Talk:Alan Shore

Is Alan Shore a partner in Boston Legal?
It seems he has a large amount of power but he doesn't seem to be involved in the firm. 71.241.154.190 14:45, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

This article
needs more stuff from The Practice. Ausir 11:03, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

needs a better picture, that one looks horrible when it is squashed horizontally into the available space 203.160.122.148 (talk) 08:33, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Alan Shore - Classic Antihero
Alan Shore seems to believe in JUSTICE above LEGALITY, and understands there is a higher morality, while the other lawyers are well wrapped up in the letter-of-the-law. While unethical, the other lawyers and senior partners at Crane, Poole and Schmidt seem to (somewhat) respect him on that basis, and also because he is a very skilled lawyer. At first, Schimdt thinks of him as a darkened soul - perhaps an antihero, and enlists his help on a challenging case involving the whole ends-justifying-the-means philosophy. She slowly learns that Shore himself resents the darkness in people, including himself.

As the series has progressed, he has developed a deeper undercurrent of goodness that transcends his lack of scruples, which leads him to start taking on more challenging but morally right cases.

He is not a partner, and probably never will be.


 * I agree, the article currently biased and not NPOV. Alan Shore is a good person in the greater scheme of things, perhaps even more so than those that abide by the law. --Wamatt 08:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Who wrote that whole thing about Alan being an anti-hero? I would like to use that in my edit of the page on Alan Shore (though I'll put it in my own words). --Kalel32688, 21 May 2006 (EST)
 * Anti-hero is a classy description, but he could be also be thought of as simply subversive; or as not-so-lone individual championing the rights and privileges of individuals when in conflict with the powers that be − a concept that intersects nicely with notions of the anti-hero. But even though Allen is "fraught with human frailties" (Anti-hero) and his profession is not normally associated with positive connotations, his work is not in back-alleys, rather it is on display in a public court room. (The prototypical anti-hero tends to fights evil directly out of public view.) Thus, Allen is more of a hero than an anti-hero, or at least something in between. (A psychologist might say that his morality is mostly post-conventional according to Kohlberg's stages of moral development.) --Rosenbluh (talk) 12:07, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Clarification, Please
"His best friends were Paul and Paul. He slept with Paul's mother."

Can anyone do something about this? Kilyle 00:17, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Clarification on his disclosure
The current text says that he only disclosed his adolescent rape to Denny, but I thought that he told Lorraine at soon after (the next episode). Can someone clarify? Rosenbluh (talk) 12:10, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Sleep Terror
I believe that Alan Shore suffers from a combination of Sleep Terror Disorder and Sleepwalking Disorder. When his sleep terror episode occurs in season 2 episode 8 he also displays relatively complex motor activity including walking and trying to unlock his door. Such behaviour is more typical of Sleepwalking Disorder (DSM-IV-TR, pp. 639-644). He did also display the panic and confusion found in Sleep Terror Disorder, suggesting that both are present. Does anybody agree? Or even care? --AutoDisaster 00:24, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Alan - a complex figure and a desirable partner?
Alan Shore is much more complex than described, and yet - I see obvious features of his character missing in this article on him. Alan is above legality- and yet functions perfectly within the justice system, above morality- and yet prooves to have higher moral values than alot others around him, and above emotions ( how often did you see him smile or get angry? ) - and still he shows to be sensitive and compassionate under his shell. 83.228.30.203 05:27, 9 June 2007 (UTC)Teodora
 * I agree. Alan is incredibly complex.  He is a maverick, but also an exceptional lawyer.  When there is a clear social injustice, Alan sure will not hesitate to champion whom he feels is the victim.  However, Alan is a lawyer and doesn't hold back on those who oppose him, as is seen when he personally attacks Jerry Espenson, his close friend. --58.170.108.238 (talk) 12:05, 16 December 2007 (UTC) Royce Christian

Since
Alan "married" Denny, does that make them bisexual? 71.111.211.21 (talk) 00:48, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

removing quotes
I'm as much of a fan of AS and BL as the next guy, but the quote section is ridiculous given that the quotes unsourced and contextless. I recommend deletion. If someone thinks they are truly important, they should be put up on external hosting and linked to from this page. Anyone disagree? Rosenbluh (talk) 06:32, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Partner indeed
Why isn't he made partner? He's got to be the one guy who brings in the money, not to mention all the PR he gets from all the high profile cases. Plus he's best friends with Denny and on good terms with Shirely.

How can he not be partner, when the likes of Brad Chase and Lori Colson got there? And why wasn't it explained in the series why Brad became a DA? How do you not, in some little way, explain that in an episode? Beyond me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Misessus (talk • contribs) 20:38, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

traits of Voltaire in the character of Alan Shore
In the character of Alan Shore I see some of the characteristic traits of Voltaire. He is very open in his thinking. He readily subverts the status quo even at great peril. He trumpets justice and tramples infamy. He is weathly which Voltaire was late in his life but he identifies with the common people.

Anyone else see more?

209.173.67.113 (talk) 01:46, 27 November 2008 (UTC) K

Drinking as Episode End
I've been catching up on old re-runs of the Practice, and just caught the first episode in which Alan appeared.

I was intrigued to see that it ended with Alan sitting on a patio drinking a beer. I was strongly reminded of the usual endings of Boston Legal with Alan and Denny drinking together on the balcony. --Rick (talk) 18:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC)