Civil Wars

TV Series
1991–1993
1h

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Eli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while... Read allEli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while concentrating on their clients' problems.Eli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while concentrating on their clients' problems.

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6.8/10

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 8 nominations total

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Trivia
When this show was cancelled, executive producer William M. Finkelstein transferred two characters, Eli Levinson (Alan Rosenberg and Denise Iannello (Debi Mazar) to L.A. Law (1986).

Quotes
Judge: People come to court looking for justice, but sometimes all they get is money.

Connections
Featured in The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993)

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Interesting failure

This drama about a law firm specializing in divorce cases represented a return to normality after producer Stephen Bochco's bizarre "Cop Rock." Peter Onorati (who got perhaps the only positive notices from the earlier show), Mariel Hemingway, and Alan Rosenberg played the lawyers who comprised the firm, with Rosenberg's character having a tenuous grip on mental health. Debi Mazar was the firm's secretary, with David Marciano as her boyfriend, a delivery boy. The plots probably suffered by the limitations of divorce cases, but creatively the show was similar to L.A. Law or The Practice. Unfortunately, the series didn't attract enough viewers to last longer than about a season and a half. After "Civil Wars" ended, Rosenberg's and Mazar's characters moved over to L.A. Law's cast for that show's final season.