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I have this friend who thinks I shouldn't be watching Judging Amy. In fact during one chat he actually said to me, "what, were you raised by Siegfried and Roy?" He thinks I should be working with power tools in my garage or something, but that's OK. I like cooking shows and Kate and Allie too, so I'm pretty secure in my manliness, damn it. I don't really know what first hooked me. Maybe it's Tyne Daly's performance, brilliant as usual. Or maybe it's the tone of the show, serious but with a quirky yet realistic light side. Or maybe it's Vincent, Amy's brother, a struggling writer who got his novel published and then got dumped by his agent and publisher when he couldn't deliver the second book. I just like this show. This episode has Amy trying to figure out why a woman wants to remove her half-sister from her home, and the continuing storyline of Amy standing up for a girl from the streets accused of murder, a storyline I fear will derail the show like the "Vincent works the streets" plot, or the time Amy was assigned to criminal court. Oh, and Amy's daughter is coloring her hair, which Amy fears is too rad and hip, or something. The show is getting back to its core, focusing on the Gray (dysfunctional) family dynamic, and that's great to see. Let's hope it's not too little too late: the show is "on the bubble" when it comes to renewal for next year.