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More iconic James Spader TV role? Alan Shore or Raymond Reddington?

Posted on 12/13/25 at 7:50 am
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 7:50 am
YouTube feed flooded with shorts of him in both roles and he is phenomenal in both. My lean is to Shore as him acting as a foil to Shatner (Denny Crane) gave him a lot to work with.
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 9:42 am to
definitely Alan Shore for me; I like Spader a lot but his chemistry with Shatner is fun to watch.

I liked Blacklist for a while and put up with it longer than I should have because of his involvement but it became unwatchable late in the series for me
This post was edited on 12/13/25 at 10:21 am
Posted by Barrister
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 11:09 am to
Alan Shore is one of television’s most underrated characters
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 12:34 pm to
Shore by a miiiiiiiile. He and Shatner were brilliant together.
Posted by blueboy
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 3:06 pm to
Posted by Pelicans15
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 3:59 pm to
Robert California the fricking lizard King
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 4:23 pm to
Dude definitely aged to the point he's barely recognizable from his youthful 80's persona, but in a good way. Hell of an actor.
Posted by MemphisGuy
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Posted on 12/13/25 at 5:03 pm to
Alan Shore... easily.
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
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Posted on 12/14/25 at 12:37 am to
He was great in Both. I think he had more to work with and more dialog in Boston Legal. Always nailed it.

Red is great but the show itself outlived its welcome. I think I quit around season 6.

Alan Shore was great in both The Practice and Boston Legal.

Oh, since I mentioned The Practice, how were they broke after winning so many multi-million dollar cases? Did they have to repay the money because Lindsey kept violating the non disclosure agreements telling everyone they beat big tobacco?
Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 12/14/25 at 1:08 am to
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