I've been watching Judge Judy again. I used to watch it years ago, but then I went through a long period (years) when I thought she was too mean, too full of herself, too impatient with the litigants. Sometimes it seems that she's already sick of them before she even sits down. But I started watching it again a few months ago and I love it again. I agree with her attitude now. Most of the people who go in front of her (both plaintiffs and defendants) usually get themselves into situations they shouldn't be in and they have no sense. And you wonder why they even want to be on TV in the first place, airing their dirty laundry.
But if you do find yourself on the show, here are five tips to make it a better experience.
1. Speak up. If you mumble she'll think you're dumb and/or hiding something. And she's probably right.
Jon Lovitz is set to star as the judge in a new unscripted series for NBC called Bad Judge. The series will use the same format of real people trying to solve real grievances that made shows like The People's Court and Judge Judy so popular, but Lovitz will act more as comic relief, and his decisions will have little or no bearing on the actual law. The new series was conceived by Josh Lieb, who has written scripts for NewsRadio and The Simpsons, as well as the upcoming Big Stan with Rob Schneider. I think this new series could actually be really funny, since it's allowing Lovitz to improv in his own way, which I think always results in his best stuff.
They are there to maintain order, or just add to the chaos, but they are an essential part of the television's fake judicial system. Today we honor the people we call "your honor." It's time to judge the judges, but not too harshly. Here we go:
(S02E04) Last night's episode mostly took place in the 18th
century, with Chauncey taking on the role of the master of a plantation and his fellow puppets all
serving as his slaves. Things start to get out of hand, however, when Him becomes a cyborg slave, able to bale hay,
whitewash a barn, and whip other slaves with greater efficiency. Chauncey loves his new robotic slave, but when his
young Southern bride puts the moves on Him, the new robo-slave is charged with rape. In a hilarious court room
sequence, Sthugar, the young bride, blatantly admits she was lying about the rape, but they continue with the trial
anyway. This became the main part of the episode, and one of the funniest, most absurd takes on race relations in the
United States I've ever seen. A monkey who evolves into itself with a hat made of licorice, Chauncey having
sex with the Bible, and a visit from God in the form of a banana were just a few of the things that popped up during
the hearing.
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