ABSTRACT:

Don’t expect a long shelf life for “Ally McBeal,” says the show’s creator, David E. Kelley.

Kelley tells the upcoming (March 13) issue of TV Guide that he expects “Ally” to fade out more quickly than his other current prime-time hit, ABC’s “The Practice.”

“Much of ‘Ally’s appeal is that it’s different and original, but after a while that could wane,” Kelley says.