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Season 3 – The Guardian

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Hotshot lawyer Nick Fallin must perform community service at a child advocacy office or risk being disbarred when he's arrested for using drugs. While he serves his sentence, he continues to close lucrative deals at his father's ultra-successful law firm.

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Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Unlike most prime-time dramas that will only depict their characters as saints, The Guardian allows its characters to have every emotion, reaction and behavior across the spectrum of the human condition. May 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sharon F I would like to have seen more seasons of this series. Simon Baker is extremely charming. Reminds me of Harvey in Suits. There are several cameos of other celebreties in it as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Dan R Glad to see this show come to an end... I was "binge" watching it, just because I am one of those people that has to finish what I start, and I could not wait until it was over. No character development, no empathy for "Nick", and the ending was even worse than I could have thought up. You end up disliking every character. Bad, all the way around. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Simon Baker

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Alan Rosenberg

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Wendy Moniz

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Charles Malik Whitfield

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Raphael Sbarge

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Dabney Coleman

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 2003 The Carnival Nick represents a young boy living with a traveling circus who claims he was molested by the owner; Burton attempts to bribe the man he and Nick beat up. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 2003 Big Coal Nick urges 23 townspeople to sign releases exonerating a coal company from any wrongdoing, then he learns of a coal fire burning beneath their hamlet. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 7, 2003 The Line Alvin goes behind Lulu's back in order to delay her move to Berkeley; Nick gets caught in the middle when a man and his son seek a merger of the family department store. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 2003 The Father-Daughter Dance A white couple wants to sue the fertility clinic when their baby is born black; Nick represents a man who seeks custody of his 12-year-old daughter. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 21, 2003 Shame The bank asks the firm to pay off its loan, forcing Nick to collect fees from delinquent clients; Lulu's estranged father returns to ask for money. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 2003 Let's Spend the Night Together Lulu and Nick decide to take their relationship to the next level after her father arrives in Pittsburgh looking for money. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 2003 Hazel Park While cleaning up an inner-city park, Nick becomes embroiled in the troubles of a former client; Nick witnesses a prostitute leaving her infant alone in a vehicle; Burton considers adopting Shannon. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 11, 2003 Believe Nick struggles to find a home for two young children living with HIV; Nick and Lulu's lives are forever changed when she learns she is pregnant with his child. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 2003 Let God Sort 'Em Out Nick represents a teenager who wants to stay with his dying grandfather, even though they have been evicted from their home. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 16, 2003 Swimming Nick must oversee an important case while his father undergoes heart surgery; Nick and a social worker help a victim of extreme disciplinary measures at a teen boot camp. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 2004 Legacy Nick must find a home for a child whose father has been charged with the shooting deaths of his boss and co-workers. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 13, 2004 Beautiful Blue Mystic Nick's relationship troubles drive him into a fit of drug abuse that eventually interferes with his work life. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 27, 2004 Amends Nick represents a black bus driver whose crash may have been caused by his reaction to a racist passenger; Alvin accuses Nick of rushing through his recovery program. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 10, 2004 All Is Mended Lulu tells Nick their unborn child has Down syndrome, so he volunteers to take a case involving a teenager with the condition in order to learn more about it. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 17, 2004 Without Consent A teenager may end up in a foster home after beating his mother, who slept with one of his friends; Jake tells Burton and his mother that he is gay. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 24, 2004 Sparkle Shannon helps her biological father steal jewelry from Burton's house, then runs away; Nick works on a case involving an unwanted foster child. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 2, 2004 The Watchers While searching for Shannon, Nick uncovers a ring of child pornographers; Nick surprises Lulu with a big purchase. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 9, 2004 The Bachelor Party After learning that Alvin has Lou Gehrig's disease, Nick helps him reconnect with his long-lost son; Lulu helps a former prostitute attend a school dance. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 6, 2004 Remember Nick defends a sexually abused teenager whose father becomes a suspect; the police force Alvin to turn over files from his past child clients in hopes of solving murders involving pedophiles. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 20, 2004 The Vote A senior associate sues over sexual discrimination, which threatens Nick's position at the firm. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 27, 2004 Blood In, Blood Out Nick finishes his community service with two cases involving juvenile boys, who get into a fight while in detention. Details Episode 22 Aired May 4, 2004 Antarctica Burton questions Nick's judgment in taking a job at a competing law firm after being fired from Fallin & Fallin. Details

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Season Info

Director
Mel Damski, Emilio Estevez, Joan Tewkesbury, Steve Gomer, Felix Alcala, Vahan Moosekian, David Hollander, Peter Medak, Nancy Malone, James R. Bagdonas, Bill Norton
Executive Producer
David Hollander, Mark Johnson, Michael Pressman
Screenwriter
David Hollander, Barry M. Schkolnick, Rick Eid, Nick Santora, Jennifer Johnson, Tom Smuts
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 2003