(CNN) -- "L.A. Law" had buzz right from the moment it premiered in 1986. 

Co-created by Steven Bochco, hot off his success with "Hill Street Blues," the series was set at the high-priced Los Angeles law firm of McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. 

The cast was glossy and diverse, including Jimmy Smits, Blair Underwood, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker, Susan Dey, Richard Dysart, Alan Rachins and Corbin Bernsen. 

Most of all, it pushed the boundaries of the legal show the way "Hill Street" did with cop shows. 

"L.A. Law's" principals argued cases involving rape, capital punishment, big business, child molestation, AIDS and medical malpractice at a time when such subjects were seldom mentioned on prime-time television, and certainly not in such detail. This was no "Perry Mason," or even "The Defenders." 

Bochco being Bochco, the hard stuff was paired with moments of silly humor and steamy sex (or silly sex and steamy humor), making for a high-wire balance of drama and comedy. 

One first-season episode got people talking about a fictional sex act called the "Venus Butterfly"; later, the show actually killed off a character by dropping her down an elevator shaft. 

The big hair and big-shouldered suits of the '80s may be gone, but the show remains influential. David E. Kelley, a real-life lawyer who later created "Picket Fences," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal," got his television start as a writer on "L.A. Law." 

The show's first season is finally out on DVD, with the second expected to follow in a few months. CNN spoke to Smits, now a star of "Sons of Anarchy" who played idealistic Hispanic attorney Victor Sifuentes, and Alan Rachins, who played bottom-line-oriented partner Douglas Brackman Jr. and later starred on "Dharma and Greg," about the show and its impact.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What were some of the kinds of cases argued on LA Law?
2. What topics did the court cases on LA Law treat?
3. Give some examples of the subjects of court cases featured on LA Law.
Q2:
1. What moods did the show LA Law balance?
2. What genres did LA Law tend to balance between?
3. What genres did LA Law often mix?
Q3:
1. Is all of LA Law available on DVD?
2. Is LA Law available to rent or buy on DVD?
3. Is LA Law out on DVD?
Q4:
1. When did LA Law premiere?
2. In what year did LA Law premiere?
3. When did the first season of LA Law premiere?
Q5:
1. Who is a co-creator of LA Law?
2. Which co-creator of LA Law is mentioned?
3. Who is the co-creator of LA Law mentioned in the article?
Q6:
1. What other show had Steve Bochco created?
2. What other show had brought Steve Bochco success?
3. What show did Steve Bochco create before LA Law?
Q7:
1. Who did the LA Law cast include?
2. Who were some of the featured actors on LA Law?
3. Who were a part of the cast of LA Law?
Q8:
1. What was the law firm on LA Law called?
2. What law firm was LA Law set in?
3. What law firm served as the setting for LA Law?
Q9:
1. Was LA Law a boundary pushing show?
2. Did LA Law tend to push boundaries?
3. Did LA Law do new things with the genre of legal show?
Q10:
1. How did LA Law kill off one of its characters?
2. What is one way a character on LA Law died?
3. How was one of the LA Law characters killed off?
Q11:
1. When is the second season expected to be made available on DVD?
2. When is the second season expected to come out on DVD?
3. When will the release of the second season on DVD be made available?
Q12:
1. What character did Jimmy Smits play on LA Law?
2. What was the name of Jimmy Smits character on LA Law?
3. Who was Jimmy Smits character on LA Law?
Q13:
1. What show is Jimmy Smits currently featured on?
2. What show is Jimmy Smits on these days?
3. What television drama does Jimmy Smits star in now?
Q14:
1. What actor played Douglas Brackman Jr.?
2. Who starred as Douglas Brackman Jr.?
3. Who played the role of Douglas Brackman Jr. on LA Law?
Q15:
1. What show did Alan Rachins later star in?
2. What show did Alan Rachins later end up on?
3. What show did Alan Rachins have a role on after LA Law?
