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Judge Judy: Justice Served

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I'm a huge fan of Judge Judy and have seen almost every case over the past few years. Many seem to find the show's biggest attraction in how Judge Scheindlin humiliates the litigants, so the choice of cases and participants is critical in determining how entertaining the show will be. I find the litigants' psychoses and desperate self-justification even funnier than Judy's acerbic comments. Unfortunately, I could easily remember quite a few cases more interesting than those on this DVD. The only really great one here is the young woman who, failing to get out of a speeding ticket, wrote a complaint against the LAPD officer who stopped her. You can really get a more enjoyable serving of Judge Judy on YouTube, although with the release of this DVD, perhaps the show's producers will soon have those on YouTube removed. I'm hoping that this is a mere trial to see whether there's enough of a market to produce more JJ collections on DVD. Even though it's a bit of a disappointment, it's still enjoyable for JJ fans and pretty inexpensive, so I'll give it four stars.

I love watching "Judge Judy" and I have been waiting for a DVD for some time, unforunately, this is a disappointment. For one thing, I don't agree that these selections are the most interesting or outrageous cases Judge Judy has had. They would have been much better off issuing the original season, then just nine cases out all the years that "Judge Judy" has aired.

I give five stars to Judge Judge herself, but this DVD leaves a lot to be desired. People with a passing interest in the show may enjoy it, but it's not enough for fans.

I absolutely love Judge Judy. I still remember watching the "60 Minutes" Episode from over 13 years ago and thinking what an interesting person she was (by the way, that interview - as well as the 1993 interview - is included in the DVD).

There are a total of 9 episodes, including one of my favorites - an Asian lady who had sued the LAPD officer who had given her a ticket. Her father was a retired LAPD officer and it seemed apparent she had tried to use her father's name in order to influence the cop not give her the ticket. Judge Judy made mincemeat out of her and her father.

The extras are of Judge Judy receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, some promos for the show, both "60 Minutes" interviews and clips of "Judyisms".

I wish a "Season 1" DVD set had been available instead. Or even a multi-DVD set. Also, it would have been nice to have had an interview with bailiff Petri Hawkins Byrd - or even some clips of him "talking" with unruly defendants.

All in all, I enjoyed the DVD but it would have been so much better with a multi-disc set.

This DVD has 9 cases plus extras. You get to see the episodes without the commercial breaks and the closing statements are different. Judge Judy says a little something before each episode. I am a huge fan and these 9 cases are not really the ones I would pick. The only exception is the lawyer/paralegal case which is one of my favorites. Not sure why the other cases were selected. The quality of the DVD is much better then watching the original episodes. The extras are nice too. This is a good start of what I hope is a regular DVD release. Why not have each season released in a box set?

I wish I could say this Judge Judy catchphrase was true about the recent reviews, but I having a hard time finishing watching this DVD. I was expecting some really off the wall court cases that would keep me laughing,but the first three I've watched are very basic cases you could see on the tv for free any day of the week. The tupperware case was odd, but still not worthy of posting on a pay per view DVD. I say keep your money can just fire up your DVR for the weekday airings.

I'm an avid Judge Judy fan and was thrilled when I leared of this DVD. I was expecting the cases where the litigants caused a scene, were caught in out and out lies and generally outrageous. The cases on this DVD were not any of those. I was a bit bored and disappointed.
I enjoyed the 60 minutes interviews and definitely enjoyed listening to the cases in the background while I puttered around the house, but was hoping for more.

I was so excited for this and was a little disapointed that this is all they could put together for this show after its major success.
The "Judyisms" section was SO funny and it was put together well.
The two interviews were AWESOME to see her back the in real court and now.
The interview when she gets a star on the sidewalk was also excellent.
The pomos? Eh. I didn't like them. Boring.

What it was missing was, the first few cases. Why didn't they show us a pilot or demo or something. Or some of the old episodes where she had mean eyebrows, and a slightly different courtroom. That would have been cool to see. Or behind the scenes look at how they make the show.
Lastly WHERE'S BYRD. Officer Petri-Hawkins Byrd wasn't even mentioned.

4 stars for me. Maybe they'll come out with more.

After years of watching Judge Judy on TV, I was thrilled when I heard about the release of her first DVD. As soon as I found out, I ordered "Justice Served."

Before watching, I was a bit apprehensive because the reviews were not very positive. However, I was pleasantly surprised.

Despite their being only 9 cases, they show Judy at her best. The extras were also great. I particularly liked the 2 60 minutes interviews showing the judge then and now. It was cool to see Judy pre-TV stardom.

The Judyisms compilation was also quite comical.

The ONLY complaint I have about this DVD is that I wish there were more...more cases, extras, etc. Specifically, I wish they would have done interviews with supporting cast members like Byrd and announcer Jerry Bishop.

I hope the release of this DVD will compel the studio to release more Judge Judy compilations. I will certainly be one of the first to add future Judy DVDs to my collection!

In closing, I would say this. If the purpose of this DVD was to leave viewers wanting more, the studio more than succeeded!!!!

I loved this video of Judge Judy. I watch her every day, but it's nice to have some juicy ones on DVD when I am bored with TV. I think the cases they chose were good and keep you very entertained.

I'm a Judge "Judyholic"!! I NEVER miss her show; even when I'm traveling! I've TIVO'd every episode while on the road so that I don't miss her AND if my schedule allows, I watch her in the city I'm in at the time! So, it's fair to say that even though I'd already seen the original showing of the episodes chosen for this particular video, it was very interesting to see which ones the producers would chose to put on this DVD. They didn't disappoint! I just wish they had selected even more episodes...it wasn't long enough!! I also enjoyed seeing the special bonus selections of her two 60 Minutes interviews and the ceremony of getting her "Star" in Hollywood...I wasn't expecting to see that!! Truly worth buying even if you're not a Judge Judy fan but ESPECIALLY if you are!!!!