I used to tune into Oprah until the whole Jenny McCarthy thing at which point I refused to watch her anymore. (Shame on you Oprah Winfrey, shame on you.)
However, before that whole fiasco, Oprah was sometimes entertaining. You know, make over shows, how to choose the best outfit for your figure, latest Celebrity du Jour interviews - light fluffy stuff with mild entertainment value. I’ve even read a few books in her book club (at least two before she started promoting them) and they’re decent despite what many will have you believe.
As to Nancy Grace. Ugh. Gross. She should go away now.
There still alive? I always thought that she would be the type of mother to eat her young. Probably while laying in her underwater cave lair amidst the bones of fallen Norse heroes. Or maybe in the dumpster behind a Cracker Barrell, I’m not sure which way to go on that one.
A couple or three years ago, there was a local “missing woman” (white*, of course,) that drew Nancy Grace’s attention. The dog and pony show came to town, made lots of noise and threw lots of suspicion upon the husband, and then left. The woman’s body was found a short time later - she had been drinking, slipped on the dock while returning to her docked boat, and drowned (maybe she hit her head/knocked herself out during the fall. I don’t remember.)
Anyway, of course there was no apology forthcoming from Grace. Sure, she all but accused the husband of doing away with his wife, based on no evidence whatsoever**, but hey, a grieving husband should expect that shit, right?
Yeah, I hates me some Nancy Grace.
*And let’s not even get into the fact that poor black or brown missing people are a dime a dozen, ditto for missing men, but one missing rich attractive white girl? Ratings gold!
**Yes, I understand that, statistically, a spouse who is the victim of foul play is likely to have been offed by the surviving spouse or a family member. In this case, though, there wasn’t even any evidence of foul play.
I prefer Judge Alex and Judge Millian. They call people stupid too but have a little more compassion and don’t snap at people quite so quickly. It is funny how incredibly lame some of the cases and excuses are.
I do get a kick out Judge Judy calling out some young girl or guy who thinks they are a real playa,
When my father-in-law was alive, he would watch these shows religiously, especially Judy (thanks for clearing up who is whom). His excuse for stopping his trips to the senior center was that he couldn’t watch Maury and Judy. If I was working in the same or adjoining room, I could feel myself getting stupider as he watched these shows.
I know that one has to agree to be on one of these shows and that they screen for the stupidest cases with the dumbest litigants. It would be a cold day in hell (and I’m an atheist who does not believe in hell) before I would ever agree to letting any daytime judge decide my case. But if indeed all the devils and demons were having a snowball war, I would probably leap from my podium and attempt to beat Judy to death with her gavel, testing the reflexes of her bailiff.
I’d never heard of this bitch before reading this thread. I read the whole thing, thought she sounded pretty appalling, but then I watched some clips of her. Great Og on a pogo stick. Without actually seeing her and hearing her speak, personally I just wouldn’t have had sufficient imagination to dream up anyone that awful. There cannot be a reasonable cell in her body because if there was it would have turned cancerous and killed her, just to avoid the embarrassment of being associated with her.
There are actually good reasons for going on – especially if you know that you won’t get anything out of the other guy in regular court. Most of these shows pay both parties. The way the People’s Court used to work was that the show put $5,000 into a pot, and the judgement was paid out of it. If there was anything left over, the remainder would be split between the two parties.
Hmmm. On one hand, I have a chance for a $5,000 kitty. On the other hand, I have a chance for life in prison for murdering a bitchy judge playing to the camera. Decisions, decisions.
I have too much self-esteem to debase myself before a daytime TV judge just so I can see my face on TV. I’ll take my chances, if ever needed, in small claims.
Both the plaintiff and defendant were middle aged women who had been friends since childhood. The plaintiff and her teenage son were visiting the defendant and her teenage daughter on the defendants large plot of land.
The daughter convinced the son to take his mother’s car and go for a joy ride around the property. During the the ride, the car flipped over and the daughter was killed instantly.
The plaintiff was suing for damages done to the car.
You can probably imagine how Judy reacted to that.
I don’t know. Neither of them struck me as very bright. But the defendant got a lot of sympathy while the plaintiff came off as a greedy, insensitive bitch.
