Ten years ago this month, the lawyers at Crane, Poole, and Schmidt arrived on television. Juxtaposing progressive ideas with an old-world style that included plenty of cigars and whiskey, Boston Legal breathed new life into one of television's most well-worn tropes: the legal thriller.But for all its courtroom trappings, Boston Legal wasn't really about upholding the law — it was about pushing the law past its limits.