Continuity mistake: When Shirley walks through the door you can see over Alan's shoulder that he's reading the comics in the daily paper. As they talk the paper changes to the business section.
Boston Legal (2004)
Episode list - season 4
Starring: James Spader, William Shatner, Candice Bergen, Rene Auberjonois
More mistakes in Boston Legal
Brad Chase: I outrank you.
Alan Shore: And I'm such a slut for authority.
Trivia: Alan mentions networks even censoring their scripted shows - that's a pointed reference to the fact that ABC executives ordered any explicit references of Fox News to be removed from this episode.