that The Practice doesn't make for riveting TV, as the series boasts a marvelous ensemble cast, sharp dialogue and fast pacing. The DVD presentation offers fine audio/video quality, but minimal extras. Recommended.

The Practice Photo Album

As The Practice - Volume 1 is out on dvd I want to share with you my picture collection of this wonderful and energetic drama serie which is worth buying and always watching and re-watching. Credits to the original publishers.

The Practice on DVD - First Reviews

While surfing and researching I found the first dvd-reviews of The Practice in which Lara Flynn Boyle stars as assistant disctrict attorney Helen Gamble. Blog Critics Magazine writes about the boxset: "Called The Practice – Volume 1 (instead of Season 1) for a reason, the 4-disc set hold 13 episodes which did not actually air in the order you’ll find them in here. Originally written as a complete season, only six episodes aired before summer hiatus. The remaining seven episodes were interspersed throughout the second season. Here you’ll find them back to back, which is far more effective."

What about picture and sound quality? Please read the following lines by DVDFanatic: "The best that this set features is slightly better than broadcast quality. The video is rough and grainy, and the audio a simple Dolby Digital Stereo mix. Presented in the show’s original aspect ratio of Full Frame (1.33:1), this transfer is nothing worth noting. Just better than taping the show off air, this is ultimately an underwhelming transfer." And last but not least some external thoughts about the bonus features written by Canmag.com: "The Practice has a featurette on creating the show. Kelley, cast and crew speak about the show's mission statement, characters and the aesthetic of the series. It comes from old EPK interviews, because of the locations (and copyright date), but it's still relevant. It's a solid 18 minute piece."

TV Guide Covers

Lara Flynn Boyle appeared three times on the cover of TV Guide, the all-time favorite magazine of any tv addict. Please find enclosed these pictures. The first one was made to promote the mystery serie Twin Peaks. The last two drew attention to David E. Kelley's drama serie The Practice in which Boyle played assistant disctrict attorney Helen Gamble for unbelievable 115 episodes.

The Practice opens on DVD

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Practice Vol. 1 for 12th June 2007 priced at $39.98 SRP. Set in Boston, The Practice centers on a firm of passionate attorneys to whom every case is important and every client worth a fight to the end. Pursuing justice, however, sometimes means crossing the line... David E. Kelley’s award-winning legal drama ran for a total of 8 seasons and would eventually spawn Boston Legal.

Four discs hold 13 episodes (all 6 of Season 1 and the first 7 of Season 2) presented in Full Frame with English, French and Spanish Dolby Surround audio and French and Spanish subtitles. Extras are limited to a single featurette, “Setting Up The Practice”.

Episode listing:

• Disc 1: Pilot, Part I, Trial and Error, Part IV
• Disc 2: Part V, Part VI, Reasonable Doubts, Betrayal
• Disc 3: The Blessing, Dog Bite, First Degree
• Disc 4: Search and Seizure, Sex, Lies and Monkeys

Source: dvdtimes.co.uk