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...talking Nevada judge who just happened to be the referee the night Mike Tyson masticated Evander Holyfield's ear. Next month brings Judge Joe Brown, a tough-talking Memphis, Tenn., judge who just happened to preside over the reopening of the James Earl Ray case. And even Judge Joseph Wapner, the pioneer TV judge, has been called in to fill a vacancy. Beginning next month, he'll be trying animal-related cases on cable's Animal Planet network. Meanwhile, Playboy TV has started a courtroom show, Sex Court, with one Judge Julie, whose verdict invariably involves having the disputing parties...
Almost as earnest is the father of judge shows, Joseph Wapner. From 1981 to 1993, his sessions of The People's Court entertained with silliness, not heated conflict. On Judge Wapner's Animal Court, the 78-year-old magistrate is back with his trusty bailiff, Rusty Burrell, only this time every case involves animals. Wapner's careful, evidence-obsessive yet laid-back style is only enhanced by a caged chow sitting in front of the defendant. "These are very serious cases, and people get very emotional about their animals," he says, "more emotional than they do about money or people...
...Maximum Mills," as he is known in Nevada, will be seen in Judge Mills Lane, due to air next fall. The show will be produced by the folks who made A Current Affair and Inside Edition, and they expect swift, just decisions from Lane. Definitely tougher than Wapner...
Sure, I love that. I like popular culture. Ithink to be a lawyer in the real world you have tounderstand popular culture. I watch People'sCourt, I like the show and I like Joe Wapner...
When video dating leads to the altar, hip friends give the happy pair Fighting to Save Your Marriage, a two-part video series that depicts couples battling. Maybe it's better to fight than switch. If not, try Judge Wapner...