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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:24 PM May 2014

NYT re: Judge Judy

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/business/media/others-fade-but-judge-judy-is-forever-at-71-she-still-presides.html

LOS ANGELES — Judge Judith Sheindlin, the straight-talking star of “Judge Judy,” peered down at a sassy defendant with disgust. “Listen to me, Miss Fibby,” Judge Sheindlin snapped at a recent taping here. “They don’t keep me here because I’m gorgeous. They keep me here because I’m smart.”

It was a classic “Judge Judy” retort: sour yet funny, superior yet self-deprecating. But it was also not exactly true. (Cue judicial scowl.) At a time when the broadcast television audience is fragmenting, CBS keeps her on that bench because, at 71 years old and finishing her 18th season in daytime syndication, she is a viewer-grabbing machine.
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NYT re: Judge Judy (Original Post) LiberalElite May 2014 OP
Justice as entertainment is a VERY ugly side of our culture... Cooley Hurd May 2014 #1
She can be very disrespectful to people before her oneofthe99 May 2014 #2
She hates and looks down on most of the people Kingofalldems May 2014 #3
My 91-year-old mom watches her faithfully. I find LibDemAlways May 2014 #4
Judge Judy is EXTREMELY rude. Terra Alta May 2014 #5
My mom Jamaal510 May 2014 #6
Way too judgmental to be a judge tularetom May 2014 #7
She's never grabbed me. Neither "Dr" Phil nor oprah nor nobody. n/t UTUSN May 2014 #8
She isn't a Judge. Lancero May 2014 #9
If I'm crusing the TV out of boredome, I might actually tech3149 May 2014 #10
 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
1. Justice as entertainment is a VERY ugly side of our culture...
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:27 PM
May 2014

...reminds me of "Carrousel" in Logan's Run, 'cept without the deaths.

Kingofalldems

(38,469 posts)
3. She hates and looks down on most of the people
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:32 PM
May 2014

on that show. I cannot believe people will subject themselves to that kind of disrespect.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
4. My 91-year-old mom watches her faithfully. I find
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:36 PM
May 2014

her abrasive and rude. Too often she cuts people off without hearing them out. I wouldn't want to stand before her in a courtroom.

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
5. Judge Judy is EXTREMELY rude.
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:45 PM
May 2014

She is always looking down on those before her and thinking she is better than they are, just because of the position she is in. She reminds me of Nancy Grace in a way.

Of course I never really liked any of these justice type shows anyway. I don't like seeing people embarrassed on public television.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
6. My mom
Fri May 23, 2014, 09:51 PM
May 2014

always complains about JJ's rudeness, yet she still watches her show daily. I know that there's not much good to watch on TV during her time slot where I am, but still--why torture herself? That's like me continuing to watch Maury (which I don't anymore) even after I feel dumber while watching his show and as I have nothing but contempt for his biased studio audience.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
7. Way too judgmental to be a judge
Fri May 23, 2014, 10:10 PM
May 2014

She's very critical of people on any sort of public assistance and seems to make decisions before she has heard all the facts, sometimes based solely on the appearance of the litigants.

The sarcasm was cute 20 years ago but it's long past its sell by date. Now, "Judge Judy" just seems like a miserable, unhappy screeching harpy.

My wife is a fan of this drivel and I can sometimes hear it from the other room. In between the ads for cheesy for profit "colleges", crapola cheap ass auto insurance companies and ambulance chasing lawyers, that is. If she were to vanish from TV tomorrow, she'd be forgotten in a week.

Lancero

(3,011 posts)
9. She isn't a Judge.
Fri May 23, 2014, 11:20 PM
May 2014

She's a actor. Working at the behest of the entertainment industry.

She has a peice of paper that says she's a judge, but in all honesty she is a insult for everything judges stand for. She isn't out to bring justice - She's out to bring viewer ratings.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
10. If I'm crusing the TV out of boredome, I might actually
Fri May 23, 2014, 11:24 PM
May 2014

pause on some of these shows. I find, whatever, doesn't affect my life the most infuriating thing is that people participate in this crap for whatever reason. Hey, it might be a chance to get some recognition or some financial reward, doesn't affect my life unless I know them.
As far as those "judges" that participate in the crap. Hey, you gotta make a living, right?
Those that I would consider something close to fair and deliberative based on accepted law? My first choice would be Judge Marilyn Milian. She actually seems to exhibit some judgment and consideration of the situation not just trying to be judgmental and punitive.

My next best would be Judge Wapner, but that is really old school isn't it?
I don't think I've seen him in a decade and a half.
All in all, I couldn't give a shit but this stuff affects the way people perceive what we call the civil justice system. Don't even start on the criminal justice system. There is much more criminal than justice in either one. The poorer you are, the less balanced it is.
Only a few more hours to watch the meteor shower. I think I might have a bagel and a cup of Joe to make sure I'm still awake.

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