1980s `` L.A. Law '' is out on DVD . `` L.A. Law '' was groundbreaking in The first season of , taking on issues other shows would n't touch . Alan Rachins : Law school applications went up during show 's run . Jimmy Smits : `` 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 . All the characters were served , and we had great camaraderie .
1980s `` L.A. Law '' is out on DVD . `` L.A. Law '' was groundbreaking in The first season of , taking on issues other shows would n't touch . Alan Rachins : Law school applications went up during show 's run . Jimmy Smits : All the characters were served , and we had great camaraderie .