I'd like to start by saying to everyone involved with Eli Stone: Well played. And to programming decision-makers: people deserve well-written scripted shows, even if sometimes they risk wandering a little far into the Earnest Forest. Continue reading »

Eli Stone is determined to have his aneurysm removed, and he's getting his affairs in order. This week's vision: as he's leaving his neurosurgeon, Eli gets into a cab heading to the office, and suddenly he's in the back of a station wagon driving over the Golden Gate Bridge. Continue reading »

This week, Eli Stone is troubled by a vision of a Times Square-like rally with giant yellow banners that read "Live Brave," and a speech by a man named David Mosley. Continue reading »

This week, Eli Stone teetered on the fine line between the poignant and the banal -- and got it right. If you made it to the end without at least flirting with the idea of tearing up, check your pulse. Continue reading »

One of the things I have loved about Eli Stone from the beginning is that it's sly enough to poke fun of itself, but not awkwardly self-conscious about it. It's the quality that's carried it through the occasional preachiness and given it enough charm to carry a couple of episodes that might have been a little lackluster otherwise.

I'll be sitting second chair again for this week's Eli Stone, which is more of a pleasure each week as the show grows into its own mythology.

Things for Eli Stone start out a little rough this week. Despite having survived the disbarment attempt, he's relegated to a cubicle doing scut work, and refers to himself as "the world's highest-paid intern." Continue reading »

When last we saw lawyer-turned-prophet Eli Stone, our hero was facing disbarment for singing in the courtroom during last week's SUV rollover case. Continue reading »

This week's Eli Stone raised several questions for me. First, will Eli ever dress appropriately when he finds himself in unexpected locales? Continue reading »

This week's Eli Stone opens with our hero trying to return his now-ex fiancee's engagement ring. Which of course he can't do, because who keeps the receipt for something like that? Continue reading »

I admit that I've worried that the visions-guiding-the-law career on Eli Stone might end up too cute by half. But I get it now -- and there continues to be more than meets the eye. Continue reading »

So much for spiritual enlightenment. Or even peace and quiet. After taking his father's ashes to the Himalayas, Eli Stone returns to San Francisco rested, ready to go back being a litigating shark, and toting a lot of souvenirs from India. Continue reading »

This is Eli Stone. He's a lawyer in a schmancy San Francisco firm who's spent his life worshipping Armani, accessories and ambition. He has a beautiful fiancée who happens to be his boss's daughter. Continue reading »