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Trial by Jury (TV series)

Trial by Jury is an American dramatized court show that aired in first-run syndication during the 1989-90 television season.[1]

Trial by Jury
Genredramatized court show
Presented byRaymond Burr
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesBob Stewart Productions
Dick Clark Productions
Original release
Networksyndication
Release1989 (1989) –
1990 (1990)

Cast and characters edit

The series features real-life courtroom cases that were reenacted by actors. The series was hosted by Raymond Burr portraying the character of Judge Gordon Duane (not to be confused with judging the cases, his character rather served as the program's presenter, uninvolved with the actual proceedings).[2]

The series featured an actor judge as well as actor attorneys. Actress Madlyn Rhue played the judge role during the cases. Rhue performed the role from a wheelchair, a detail that was unseen to viewers as she sat behind the bench while presiding (she suffered from multiple sclerosis that began prior to this series and which caused her need for a wheelchair). Rhue was notable in her presence on the program as a female performing in the role of judge, novel for court shows to that point as typically only men played judge roles.[3][4] Joseph Campanella performed the role of prosecuting attorney and Charles Siebert performed the role of defense attorney.[5][6]

Format overview edit

Actress Madlyn Rhue presided over the program as judge. Episodes commenced with Burr's character, Judge Gordon Duane, serving as interactive host with television viewers. Despite the judge title, Judge Gordon took no active role in the court proceedings themselves. The character, rather, opened each episode from a judge's chambers donning a judicial robe. As Judge Gordon Duane, he broke the forth wall by speaking directly to viewers, asking questions about the case, providing answers to those questions, sharing his views of the case and about points of law. The show's courtroom audience got a chance to decide its own verdict before the scripted jury verdict was handed down.[7][5] In a September 1989 interview just prior to the court show's debut, Burr detailed the making and scripted nature of the program, the popular trend of court shows at the time. Burr was quoted as making the following statements:

We couldn't do a show that was not based someplace along the lines of real cases. It's like a phrase in music—there is no new phrase, everything has already been written. But it will happen some time that the show will appear on a Thursday and the same day the headlines will reflect a similar case and people will say we got the show right out of the headline. We tried to be pretty contemporary, but the show was written six months ahead of time. Once we went on the air with a story involving two ministers being kidnapped in Canada. When it went on the air, that's exactly what had happened. The government of Canada asked us not to put the show on because it would be dangerous for the two ministers and it was not put on in Canada.[5]

The program is chiefly remembered for featuring then-unknown singer Tori Amos in an episode in which she portrayed a woman accused of murdering her married lover.[citation needed] It also marked one of the first television appearances of Cuba Gooding Jr.

References edit

  1. ^ Hui Kyong Chun, Wendy; Keenan, Thomas (2006). New Media, Old Media: A History and Theory Reader. Psychology Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-415-94224-1.
  2. ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 654. ISBN 0-7607-5634-1.
  3. ^ Buck, Jerry (September 28, 1989). "Actress Madlyn Rhue doesn't let MS slow her". United States. Associated Press. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Mclellan, Dennis (December 18, 2003). "Madlyn Rhue, 68; TV Actress Kept Working With Multiple Sclerosis". Los Angeles Times. United States. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Hanauer, Joan (September 1, 1989). "Burr goes from bar to bench". United Press International. United States. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "October 4, 1989 - Open to 'Trial by Jury' with Raymond Burr". YouTube. United States. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

External links edit

  • Trial by Jury on IMDb.com

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