Love 'em or hate 'em, heroes or villains; there's no doubt that lawyers are good entertainment. Offerings from current television shows like The Good Wife, Suits, and Law and Order are proof that legal dramas continue to be a favorite topic of pop culture media. While one can easily find hundreds of titles when looking for entertainment in the legal genre, the characterization of fictional lawyers varies widely from decent average citizens to crusading heroes on the positive side, and from mediocre drudges to corrupt and amoral villains on the negative side. The legal drama's popularity and potential impact have led to concern and scrutiny from the legal profession in recent decades. A study among first-year law students found that the prevalence of lawyers in pop culture is so pervasive that it has a significant influence on students' views of the law and lawyers (Asimow et al. 427-428). While the study shows that in most cases this has had a positive influence, law professor Michael Asimow expresses concern that, along with a number of other issues, a trend towards negative representation of lawyers could attract a different type of students into law careers than the positive role models that Hollywood promoted in its “golden” days (16). Asimow also notes that most people have no personal experience with lawyers and the legal system, so their knowledge is gleaned from popular culture (7). When pop culture promotes lawyers as heroes, there can be a positive impact just as making them villains can have a negative impact. Additionally, unrealistic scenarios such as dramatic courtroom confessions and an emphasis on forensic science may create unrealistic expectations for viewing... middle of document... ew (nd): 24 Nova L. Rev.533. LexisNexisAcademic. Network. March 1, 2014. Sherwin, Richard K. “Popular Culture and the Law.” Social Science Research Network. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014. Simon, William H. “Moral Courage: Legal Ethics in Popular Culture.” Columbia Law Review 101.2 (2001): 421. Premier academic research. Network. 28 February 2014."Honesty/ethics in the professions." Gallup.Com. Np, nd Web. 20 April 2014. "The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code)." The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 (Hays Code). Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014. "Top 25 Films: - Gallery - ABA Journal." Top 25 Movies:. Np, nd Web. April 20. 2014. .