The BEST episodes written by Lawrence Broch

Emma
star
8.75
4 votes

#1 - Emma

Ellen - Season 5 - Episode 8

Thanks to Paige, Ellen lands a job as personal assistant to Emma Thompson and discovers that, not only is Thompson gay, but her past contains a truly sordid secret.

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Skeleton in the Closet
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8.18
188 votes

#2 - Skeleton in the Closet

Roseanne - Season 7 - Episode 6

Leon outdoes himself hosting a Halloween soirée with the Lunch Box clan and a bevy of his gay friends, many of whom seem to know Fred – intimately. Meanwhile, Jackie and Roseanne visit Bev's hairdresser and become convinced that she wears a wig.

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The Wedding
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8.00
162 votes

#3 - The Wedding

Roseanne - Season 8 - Episode 23

Darlene's wedding day brings unexpected tears, joy and tenderness as Dan is finally able to express his love to Darlene and the young couple's wedding vows bring Roseanne to tears.

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BL: Los Angeles
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7.92
799 votes

#4 - BL: Los Angeles

Boston Legal - Season 2 - Episode 27

While in LA, Alan takes on the case of TV star Courtney Rae, who is arrested after shooting a photographer who she mistakes for a stalker, but Denny and Barry make life difficult when they won't stop making sexual advances toward their client. Meanwhile, Denise resorts to underhanded tactics to eliminate Marlene from the picture, but the plan backfires when she is caught by Paul, and Brad enlists Shirley's help in trying to persuade the judge in his niece's trial to lower the sentence.

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...There's Fire!
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7.84
1154 votes

#5 - ...There's Fire!

Boston Legal - Season 2 - Episode 17

Shirley, Paul and Brad batten down the hatches as Bev files for divorce hours after her marriage to Denny and demands half of his assets. Alan helps defend an old friend who was fired for smoking on her private time.

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The Oxbow
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7.72
490 votes

#6 - The Oxbow

American Gothic (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 9

Key Hawthorne family secrets are revealed when Garrett is forced to reflect on his 14 years of solitude in the woods. Also, Alison turns the screws on a local reporter, with shocking results.

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The Mighty Rogues
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7.70
916 votes

#7 - The Mighty Rogues

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 16

After her father -- who is in the late stages of a debilitating fight with Alzheimer's -- injures himself and lands in the hospital, Shirley Schmidt wants to end his suffering and asks Alan Shore to argue in court on her behalf. Meanwhile Jerry Espenson's beautiful, new girlfriend sues him for sexual assault, and Carl Sack represents the island of Nantucket whose residents want to build a nuclear bomb in case of attack.

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Too Much Information
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7.67
1263 votes

#8 - Too Much Information

Boston Legal - Season 2 - Episode 13

Alan and Denise take on the case of a young girl whose father killed her mother after finding the mother's whereabouts through her HMO's website. Catherine Piper comes back into Alan's life - by robbing convenience stores. Beverly Bridge, Denny's fiancée, flexes her muscle around the firm, while Brad attempts to manage the situation for Shirley and Paul. Daniel goes in for chemotherapy and attempts to shut out Denise.

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Shower the People You Love with Stuff
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7.67
173 votes

#9 - Shower the People You Love with Stuff

Roseanne - Season 8 - Episode 1

Hostesses Becky and Darlene disagree over Roseanne's baby shower.

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The Blaming of the Shrew
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7.62
158 votes

#10 - The Blaming of the Shrew

Roseanne - Season 7 - Episode 22

Dan puts his foot down when D.J. allows a pushy vixen to boss him around; and Jackie gets a few things off her chest when she and Fred visit a therapist to save their marriage.

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Mad About You
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7.61
755 votes

#11 - Mad About You

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 11

Denny puts the whole firm on edge when he unilaterally takes on a high-profile murder case and refuses help from anybody else, especially Alan. Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie represent a woman whose husband divorced her after being "brainwashed" by an ad campaign from a sleazy lawyer.

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The Bad Seed
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7.58
811 votes

#12 - The Bad Seed

Boston Legal - Season 5 - Episode 5

Alan Shore and Shirley Schmidt take on the armed forces when a man's brother dies in a local military hospital due to malpractice. But a friendly wager Denny Crane makes with Alan regarding the outcome of the case could cost Alan his job. Meanwhile, Jerry Espenson's sister, Joy - whose son was conceived through an anonymous donor - - asks him to get a ruling which would allow her to find out who the father is to determine if her son and his girlfriend are related

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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7.58
1065 votes

#13 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Boston Legal - Season 2 - Episode 20

Shirley defends a long-time client who doesn't want his Victorian erotica collection lost in his divorce, but she is shocked when Ivan is opposing council. Alan takes drastic steps to help Catherine's friend, who is being taken advantage of in a nursing home. Meanwhile, Paul cuts back on his time at the firm when Fiona begins to take priority, causing worry among the other partners.

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The Chicken and the Leg
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7.55
879 votes

#14 - The Chicken and the Leg

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 3

Alan represents a teenage girl who blames her high school's stand on contraceptives for her contracting AIDS, while trying to work alongside Lorraine without distraction. Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie take on the case of a woman suing her husband's psychologist for causing his death, and Shirley is furious when Denny and Carl bet a huge sum of money on the outcome of a case involving cockfighting.

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No Brains Left Behind
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7.48
957 votes

#15 - No Brains Left Behind

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 9

Alan takes on one of his most outrageous lawsuits to date when he teams up with Denny to sue the National Guard for failing to show up when a flood wiped out a small business. Shirley is surprised when her granddaughter visits her at the office with the news that she was expelled from university for destroying government standards tests. Meanwhile, Carl has second thoughts about staying in Boston, and Lorraine comes clean to the firm about her true background.

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White Trash Christmas
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7.48
213 votes

#16 - White Trash Christmas

Roseanne - Season 6 - Episode 12

Roseanne and Dan snub the neighborhood association by putting up gaudy Xmas decorations, and become furious with Becky when she gives the cheque they have given her for college to Mark and takes a job as a waitress in a tacky bar.

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Squid Pro Quo
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7.47
964 votes

#17 - Squid Pro Quo

Boston Legal - Season 2 - Episode 25

Denny once again goes head-to-head with his non-son, Donny, when he shows up in his new role as a Lawyers Without Borders representative, but Alan finds it difficult to support Denny's defense when Denny makes light of the case. Meanwhile, Marlene Stanger, known as "The Squid," is hired at the firm, and immediately attracts Alan and repels Denise.

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Christina's World
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7.40
521 votes

#18 - Christina's World

American Gothic (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 4

A death on the Hawthorne property gives Detective Brady a solid lead on the "Silver Bells Killer" ("SBK") case. Also, Garrett gives in to temptation and pursues Christina Morales (Catalina Sandino Moreno), the daughter of the first "SBK" victim, and Alison finds an unlikely ally to help fend off a lawsuit that could derail her campaign.

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Do Tell
star
7.39
986 votes

#19 - Do Tell

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 4

Shirley is compelled to help an old friend of Denny who is discharged from the army for coming out publicly as being gay, but finds resistance from the judge for challenging America during war time. Meanwhile, Alan's "word salad" returns whenever Lorraine is around, and new associate Whitney Rome is thrown into a case involving a bullfighting child whose mother wants sole custody.

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Glow in the Dark
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7.25
853 votes

#20 - Glow in the Dark

Boston Legal - Season 4 - Episode 13

Shirley is torn when her law school sweetheart comes back into her life as opposing council, bringing back old feelings and alienating Carl. Meanwhile, Alan and Denny flirt with the idea of swinging when they both have anonymous sexual encounters in the office, and Katie is threatened by Leigh who is jealous of her relationship with Jerry.

Norm is Fat
star
7.08
37 votes

#21 - Norm is Fat

Norm - Season 3 - Episode 19

When Shelley returns she sees that Norm is fat so he recounts the story that led to his vast weight gain.

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Home is Where the Afghan Is
star
7.02
129 votes

#22 - Home is Where the Afghan Is

Roseanne - Season 9 - Episode 10

The absence of Dan, a series of family squabbles, and a shocking revelation by Bev mar the Conners' first Thanksgiving as a rich and famous family, and they start to realize that money does not necessarily buy happiness.

The Truth be Told
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6.86
122 votes

#23 - The Truth be Told

Roseanne - Season 9 - Episode 21

Roseanne learns some truths about the price of fame when two high-powered television programmers bombard her with all sorts of bizarre ideas about how network and cable TV would tell her life story. Roseanne is appalled to learn that one wants to sanitize her life and the other wants to spice it up. At the same time, Bev is happily telling stories about Roseanne to a friendly florist, unaware that he is actually a tabloid reporter.

Home for the Holidays
star
6.75
102 votes

#24 - Home for the Holidays

Roseanne - Season 9 - Episode 12

After a long stay in California with his mother, Dan returns home for Christmas and he, Roseanne and the rest of the family begin to realize how fortunate they are to have each other and how much they have to be thankful for as the old year ends.

Norm and the Hopeless Cause
star
6.72
40 votes

#25 - Norm and the Hopeless Cause

Norm - Season 3 - Episode 6

Norm tries to get Laurie's lesbian friend to sleep with him but it doesn't work so he tries to get her to switch teams. Danny tries to cope with his break-up by cleaning.

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