strangelexicon Boston public, from its already highly reputed developers, does not fail to deliver. I can imagine that a non-American audience would find events presented in this series as quite shocking. The writing and acting is top notch. Theonly problem with the series is that it portrays the American schooling system has highly out of control and indisciplined, even though the staff themselves are shown to be highly professional and capable people working under immense pressure. That seems to be a move to make it a little more commercial. For the same purpose, we see too much sex and everyone is sleeping with each other in some controversial way or the other. The subject of sex is used extremely often, although it may not be such a bad thing. Towards the later seasons, the show seems to have run out of ideas and started deriving plots from current political situations such as the war on terrorism. Despite such unoriginality, this show is one of the best TV shows ever made.

SICILY4ME I wish that more satellite channels would carry BOSTON PUBLIC at various times through out the day and or evening.. I feel they are very well written and I enjoy watching them. Please see if anyone can suggest this to the satellite carrier. I feel more people would enjoy better selections offered on satellite TV.I feel more and more people today are looking for subjects and discussions on what is being viewed on TV. Family's need to sit down and talk to each other besides watching TV in their different rooms and than going their own ways in daily living. There are many subjects in the story lines that my help families with curtain subject matters. In todays world, we all need help with everyday living let alone the pressures that are either placed on us, or we are expected to know how to handle.

bannersville I enjoyed this show a lot the first two seasons. The dialog was excellent. The acting was good. OK, it was difficult to imagine teachers getting quite this involved in their students personal lives, but everyone needs a little campiness once in a while. Around the third season the cast started changing. Jessalyn Gilsig, for instance, played one of the major character roles. Then her character disappeared one season without any explanation. Jeri Ryan, I think, never really fit in. The story lines became overly sensational. It got tired. Interesting to me was that the dude from New Kids On The Block, who played a teacher for one season, was the only person to ever appear on the show with a Boston accent.

kallecj So many people comment that Boston Public is great, but not realistic. As a teacher, I have to say that sadly there wasn't anything "over the top" in the depiction of the American school system. It's upsetting that people obviously don't understand what teachers (and students) face each day. This wasn't exaggerated. My colleagues and I were disappointed to lose a show that showed our profession with honesty, humor, and compassion, but given the fact that the majority of the audience seems to believe that the show was mostly farce, I can see why it is no longer on the air.