I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process.
I gravitate toward the law, I think, certainly more times than not, because it's our best mechanism for legislating human behavior, and morality, and ethics.
I don't think I could write a straight drama.
I think the law changes, which is a nice luxury.
So I think a writer should write what he loves, the people he relates to.
In retrospect, I think it's a plus, because now we've been able to go back and spend extra time on each of those episodes and make them better.